I thought the "missing link" was somewhere between apes and humans...
Yes, they describe this as a missing link. So I take it there is more than one gap in the fossil record?
Since humans are apes how could there be a missing link such as you thought?
They had to call it a "missing link" to promote Darwinism. It is not a missing link and it is an ape not half ape half man. See my tag line.
EVERYTHING is called "the missing link" - - it's how vain scientists get their names in the journals and troll for grant money.
If you will notice, “missing link” is in quotes, indicating it is being used in a colloquial manner. It is the same as when I use the term “esteemed” news media or “esteemed” politicians.
>>I thought the "missing link" was somewhere between apes and humans..<<
I learned recently from asking some more biology knowledgeable people and then verifying with research that "ape" is a colloquial term for hominids (latin term hominidae) - the family that includes humans. So humans apparently humans are classed as apes even though that term isn't used as much in science now.
This really isn't my field but in looking for a missing link it seems they would be looking not for where humans split from apes but where great apes (including chimps, gorillas and apparently humans) split from lesser apes (apparently called hylobatidae). Apparently the difference is in their "diploid chromosome" a term I don't understand.
Somewhere between bacteria and Brad Pitt.
I thought it was in the front row of the White House press briefing room.