ROFL! "Having characteristics of two or more different organisms" is a pretty accurate definition of "transitional" in paleontology. E.g. Transitional Fossil.
I'm sure you've heard of homology. Many animals share common characteristics.
They're only transitional if you've already assumed the theory of evolution to be correct.
"Having characteristics of two or more different organisms" is still a pretty accurate definition of "transitional" in paleontology, as shown at my refernce; and "having characteristics of two or more different organisms" does not presuppose how the organism came to be that way.
However, the obvious and consistent pattern in which such fossils are found make the source pretty obvious.
Actually, lots of them do. Partially formed but, of course, fully fuctional.
Article? You're just making an assertion without using any support.
You could start with a basic understanding of biology and the theory of evolution. Like sixth-grade level. All organisms are fully-developed and functional. The fact is that what we see is "fully developed" and "functional" changing over time. The theory of evolution is the best explanation we have for those observed facts.
But here's a few to get you started.
Life's Grand Designhttp://www.karger.com/gazette/64/fernald/art_1_0.htmEvolution of the Eye: Lessons from Freshman Physics
and Richard Dawkins
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