Some scientists also like to generate buzz because that's sometimes the only way to get financing. But having this apparently unique piece of evidence and calli

Some scientists also like to generate buzz because that's sometimes the only way to get financing. But having this apparently unique piece of evidence and calling it "one of the last survivors" of the new species (as opposed to one of the first, or squarely in the middle) gives away that for now it's just a flashy assumption.