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A '''transitional form''' is a [[fossil]] or living [[organism]] that is intermediate between two other organism in an evolutionary sequence.

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A '''transitional form''' is a [[fossil]] or living [[organism]] that is intermediate between two other organism in an evolutionary sequence. Many such forms are found in the fossil record, yet interpretations still vary.

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A transitional form that has not yet been found is colloquially called a '[[missing link]]'.

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~~[[Creationist]]s claim that transitional forms between different kinds of creatures are systematically absent.~~

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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>

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