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• Transitional_fossil abstract "A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group. This is especially important where the descendant group is sharply differentiated by gross anatomy and mode of living from the ancestral group. These fossils serve as a reminder that taxonomic divisions are human constructs that have been imposed in hindsight on a continuum of variation. Because of the incompleteness of the fossil record, there is usually no way to know exactly how close a transitional fossil is to the point of divergence. Therefore, we can't assume transitional fossils are direct ancestors of more recent groups, though they are frequently used as models for such ancestors.In 1859, when Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published, the fossil record was poorly known. Darwin described the perceived lack of transitional fossils as, "...the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory," but explained it by relating it to the extreme imperfection of the geological record. He noted the limited collections available at that time, but described the available information as showing patterns that followed from his theory of descent with modification through natural selection. Indeed, Archaeopteryx was discovered just two years later, in 1861, and represents a classic transitional form between dinosaurs and birds. Many more transitional fossils have been discovered since then, and there is now abundant evidence of how all classes of vertebrates are related, much of it in the form of transitional fossils. Specific examples include humans and other primates, tetrapods and fish, and birds and dinosaurs.The phrase missing link has been used extensively in popular writings on human evolution to refer to a perceived gap in the hominid evolutionary record. It is most commonly used to refer to any new transitional fossil finds. Scientists, however, do not use the term, as it refers to a pre-evolutionary view of nature.".
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• Transitional_fossil caption "Reconstruction of Pakicetus".
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• Transitional_fossil subject Category:Evolutionary_biology.
• Transitional_fossil subject Category:Fossils.
• Transitional_fossil subject Category:Paleontology.
• Transitional_fossil subject Category:Phylogenetics.
• Transitional_fossil subject Category:Transitional_fossils.
• Transitional_fossil subject Category:Zoology.
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• Transitional_fossil comment "A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group. This is especially important where the descendant group is sharply differentiated by gross anatomy and mode of living from the ancestral group. These fossils serve as a reminder that taxonomic divisions are human constructs that have been imposed in hindsight on a continuum of variation.".
• Transitional_fossil label "Anello mancante".
• Transitional_fossil label "Brakujące ogniwo ewolucji".
• Transitional_fossil label "Fossiele overgangsvormen".
• Transitional_fossil label "Fóssil de transição".
• Transitional_fossil label "Missing Link".
• Transitional_fossil label "Transitional fossil".
• Transitional_fossil label "Переходная форма".
• Transitional_fossil label "حلقة مفقودة".
• Transitional_fossil label "ミッシングリンク".
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