Despite the resurgent debate, most ‘new species’ principals stuck to

their guns. Peter Brown used his science blog to deny the modern

dental work contention. Along with the expected degree of ridicule,

he offered somewhat poor quality CT scans of LB1’s mandible in an

attempt to refute the clear digital imagery that had prompted

Maciej’s suspicion. In turn, Maciej rejected Brown’s refutation as

‘inadequate.’