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Documention of the use of this term needs to be provided. I know its not used scientifically, so simply reporting its use in news headlines or magazine covers should suffice. And, as mentioned earlier, transitional fossil is actually the exact opposite of missing link, until such a link is found. proposed change in lede: "The phrase "missing link" has been used extensively in popular writings on human evolution, to refer to a percieved gap in the hominid evolutionary record. It is most commonly used to refer to any new transitional fossil finds, commonly describing them as "the missing link"."(mercurywoodrose)75.61.141.0 (talk) 03:50, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
Done Added and sourced the discussion in the body. Feel free to tweak the wording. Thanks.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 05:22, 10 September 2011 (UTC)