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

[UKman]

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

[Smelly Cat]

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

[tehabwa]

We ARE apes.

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

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/human-evolution/dn9990

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