See, this is how science works: Data is collected. Explanations about the data ensue. The explanations that fit the data are retained, and tested against additional data. But, wait, there are some unexplained data (or data gaps). Oh, hey, here's another possible explanation for those, which can be tested against existing data, might explain those data gaps, and might be applicable in other ways. So let's see if added data fits that new explanation …
It's an iterative process. Different explanations (theories) and combinations thereof are inferred from data, tested against data, applied against other possible data, and used to predict future data. Things that don't work … get replaced.
That's what science looks like. #ddtb
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Recalibrated DNA clock suggests we can stop looking for early primate fossils
The molecular evolution of primates is remodeled based on body and brain size in an attempt to bring the fossil and molecular evidence in line.