[Alter Kaker]

Your comment is pretty strong given the sort of amorphous, conditional nature of the understanding of this as set out in the New York Time’s piece.

I think you're just unfamiliar with the way scientists work. The import of these findings will no doubt be debated in academic journals for decades. That doesn't lessen in any way their significance.

[Greg F]

I think you're just unfamiliar with the way scientists work.

Do you really think that? You have little basis for your belief; similar to your assertion that this is a transitional fossil when the scientists quoted in the article indicated that they did not know what they have. Is jumping to conclusions, as you have, about other scientists work how "scientists work?"