The Missing Link--Ida??

This week we have been bombarded with news of a "missing link" that has finally proven evolution. If you go to reasons.org, you will find a lengthy interview with a biochemist, Dr. Fuz Rana, who discusses this fossil find. Essentially, he says this is a case of hyped reporting. Rana makes a good point by saying that if the fossil record is so clear in proving transitional forms, why are many hailing this latest find? He says the fossil record is not evidence for evolution and that this record is not incomplete. Rana reports that the record indicates repeatedly this pattern--explosive appearances, stasis (no change), followed by extinctions. That's not what evolution predicts--there's no gradual evolutionary transitions. Anyhoo, listen to him if you have the time.