new aunt/uncle - A. deyiremeda

Too bad nobody has picked up on this topic. These early finds are important.Problem is, it takes quite a few years to fit them into the existing database. As each new discovery is made, each previous discovery is re-evaluated (science in action). Sometimes it takes a while for a consensus to be reached as to what exactly the new discovery is/means.By the time scientists figure out just where a new specimen fits, the media have lost all interest and most folks don't get the details of how the initial claims have been narrowed down.KNM-ER-1470 is a good example. The dates and assignments have both changed (more than once) since the initial announcement back when I was studying fossil man in graduate school.So, I'll wait around to see what others think about this new find.

Exactly right. We don't yet know what the range of variation might be.And to make it worse, those transitionals are sneaky! They look a bit like one group and a bit like the other.