Missing Link

Missing link may refer to:

Biology

• Missing link (human evolution), a non-scientific term typically referring to transitional fossils
• Piltdown Man, a hoax in which bone fragments were presented as the "missing link" between ape and man

Geography

• Missing Link, an unmapped system of underground partial-flooded caves that connects Mossdale Caverns in the Yorkshire Dales to the Black Keld

Art, entertainment, and media

Films

• The Missing Links (film), a 1916 American silent crime film directed by Lloyd Ingraham
• The Missing Link (1927 film), an American silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner
• The Missing Link (1980 film), a Franco-Belgian animated film directed by Picha
• Missing Link (1988 film), a film directed by Carol and David Hughes
• Missing Link (2019 film), a stop-motion animation film directed by Chris Butler

Games and puzzles

• Missing Link (puzzle), a 1981 mechanical puzzle
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link, downloadable content for the 2011 video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Literature

• Missing Link (comics), name of four fictional characters in Marvel Comics
• Missing Links, a book by Rick Reilly
• The Missing Link, a novel in the Fourth World trilogy by Kate Thompson

Music

Albums

• The Missing Link (Fred Anderson album), a 1984 album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson
• Missing Links (album), Missing Links Volume Two, or Missing Links Volume Three, a series of compilation albums by The Monkees, released 1987–1996
• The Missing Link (Rage album),a 1993 album by heavy metal band Rage
• The Missing Link (Jeremy Enigk album), a 2007 album by Jeremy Enigk
• The Missing Links (album), a 2012 album by Pennsylvania hardcore punk band Wisdom In Chains
• Missing Link (EP), a 2017 extended play (EP) by Australian musician Nick Murphy

Songs

• "Missing Link", a 2001 Machinae Supremacy song
• "Missing Link", a song by The Hives from the 2004 album Tyrannosaurus Hives
• "Missing Links", a song by Plan B from the 2006 album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

Other music

• Missing Link (band), a German pop group
• The Missing Links (band), an Australian rock band active from 1964 to 1966
• Missing Link Records, an Australian-based independent record label

Television

• Missing Link (TV series), a sports program on ESPN Classic hosted by Colin Cowherd
• Missing Links (game show), a game show hosted by Ed McMahon and Dick Clark
• "A Missing Link", an episode of Alias
• "Missing Link", an episode of Code Lyoko
• "Missing Link" (Space: 1999), an episode of Space: 1999
• "The Missing Link", an episode of Colonel March of Scotland Yard
• "The Missing Link", an episode of The Legend of Zelda
• "The Missing Link" (Patience), a 2025 episode
• "The Missing Link", an episode of Supergirl
• "Missing Links", an episode of the sitcom The King of Queens

Other art, entertainment, and media

• Missing Link, an avantgardistic group of architects from 1970 to 1980 with Angela Hareiter, Otto Kapfinger and Adolf Krischanitz in Austria
• Missing Link, a car constructor and racing team in the TV series Future GPX Cyber Formula
• Missing Link, a character in the Monsters vs. Aliens franchise
• The Missing Link (wrestler) or Dewey Robertson (1939–2007), professional wrestler