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missing link, hypothetical extinct creature halfway in the evolutionary line between modern human beings and their anthropoid progenitors. In the latter half of the 19th century, a common misinterpretation of Charles Darwin’s work was that humans were lineally descended from existing species of apes.
something that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem: Those documents provided the missing link, and the police were able to make an arrest soon after they discovered them. the missing link. an animal that no longer exists or might never have existed and is thought to explain how humans developed from apes.
12 kwi 2010 · The technical term for missing links is transitional morphologies, or forms, and is used by paleontologists to describe important evolutionary discoveries that contain the anatomical features...
something that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem: Those documents provided the missing link, and the police were able to make an arrest soon after they discovered them. the missing link. an animal that no longer exists or might never have existed and is thought to explain how humans developed from apes.
Definition. A missing link refers to a transitional fossil that provides evidence for the evolutionary connection between different species, particularly those that are believed to be ancestors or relatives of current species.
11 cze 2018 · miss·ing link • n. a thing that is needed in order to complete a series, provide continuity, or gain complete knowledge: she is the missing link between the European ballad tradition and Anglo-American white soul. ∎ a hypothetical fossil form intermediate between two living forms, esp. between humans and apes.
