That's a pretty silly statement. Even evolutionists admit that we are at the top of the 'evolutionary tree'. We are the masters of the beasts - as the Bible said many millenia ago.
BTW - who is this *jury*?????
To answer your question, the "jury" in this instance is Natural Selection.
Humans (as Homo sapiens) have only been around for about 300,000-400,000 years, barely a blip in time compared to dinosaurs, who reigned between 140-180 million years...or even cycads, which have existed for over 200 million years and still decorate landscapes today.
As far as being on the top-rung of the evolutionary ladder, just look around you at the greed, perversion, murder, child abuse, etc., etc. that pervades our society. I hardly think those traits qualify us for any sort of honor.