This is the guy with the credit for finding evacuating and describing these fossils. As such, he gets the first shot at proposing the name and placing in a genus. Now, all of the rest get to throw darts at him. Mostly, they are jealous that they didn’t make the discovery, but his opinion will have to withstand considerable criticism over the next few years. Probably none of these first complainers have even seen the fossils except on the PBS NOVA program.
I’m guessing that his description and name will stand, but we’ll see.
I’m guessing that his description and name will stand, but we’ll see.
I agree with your guess, but I think technology has probably overcome your other comment on whether the other scientists had seen the fossils.
The TV presentation showed the bones being 3D scanned into a computer and exact replicas being made by a 3D printing process.
The other scientists world wide only need the digital 3D files to fully examine the shape and details of the fossils.
Score another one for technology and digital engineering...:^)