National Geographic called it a true missing link in the complex chain that connects dinosaurs to birds.
they are only reporting on what they are being told i assume...so who told them that it was a true missing link? I dont know who told them but when i read a
science journal i'd like to think its full of truthful and accurate information.
National Geographic is not a science journal.
And even if it were, while science journals publish to a much higher standard of accuracy and truthfulness than other publications they are inevitably imperfect.
someone contacted National Geographic and gave them the details of the find which is what N.G printed.
Who knows. Have you read the article? It might say.