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A '''transitional form''' is a [[fossil]] or living [[organism]] that is intermediate between two other organism in an evolutionary sequence.
A '''transitional form''' is a [[fossil]] or living [[organism]] that is intermediate between two other organism in an evolutionary sequence.
A transitional form that has not yet been found is colloquially called a '[[missing link]]'.
A transitional form that has not yet been found is colloquially called a '[[missing link]]'.
[[Creationist]]s claim that transitional forms between different kinds of creatures are systematically absent. However, it has been pointed out that whenever a transitional fossil is found, creationists claim that there are now two missing pieces.
[[Creationist]]s claim that transitional forms between different kinds of creatures are systematically absent.
Other scientists typically reject this claim. One such scientific rebuttal is that by [[Kathleen Hunt]] who created a Transitional Vertebrate Fossil FAQ.<ref>Hunt, Kathleen, [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ] (Talk.Origins)</ref>
Other scientists typically reject this claim. One such attempted rebuttal is that by [[Kathleen Hunt]] who created a Transitional Vertebrate Fossil FAQ.<ref>Hunt, Kathleen, [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ] (Talk.Origins)</ref>
== Identification problem ==
== Identification problem ==
[[Category:Origins Debate]]
[[Category:Origins Debate]]
[[Category:Fossils]]