I explained my reasoning, there;s nothing more to be said.
What generally follows that is silence.
The paper describes how they identified it and how they demonstrated that some of the original chitin was present in the mineralised remains.
So we have some scientists studying fossils, animals and chemical compositions... I'm at a loss as to why i should doubt that when all we have is Kenny'sID's gut feeling, presumably informed by his religious preferences.
I'm not asking you to doubt a thing. You may take their word for what appears to me to be a beyond ridiculous find if you like. There are a few basics that make me not believe evolution at all, while I also think it is ridiculous. It's the same with this, when a few things just don't fit at all, and are so ridiculous they are laughable, just like, say, flat earth, I don't concern myself with it too much, but you are welcome to try to convince me if you like, Remember, you were the one that pounced on me about my opinion.
If you all don't think there is anything to gut feeling or common sense, for one, that doesn't surprise me in the least, but some people do. The next time I see assumptions used to fill in the gaps of evolution, I'll point them out to you, refer to them as the gut feeling they are, remind you of this conversation and watch you squirm a bit. But until then I guess this is what you get when you ridicule someone for doing the same as most everyone does in their lives, including yourselves.
But I know how it goes, it's like often happens, it's ok for one side to use something like this, at least until using the same way of reasoning works against you...so goes arguments with certain people.