[Coyoteman]

How long did Evolutionists use Piltdown man as 'proof'?

Some researchers never did buy into Piltdown. It was primarily the British researchers who were fooled because that was the set of traits they were looking for. Folks working in other areas of the world were expecting a different set of traits and it turns out they were correct.

[mnehring]

The point is that either a gap, an unknown, or an error doesn’t demolish the entire theory, it is just that, a gap, unknown, or error.