re: #102 Charles

Important finds like this are always kept secret, until the research can be properly completed and documented. It has nothing to do with politics or “jealous secrecy” — it’s done to be responsible, so that news doesn’t leak out before they’re sure about what they have.

From the Telegraph piece about the Attenborough special soon on this find:

Prof Philip Gingerich, co-author of the report and president of the US Paleontological Society, said: […]

“We have kept it under wraps because you can’t blither about something until you understand it. We now understand it. It is going to advance our knowledge of evolution.”

Heh… how… responsible of him.