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Eons: The Missing Link That Wasn’t

9 minutes 54 seconds

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The myth of the missing link is persistent and argues that there must be a specimen that partly resembles an ape but also partly resembles a modern human. However, the reality is that there is no missing link in the human lineage because that’s not how evolution works. Part of the "Eons" series.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 54 seconds

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