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'''Transitional forms''' are [[fossil]] or living [[organism]]s that show a change from one [[species]] to another. A transitional form that has not yet been found is colloquially called a '[[missing link]]'.

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]]'.

Currently many [[American]]s feel that the fossil record contains many gaps [http://www.conservapedia.com/Theory_of_evolution#Lack_of_Any_Clear_Transitional_Forms].

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

 

Anti-creationists 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>

[[Paleontology|Paleontologists]] typically reject this claim and some work has been done to provide the general public a better understanding of the complete fossil record.  One such attempt is that by [[Kathleen Hunt]] who created a Transitional Vertebrate Fossil FAQ [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html].

 

The Transitional Vertebrate Fossil FAQ covers two broad categories:

PART I has [[fish|FISHES]] TO FIRST [[mammal|MAMMALS]] & [[bird|BIRDS]]:

 

PART 2 has transitions among mammals (starting with [[primate]]s), including numerous species-to-species transitions, discussion, and references.

[http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional/part2a.html]

 

To skip directly to the primate fossil discussion (includes [[human]]s) view this link: [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional/part2a.html#primate]

==See also==

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