In anthropology,what were the stages of ape to man?

Question

In anthrpology what were the stages from ape to man and was there a missing link?

Answer 1

Man did'nt come from apes. But there was a common ansestor long ago.

Answer 2

We ARE apes.

Here's a page with a link to a timeline, and detailed discussion:

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/bein...

Missing link? Very few living beings leave fossils behind; we don't have remains of every human.