Consider the following passage concerning the evolutionary origins of early eukaryotic cells:
In examining the symbiogenesis theory, which posits that mitochondria descended from free-living proteobacteria engulfed by an ancestral archaeon, the genomic evidence establishing this basic endosymbiotic origin is now effectively incontrovertible. However, the precise timing of the engulfment event remains a subject of fierce taxonomic dispute. Proponents of the 'mitochondria-early' hypothesis assert that the acquisition of the mitochondrion was the pivotal, initiating step in eukaryogenesis. Conversely, Dr. Sarris's recent meta-analysis contends that a complex endomembrane system must have predated this acquisition, arguing that only a cell with pre-existing phagocytotic capabilities could have successfully engulfed the bacterial progenitor. Although Sarris marshals a compelling array of structural homologies to support this 'mitochondria-late' chronology, and comprehensively dismantles the biomechanical assumptions underlying the early-acquisition model, the glaring absence of extant transitional organisms in the fossil record leaves her own hypothesis undeniably speculative, albeit theoretically elegant.
Based on the author's tone and word choice, evaluate the following statement:
The author of the passage is fully convinced that the 'mitochondria-early' hypothesis rests on flawed biomechanical premises, yet maintains that Sarris's alternative, while logically sound, lacks the empirical verification necessary to be accepted as definitive.
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