The Creationists are reacting to the tiktaalik the same way that the Church reacted to the theories of Copernicus and the observations of Galileo. Kneejerk denial!

Same thing with Lucy, poor lass! (She wasn't much to look at by our standards today [CLICKY], but I'm quite sure she had admirers in her own time [otherwise, we'uns might not even be here now!]).

Fortunate that autos de fé are outlawed by secular law. I have a hunch that there are some Christian sects that would dearly love to bring them back.

Not all, however!

Don Firth