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== Precious anniversary == |
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== Venom in ''Sinornithosaurus'' == |
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Hey man, |
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Would you mind if I revised the ''Sinornithosaurus'' venom paragraph a bit? Specifically, the part about the grooves in the teeth being seen only in venomous animals. In fact, the Folinsbee paper that Gong et al. cite notes that grooves are common in the teeth of all kinds of tetrapods, and they do not correlate with venomousness. I was thinking of writing something more like "the authors state that an inference of venomousness is well - supported in extinct animals with grooved teeth, a pocket in the maxilla and ducts between the two. However, Xu+Hu, who described ''Sinornithosaurus'' initially, did not report unusual tooth grooves. They noted that both maxillae were damaged during collection, and described maxillary pitting but no pockets large enough to house glands. They compared the putative venom ducts to the maxillary grooves in ''Caudipteryx'', which was most likely herbivorous."[[User:Jbrougham|Jbrougham]] ([[User talk:Jbrougham|talk]]) 03:32, 4 January 2010 (UTC) |
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... and six! [[User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2019|Happy 2019]], with new images! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:45, 13 January 2019 (UTC) |
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:How about, instead of splitting the table, I add a column for the year that the type specimen was found? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 00:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC) |
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::Could you explain why you moved a bunch of dinosaurs to 2010? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 17:44, 11 January 2010 (UTC) |
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:::Does this mean that when the ICZN enters the 21st century we'll have to move them back to the old date when their online publication first appeared? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 18:51, 11 January 2010 (UTC) |
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... and seven, and similar in 2020 - see my talk! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 09:27, 13 January 2020 (UTC) |
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:::: Hey, do you think we should mark extant taxa in the formation paleofauna tables? Some thing along the lines of... |
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[[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 19:02, 14 January 2010 (UTC) |
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== [[User:Lavalizard101]] == |
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:::No comments? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 19:55, 21 January 2010 (UTC) |
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::::The heart was the only symbol I saw that I thought made sense for marking something as alive, as in it's heart is still beating. I don't know of any standard marker for extant taxa, I just made that up. If you have any more logical suggestions, or know of some standard practice, please let me know. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 12:27, 22 January 2010 (UTC) |
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Hi I was just going through the page history for the [[Stegocephalia]] article and I saw that you had a spat with this user. Now I would not normally think anything of it except when I looked to see what was going on between the two of you it seems that Lavalizard101 mentioned his source (which you dismissed as a random website), yet you failed to mention yours or even attempt to point him to the references linked. Now to an unknowledgeable person that could look suspicious and look like you were trying to hide an opposing idea (and making it look like they were in the wrong by using a random website). The wording you used in the edit summary could come off as a bit arrogant and make it look like you didn't attempt to look at the website he provided. Now i am not saying you were wrong but it could give the impression that you are abusing the right to edit to "protect" a page from opposing ideas. [[User:Waterwhale12|Waterwhale12]] ([[User talk:Waterwhale12|talk]]) 12:03, 14 March 2018 (UTC) |
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== T rex == |
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:It seems even more suspicious that a completely random user with no prior edits would suddenly come to the defence of a banned user. Now I'm not saying you're a [[WP:sockpuppet]], but... [[User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk]] ([[User talk:FunkMonk|talk]]) 12:34, 14 March 2018 (UTC) |
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: The source I used was the existing source already used to support the information in the article before Lavalizard101 made his edits. It is open-access and anyone can see what the "correct" cladogram is. Furthermore, the edits were made to a cladogram reporting the results of a specific phylogenetic analysis, which constitutes falsification of data. Lavalizard101 needs to add a second cladogram that demonstrates the results he is discussing, if one exists, rather than editing the cladogram from a study that does not show his results. [[User:Dinoguy2|Dinoguy2]] ([[User talk:Dinoguy2#top|talk]]) 17:12, 14 March 2018 (UTC) |
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:: [[User:Waterwhale12|Waterwhale12]] seems to be starting to stalk me that is twice now that he has made a comment on other users talk pages about edit wars that I have been involved in (always it seems that he tries to defend me even when i am in the wrong). Also [[User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk]] I am not banned. [[User:Lavalizard101|Lavalizard101]] ([[User talk:Lavalizard101|talk]]) 14:57, 15 March 2018 (UTC) Further I have a suspicion that I may know him in real life, will ask him to stop doing this if my suspicion is correct but if he does not listen then I am happy for you to warn him and block him if necessary. [[User:Lavalizard101|Lavalizard101]] ([[User talk:Lavalizard101|talk]]) |
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== List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species at AfD == |
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You know that study about Tyranno's bite force? Well ive heard that they scaled the muscles wrong and so gave a way over-estimate. I cant check at the momment (School PC's = crapy) so i thought id let you know. I think its this one but i doesnt load 4 me so i might not be. [http://app.pan.pl/archive/published/app51/app51-435.pdf] [[User:Spinodontosaurus|Spinodontosaurus]] ([[User talk:Spinodontosaurus|talk]]) 14:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC) |
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[[List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species]] is up for deletion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species]]. I see you had a lot to do with this article in its early days (along with what looks like most other editors!) and you're still around today. Can anything be done to referencee this better? There has been so much work put in which would be a great shame to lose. Best wishes. [[User:Thincat|Thincat]] ([[User talk:Thincat|talk]]) 18:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC) |
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== WikiProject Dinosaurs in the ''Signpost'' == |
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== Doliosauriscus == |
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Hi. I noticed you're an active member of WikiProject Dinosaurs. Would you be willing to be interviewed for an article in the ''Signpost''? It's quick and painless, plus you'll contribute to some great publicity for the project and articles you've been working on. Also, would you recommend any other editors who should be interviewed for an article on WP Dinosaurs? -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 06:26, 25 January 2010 (UTC) |
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::I wrote [[User:Mabeenot/signpost|some questions]] for the upcoming ''Signpost'' article. Answer as many as you feel comfortable with. Also, feel free to add anything else you'd like mentioned in the article in the section at the end of the questions. Thanks for helping with this article and I hope it brings your project some great publicity and a few new contributors. -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 19:20, 25 January 2010 (UTC) |
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Hi Dinoguy2, |
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== Anchiornis == |
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Why [[Doliosauriscus]] became a redirect of the [[Titanophoneus]]? According to the page's history you made the redirect. Regards. [[User:DenesFeri|DenesFeri]] ([[User talk:DenesFeri|talk]]) 08:00, 22 August 2018 (UTC) |
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But did the study reveal ''Anchiornis'' avoided treading on green backgrounds? --[[User talk:Lambiam|Lambiam]] 05:12, 7 February 2010 (UTC) |
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== Question about Brachiosaurus == |
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On this picture, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brachiosaurus_DB.jpg the dino has quill like things all over it. Is this accurate? [[User:ScienceApe|ScienceApe]] ([[User talk:ScienceApe|talk]]) 19:40, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Illustration == |
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Hello, I'm working for an article in the french version of wikipedia about the whale shark (there is a french wikicompetition now: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikiconcours/mars_2010). I've got a question for you. Is it possible to get an illustration on whale shark size? You're figure (Megalodon_scale1.png) is too complete to be used. Could you simplificate it with only the man and R. typus <small>(and with a Fin whale)</small> ? Thank you [[User:Glaoadare|Glaoadare]] ([[User talk:Glaoadare|talk]]) 00:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Well, I don't have time at the moment to create a new outline for the fin whale, but I've done a quick edit to isolate the whale shark, here: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whaleshark_scale.jpg] [[User:Dinoguy2|Dinoguy2]] ([[User talk:Dinoguy2|talk]]) 00:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::It's perfect. thank you very much (it's already in the right page!) [[User:Glaoadare|Glaoadare]] ([[User talk:Glaoadare|talk]]) 00:38, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Ping == |
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== A new video I made about dinosaurs == |
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Please see the latest messages on [[Talk:Lucifer]]. --[[User:R'n'B|R'n'B]] ([[User talk:R'n'B|call me]] Russ) 02:18, 14 November 2018 (UTC) |
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Hey, thanks for all your help on dinosaurs. I made a video about dinosaurs, and I thought you would like to see it. Also if you notice any errors/mistakes, let me know so I can correct them. I used a few of your drawings as well because they were excellent. I hope you don't mind. Here's the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXGPtXKwALY [[User:ScienceApe|ScienceApe]] ([[User talk:ScienceApe|talk]]) 03:04, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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==Good work on [[Dionysus]]== |
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== I've got a question about theropod height, and another about Dromaeosaurids... == |
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Thank you for all the good work you've done on [[Dionysus]]. I've been meaning to try and untangle things there but have felt daunted. A couple of issues though. I see that you've copied chunks of text from our articles on [[Zagreus]] and [[Iacchus]]. Those two articles (written mostly by me) use citations like "Nilsson, p. 202" with an associated entry in the "References" section: |
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* Nilsson, Martin, P., "Early Orphism and Kindred Religions Movements", ''The Harvard Theological Review'', Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul., 1935), pp. 181–230. {{jstor|1508326}} |
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which gives the full bibliographic information for the cited sources. So when you copy such a citation you also need to copy the associated work in the "References" section. I will try to work on adding these, but any help / double checking you could do would be appreciated. The other thing is being consistent with BC/AD vs BCE/CE. This article has for some time now used BC/AD, so we should probably not change things. Again thanks for all the good work! Regards, [[User:Paul August|Paul August]] [[User_talk:Paul August|☎]] 16:43, 24 January 2019 (UTC) |
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== Nomination for deletion of Template:Taxonomy/Microraptorinae, Taxonomy/Lonchognatha, Taxonomy/Giganotosaurinae, Taxonomy/Euornithopoda and Taxonomy/Euiguanodontia == |
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Well, 2 years ago, you gave me a hand with a school project I was working in by making this size chart.[[Image:Giantpredatorsscale1.png|thumb|]] |
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Well, I managed to get the highest possible mark in that subject, so that compensated for some weaker marks, and I managed to enter University without much pressure, so thanks again. Anyway, I was recently surfing the web and I came across this image: http://kronosaurus82.deviantart.com/art/Biggest-Ugliest-Baddest-140881861 As you can see, the animals that appear in it are the same as in the size chart you made, however, we can see some discrepances in their height. So, my question is, is this reconstruction correct in this regard? Tyrannosaurids having longer leg bones that Allosauroids and Spinosaurids (and the latter having a lower profile that other theropods) is pretty common knowledge, and longer leg bones mean more height, but, still, the mounted skeleton of Sue is not that much taller that mounted Giganotosaurus, if I recall correctly, and the mount of Spinosaurus is quite massive... |
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==Dippy== |
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Anyway, about Dromaeosaurs, do you have any idea about the environment Deinonychus and Utahraptor lived in? I ask, mainly, because of the whole feather density (or oven presence, in some cases, it seems), and, after seeing how you reconstructed Achillobator, and the reasoning behind the ratite feathering you gave it, I've been pondering how that could affect medium-large dromaeosaurs in less arid climates. |
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As one of the all-time top 3 editors of [[Diplodocus]], I thought you might be interested in a related article I created yesterday ([[Dippy (Diplodocus carnegii)]]) – it's considered the world's best known dinosaur skeleton, and has a fascinating story behind it. Any comments or suggestions for improvement would be greatly appreciated. [[User:Onceinawhile|Onceinawhile]] ([[User talk:Onceinawhile|talk]]) 11:37, 25 February 2019 (UTC) |
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== Tyrannosaurus == |
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In any case, could I ask you a favour, if you have the time and the inmediate means? If yes, remember the giant bird size chart? [[File:Giantbirds.png|thumb|]] |
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Could you add a Velociraptor mongoliensis silouette to it, if you can? I mainly need it to driving a point straight home (not like it is that needed, the paper that describes the quill knobs on that genus is pretty good evidence for wings, but, still...). Again, if you have time. In any case, Deinonychus' height would be slighty higher if it adopted a more natural position that the crouching (or as so I see it, correct me if needed) one it is displaying in the chart. Also, do you think Aepyornis would be heavier that Utahraptor? Seeing that the model for estimating weights was deemed somewhat flawed, and that, at least in the chart, Aepyornis has a larger body, well, yeah... |
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Hi. Do you think you could expand the description section for T-rex like you did for Stego? A [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.24118?fbclid=IwAR2VbW7lSqhY6fCCJBYl64K3wsOl8HJF7HxbVKW3GUalRgJE_PqoNWN_zUw new article] was published describing the largest specimen. [[User:LittleJerry|LittleJerry]] ([[User talk:LittleJerry|talk]]) 19:21, 22 March 2019 (UTC) |
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By the way, I like how you classified Oviraptorosaurs as an order of Aves, and Deinonychosaurs as part of Archaeopterygiformes. It, well, makes sense, that classification should get more standariced. One tends to forget about those things when thinking in a cladistic way, but, that update would be something needed to change the overall image of those animals. I may start writting them in that way, well, when I get my licenciature and start doing actual work and research in place of preparing exams. Well, better that "when", "if", but I hope I do. |
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== Triple Goddess (Neopaganism) == |
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One last question: Archaeopteryx, out of the Jurassic Paravians, is the one most adapted for a grounded lifestyle, right? I don't really know the diagnosic details of the bone structure, or the basis of the asignations to different clades, but, could Archaeopteryx be, instead of a basal bird, a basal deinonychosaur, and one of the more arboreal paravians be a basal Avialan? |
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With the addition of the infobox, you've put the triple-moon symbol at the top of the article. Although that symbol is well-established today, its history is rather obscure, and it either didn't exist in the first half of the 20th century, or was very little known during that time (see [[Talk:Triple Goddess (Neopaganism)#The symbol of the subject]]... [[User:AnonMoos|AnonMoos]] ([[User talk:AnonMoos|talk]]) 15:35, 20 April 2019 (UTC) |
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Anyway, keep up your good work, I've been following your blog, and I like what I read over there! |
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[[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 04:45, 14 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Stenonychosaurus-scale.png == |
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Hello, can you update Stenonychosaurus-scale.png in Wikimedia Commons, please? In this image written that it's ''Troodon inequalis'', but in fact it's ''Stenonychosaurus inequalis''. – [[User:Hypsilophodon foxii|Hypsilophodon foxii]] ([[User talk:Hypsilophodon foxii|talk]]) 04:55, 11 September 2019 (UTC) |
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So, that chart is biased. Well, then, the artist would have to explain something, as he said that it turned out that way from putting together some pics (despite the difference in position), and the disagreement with standard measurements (Giganotosaurus at 14 meters, because otherwise, he couldn't draw it in the right proportions? Tyrannosaurus clocking at 12, despite Sue being LONGER (well, we are missing parts of the tail, but, still...), for the same reasons?). Oh well, gotta stop looking at what the guy does, he just ignores the inaccuracies I point out as "looking for perfection"... While reconstructing Compsognathus as "the smallest known dinosaur", Juravenator as its larger relative, and gives them remiges and feathering only in the front half of the body, and saying that a paleontological advisor gave green light on that and that it is fine (I know those two have scale imprints from the lower part of the tail, but feathers embryologicaly appear from the top of the back, and a relative of those 2 has a feathered tail, the underside may be scaly, but the top possibly was not)... Oh well, sorry for ranting out like this, I also tend to be a bit unapreciative of works, pointing out only the cons... |
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Lol, i was going to ask the same thing--[[User:Bubblesorg|Bubblesorg]] ([[User talk:Bubblesorg|talk]]) 00:24, 17 September 2019 (UTC) |
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Anyway, thanks for the information about the habitats, there are people who puck out of feathers those 2 genus because "they are too big and would have overheated", but, I would object. "Ratitefication" of feathers looked plausible, especially if considering that flightless, fast running ratites evolved each from flighted ancestors independently, and the plumage of rheas is not quite similar to that of tinamous, but, arid places are not pretty good for feather fossilification. Still, weight-wise, you'd say that Velociraptor is bustard/fox sized, Deinonychus is emu/wolf sized, and Utahraptor is elephant bird/bear sized, more or less, right? |
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By the way, the supposed Tyrannosaurid skin imprint we have, showed a pebbley pattern, without anything unusual, or had something that hinted simple, hair-like feathers? I kept hearing mixed signals, and searching arround proved insatisfactory. |
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Anyway, thanks for taking your time to answer those! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 14:42, 16 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Sorry to bother you again, but I'm a bit intrigued about some details of Dromaeosaur cranial anathomy: In the Deinonychus article, the skull of the mounted skeleton that acts as the main picture, is based on the old reconstructions, the ones that resembled Allosaurus, right? Because, I see it a bit too wide to agree with the adjacent text, but I guess accurate Deinonychus skull reconstructions are hard to come by... |
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Also, speaking of Dromaeosaurines, I've been checking The Theropod Database, and most of the material asigned to that clade are teeth, but, there is the odd maxila and dentaries, and postcranial elements in larger taxa. But, we have had reconstructed Dromaeosaurus skulls for quite a long time, so, what are those based on? [[File:Dromaeosaurus.jpg|thumb|]] I guess we have more material that the one reported on that site, seeing as both Dromaeosaurus and Utahraptor are labeled "under construction", but still... |
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By the way, in that Dromaeo skull, is the braincase the bony structure that can be seen in the middle of the skull through the antorbital fenestra? Fried fish tend to be poor specimens to look for it, and in Uni material, I'm not sure of being able to find a braincase in Nereis/Lumbricus/Hiruda, I'm afraid :P |
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Anyway, thanks for your time! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 20:57, 22 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Oh, I mixed up then a bone I assume it is related to the nasal passages with the braincase, way to go... But I see then, torwards the back of the skull, it is hard to relate when your skull has an expossed and massive braincase, I guess. |
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So, then, we have a fairly good idea of how Dromaeosaurus' skull was, good to know. And, Deinonychus, we have to wait then, right? The guy also has a convulted taxonomical history, jumping arround all of Eudromaeosauria, so, it is hard to associate it with relatives. But we can outright discard depressed nasals, right? [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 12:46, 23 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Hey again, do you have time? Well, dromaeosaurine dromaeosaurids, they did not have larger wing claws that those of other eudromaeosaurs, right? I ask, because I keep hearing about (*sigh* yet again) Utahraptor having "claws in its hands that rivaled its sickle claw", but, we lack hand matherial from it if I recall correctly, so, yeah... |
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Also, looked up the whole Tyrannosaurus/Giganotosaurus height, and, surprise surprise, not only they have minimal differences, but Giganotosaurus (holotype) has a longer femur that Tyrannosaurus (Sue). By 10 centimeters or so, and made up with a shorter tibia, but it is in both cases shorter that the femur. So, well, what conclusion can we find? Speaking about relative speed too, as, while just numbers are not athe answer to everything, this seems a bit odd... |
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Oh, and, Coelurosaurian plumage up to at least Archaeopteryx, was hair-like or down-like in the main body coverage role, instead of somewhat ramificated like in modern birds (while my experience with modern birds on hand is a bit limited, I belive those feathers are ramificated, due to, well, blue and green birds existing), with remiges and rectices being ramificated in Oviraptorosaurs and Paravians (Therizinosaurs had blade-like feathers, if I understood correctly what was seen in Beipiaosaurus) |
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Anyway, thanks again! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 06:05, 1 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Mmm, giant dromies are a bit odd, I guess that is what happens when you get something huge in a clade of small animals... |
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Anyway, looked up Spinosaur leg length (well, femur and tibia of Suchomimus, we need more spinosaur material), and, while it is a smaller animal that T.rex and Giga, the tibia/femur ratio is 0.879, compared with the 0.783 ratio of Giga, and the 0.89 (type)/0.873 (Sue) of Tyranno. In any case, each bone is 20-30 centimeters shorter in Sucho... |
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Anyway, I have to ask, what is your opinion on the whole ontological stages issue with Triceratops/Torosaurus, Dracorex/Stygimoloch/Pachycephalosaurus, and Homalocephale/Prenocephale? And, speaking of the ceratopsians, what remains do we have of Torosaurus? By the way, the argument against the ontogenical relation based on Triceratops (the younger animal) being larger that Torosaurus (the fully grown one), uses not quite correct estimates for both animals, no? Because, 10 meter Triceratops and 7.5 meter Torosaurus, with Toro having a skull that is like Triceratops' but larger, and not like the ones of earlier ceratopsines, well, as far as I know. The Theropod Database is not helpful with those things that do not quite fall within theropods, I guess... |
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Anyway, thanks! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 14:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC) |
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It is a bit embarrasing to see that oneself had already commented in the source given and had forgotten about doing so... XD Anyway, about the Trike/Toro issue, Eotriceratops is likely a transitional taxa between earlier ceratopsines and Triceratops, and Torosaurus has more characters in common with Triceratops that Eotriceratops does, right? [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 16:08, 12 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Hi again, how's it going? If you have time, could you give me your opinion in this issue: What do you think about the theory of Allosaurus having a very wide gape, and using its neck to slam the skull into the prey instead of just closing the jaw onto it? I've taken a look at the paper, and, so far, it looks accurate, but I wanted a second opinion. Also, I've read somewhere that Carnotaurus had evolved a similar system, but I'm not sure about it, do you know anything about that? Finaly, the Allo paper said that Acrocanthosaurus did not have the same adaptations; well, do we know the degree of mouth opening Carcharodontosaurids could archieve? The supposed lack of that adaptation suggests a different feeding method that on Allosaurus, but, still, to be sure... |
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Hey, asking about ceratopsians yet again... Anyway, do you know where can I find information about the Triceratops mummy that was said to have a crocodilian-like belly, and some sort of anchoring points for quills? I am specially interested on the latter, their diameter and all that. Well, and on the general topic of ceratopsian quills (and omnivory, I keep getting mentions of a Pachyrhinosaur found with bones as stomach content), what do we know? And of ornithischian tegument? Heterodontosaurs have been basal everythings except thyreophorans, and I guess they fit quite well as basal Cerapoda (if it is still in use, not quite good with Ornithischians) due to heterodoncy. However, I've heard some reports of Tianyulong having a quite dromaeosaur-like tail, and it maybe being a chimera, so I am a bit confused... Anyway, thanks for the time! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 19:13, 17 June 2010 (UTC) |
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Hi, I noticed that you did most of the work on ''[[Apatornis]]''. According to the article and the sources used there, its taxonomic position is uncertain beyond being a likely member of [[Ornithurae]]; the taxobox uses the taxonomy template at [[Template:Taxonomy/Apatornis]] to show this relationship. However, there are also taxonomy templates at [[Template:Taxonomy/Apatornithiformes]] and [[Template:Taxonomy/Apatornithidae]], which you set up, but which are not used in any taxobox. Are they needed? [[User:Peter coxhead|Peter coxhead]] ([[User talk:Peter coxhead|talk]]) 13:17, 4 August 2020 (UTC) |
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That's from where I got said report. As for the Pachyrhinosaurus fossil with bones in the stomach, the person who mentioned it did so alongside the Psittacosaurus one; I'll try to get more information about that. [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 17:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC) |
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Well, the paper came out, and after reading it Torosaurus has became Triceratops (and Nedoceratops seems to be settling down). Now, all it is there to do is the long and arduous process of integrating it into pop culture, starting by the people who are aware of the paper but just outright refute it, without even reading it, mostly because of Horner's image... Well, lets see what fate awaits the Pachycephalosaurines... And Edmontosaurini, and "Homalocephalines", and Velociraptorines, and Tyrannosaurini... Anyway, I've got to ask, if we have anything new on Deinocheirus. I recall seeing some movement last year regarding it, but nothing came after all, only the study that said it and Therizinosaurus would be taller that everything else nearby... And, speaking of the latter, anything new about it, would you know? [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 01:05, 20 July 2010 (UTC) |
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Good work on the Yixian insect stuff. Nice to see some spineless critters get time in the spotlight. Also, I've been considering changing the "Abundance" column to a "Material" column in this types of article due to the difficulty in finding sources that discuss taxa in terms of their abundances as opposed to just describing what remains exist. Additionally, relative abundance information like saying whether something is common or rare is relatively meaningless compared to absolute numbers. So many taxa are represented by such scant remains that an abundance cell usually ends up reading something like "known from a lower jaw, a partial vertebral column and pelvis from a single individual." The quantity of the taxon gets covered, but is usually such a minor point that it doesn't feel right calling the entire column "Abundance." The material column also allows room for potentially relevant stuff like taphonomy, comments on preservation quality and such. If you support this, I'll begin piece-mill renaming (and filling in) the replacement Material column as I work on them, starting in the next couple days. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 03:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC) |
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:Do you really think "Material" is too technical? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 05:24, 4 May 2010 (UTC) |
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I see you have made numerous scale charts for wikipedia. Would it be possible for you to make a chart of Deinocheirus (based on [http:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Hypothetical_Deinocheirus.jpg |this?]) alongside other large Theropods (your choice), or by itself? And if you are wondering about its size, i have seen a forum user scale up from another Ornithomimusaurid using the arms, and it was 13-15m long. If you can then thanks. [[Special:Contributions/90.208.141.96|90.208.141.96]] ([[User talk:90.208.141.96|talk]]) 19:11, 8 May 2010 (UTC) |
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Ah well thats handy! (yes it was me who asked for the chart, i just didnt realise i wasnt logged in at the time), thanks for it. [[User:Spinodontosaurus|Spinodontosaurus]] ([[User talk:Spinodontosaurus|talk]]) 20:42, 9 May 2010 (UTC) |
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I still don't think Linheraptor's 1.8 meters in length is large enough to be classed as a medium dromaeosaur. At minimum, I would say a dromaeosaur has to be 2.5 meters before it can be classed as a medium dromaeosaur. [[User:The Utahraptor|<font color="green">The Utahraptor</font>]] [[User talk:The Utahraptor|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:58, 10 May 2010 (UTC) |
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I guess you know that there are plenty of discussions 'Spino VS Rex' in the www .. |
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And a very well discussion doesnt work without any image, thats why your 'Largesttheropods.svg' is used very often.. ! |
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I am not educated on how to make a phylogeny tree, could you help me? [[User:DNB XD|DNB XD]] ([[User talk:DNB XD|talk]]) 11:45, 22 February 2024 (UTC) |
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Discussing the picture, |
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there were some people who thought that the Spinosaurus should have been at least a bit larger in the image, because you picked the lowest current estimation (about 16m). |
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But i guess, that the main problem of the image is, that the Spinosaurus has another poise of body than the other theropods. Which is a bit disapointing and shows the spino to be too low. |
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== Source of the Agathaumas silvestris sketch by E.D. Cope == |
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Would be really nice to know whats up there - and if it could be corrected to avoid futher problems in such discussions! ;) |
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I'm looking for the source of the Agathaumas silvestris sketch created by E.D. Cope you have posted. Can you provide a citation regarding from where this sketch was found? [[Special:Contributions/73.167.173.244|73.167.173.244]] ([[User talk:73.167.173.244|talk]]) 15:39, 23 May 2024 (UTC) |
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[[User:Venoxxis|Venoxxis]] ([[User talk:Venoxxis|talk]]) 13:32, 24 May 2010 (UTC) |
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:I've been meaning to revisit this diagram actually, maybe later this week... [[User:Dinoguy2|MMartyniuk]] ([[User talk:Dinoguy2#top|talk]]) 23:07, 24 May 2010 (UTC) |
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Very nice to hear that! |
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Yep, Weis really listed Microraptor from the Yix. :) [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 02:04, 30 June 2010 (UTC) |
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:Gui was listed from Yix, Zhaoianus was listed from Jiufo. Page 198. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 03:23, 30 June 2010 (UTC) |
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The information I used to change the taxobox to the broken mishmash was off of tolweb.org. I am not sure why your POV is correct, is this not a NPOV problem as in cladistic vs. phylogentic? Both are accepted. I changed that entry a while ago, early on in my editing history. I am not sure if I deserved your pointed coments. The taxobox template is designed with the items that "I had to break it, to get it to work". |
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I probably feel that the phylogenetic version is the better version, as I have learned much in the last year. So I guess I don't have a problem with it being changed back, but i believe the NPOV guidelines dictates at least a discussion. I DO have a minor problem with the way I am portrayed. |
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Like I said, I was new at this when it was added so lets start a dialogue, which would educate those of us that need education, rather than summary changes.[[User:Speednat|speednat]] ([[User talk:Speednat|talk]]) 00:34, 2 July 2010 (UTC) |
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: Appreciate the response, and the clarification/explanation. Now on to bigger things. How do we get the cladistic view admitted? It is obviously mainstream enough to be included in all the articles. [[User:Speednat|speednat]] ([[User talk:Speednat|talk]]) 03:47, 2 July 2010 (UTC) |
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== Venom in ''Sinornithosaurus'' == |
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Would you mind if I revised the ''Sinornithosaurus'' venom paragraph a bit? Specifically, the part about the grooves in the teeth being seen only in venomous animals. In fact, the Folinsbee paper that Gong et al. cite notes that grooves are common in the teeth of all kinds of tetrapods, and they do not correlate with venomousness. I was thinking of writing something more like "the authors state that an inference of venomousness is well - supported in extinct animals with grooved teeth, a pocket in the maxilla and ducts between the two. However, Xu+Hu, who described ''Sinornithosaurus'' initially, did not report unusual tooth grooves. They noted that both maxillae were damaged during collection, and described maxillary pitting but no pockets large enough to house glands. They compared the putative venom ducts to the maxillary grooves in ''Caudipteryx'', which was most likely herbivorous."[[User:Jbrougham|Jbrougham]] ([[User talk:Jbrougham|talk]]) 03:32, 4 January 2010 (UTC) |
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== Hey you == |
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Look at the new dinosaur table in [[2010 in paleontology]]. Do you like it more than the one that had been used [[2009 in paleontology|previously]]? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 02:43, 7 January 2010 (UTC) |
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:How about, instead of splitting the table, I add a column for the year that the type specimen was found? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 00:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC) |
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::Could you explain why you moved a bunch of dinosaurs to 2010? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 17:44, 11 January 2010 (UTC) |
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:::Does this mean that when the ICZN enters the 21st century we'll have to move them back to the old date when their online publication first appeared? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 18:51, 11 January 2010 (UTC) |
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:::: Hey, do you think we should mark extant taxa in the formation paleofauna tables? Some thing along the lines of... |
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:::No comments? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 19:55, 21 January 2010 (UTC) |
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::::The heart was the only symbol I saw that I thought made sense for marking something as alive, as in it's heart is still beating. I don't know of any standard marker for extant taxa, I just made that up. If you have any more logical suggestions, or know of some standard practice, please let me know. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 12:27, 22 January 2010 (UTC) |
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== T rex == |
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You know that study about Tyranno's bite force? Well ive heard that they scaled the muscles wrong and so gave a way over-estimate. I cant check at the momment (School PC's = crapy) so i thought id let you know. I think its this one but i doesnt load 4 me so i might not be. [http://app.pan.pl/archive/published/app51/app51-435.pdf] [[User:Spinodontosaurus|Spinodontosaurus]] ([[User talk:Spinodontosaurus|talk]]) 14:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC) |
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== WikiProject Dinosaurs in the ''Signpost'' == |
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Hi. I noticed you're an active member of WikiProject Dinosaurs. Would you be willing to be interviewed for an article in the ''Signpost''? It's quick and painless, plus you'll contribute to some great publicity for the project and articles you've been working on. Also, would you recommend any other editors who should be interviewed for an article on WP Dinosaurs? -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 06:26, 25 January 2010 (UTC) |
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::I wrote [[User:Mabeenot/signpost|some questions]] for the upcoming ''Signpost'' article. Answer as many as you feel comfortable with. Also, feel free to add anything else you'd like mentioned in the article in the section at the end of the questions. Thanks for helping with this article and I hope it brings your project some great publicity and a few new contributors. -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 19:20, 25 January 2010 (UTC) |
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== Anchiornis == |
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But did the study reveal ''Anchiornis'' avoided treading on green backgrounds? --[[User talk:Lambiam|Lambiam]] 05:12, 7 February 2010 (UTC) |
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== Question about Brachiosaurus == |
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On this picture, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brachiosaurus_DB.jpg the dino has quill like things all over it. Is this accurate? [[User:ScienceApe|ScienceApe]] ([[User talk:ScienceApe|talk]]) 19:40, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Illustration == |
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Hello, I'm working for an article in the french version of wikipedia about the whale shark (there is a french wikicompetition now: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikiconcours/mars_2010). I've got a question for you. Is it possible to get an illustration on whale shark size? You're figure (Megalodon_scale1.png) is too complete to be used. Could you simplificate it with only the man and R. typus <small>(and with a Fin whale)</small> ? Thank you [[User:Glaoadare|Glaoadare]] ([[User talk:Glaoadare|talk]]) 00:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Well, I don't have time at the moment to create a new outline for the fin whale, but I've done a quick edit to isolate the whale shark, here: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whaleshark_scale.jpg] [[User:Dinoguy2|Dinoguy2]] ([[User talk:Dinoguy2|talk]]) 00:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::It's perfect. thank you very much (it's already in the right page!) [[User:Glaoadare|Glaoadare]] ([[User talk:Glaoadare|talk]]) 00:38, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== A new video I made about dinosaurs == |
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Hey, thanks for all your help on dinosaurs. I made a video about dinosaurs, and I thought you would like to see it. Also if you notice any errors/mistakes, let me know so I can correct them. I used a few of your drawings as well because they were excellent. I hope you don't mind. Here's the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXGPtXKwALY [[User:ScienceApe|ScienceApe]] ([[User talk:ScienceApe|talk]]) 03:04, 4 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== I've got a question about theropod height, and another about Dromaeosaurids... == |
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Well, 2 years ago, you gave me a hand with a school project I was working in by making this size chart.[[Image:Giantpredatorsscale1.png|thumb|]] |
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Well, I managed to get the highest possible mark in that subject, so that compensated for some weaker marks, and I managed to enter University without much pressure, so thanks again. Anyway, I was recently surfing the web and I came across this image: http://kronosaurus82.deviantart.com/art/Biggest-Ugliest-Baddest-140881861 As you can see, the animals that appear in it are the same as in the size chart you made, however, we can see some discrepances in their height. So, my question is, is this reconstruction correct in this regard? Tyrannosaurids having longer leg bones that Allosauroids and Spinosaurids (and the latter having a lower profile that other theropods) is pretty common knowledge, and longer leg bones mean more height, but, still, the mounted skeleton of Sue is not that much taller that mounted Giganotosaurus, if I recall correctly, and the mount of Spinosaurus is quite massive... |
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Anyway, about Dromaeosaurs, do you have any idea about the environment Deinonychus and Utahraptor lived in? I ask, mainly, because of the whole feather density (or oven presence, in some cases, it seems), and, after seeing how you reconstructed Achillobator, and the reasoning behind the ratite feathering you gave it, I've been pondering how that could affect medium-large dromaeosaurs in less arid climates. |
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In any case, could I ask you a favour, if you have the time and the inmediate means? If yes, remember the giant bird size chart? [[File:Giantbirds.png|thumb|]] |
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Could you add a Velociraptor mongoliensis silouette to it, if you can? I mainly need it to driving a point straight home (not like it is that needed, the paper that describes the quill knobs on that genus is pretty good evidence for wings, but, still...). Again, if you have time. In any case, Deinonychus' height would be slighty higher if it adopted a more natural position that the crouching (or as so I see it, correct me if needed) one it is displaying in the chart. Also, do you think Aepyornis would be heavier that Utahraptor? Seeing that the model for estimating weights was deemed somewhat flawed, and that, at least in the chart, Aepyornis has a larger body, well, yeah... |
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By the way, I like how you classified Oviraptorosaurs as an order of Aves, and Deinonychosaurs as part of Archaeopterygiformes. It, well, makes sense, that classification should get more standariced. One tends to forget about those things when thinking in a cladistic way, but, that update would be something needed to change the overall image of those animals. I may start writting them in that way, well, when I get my licenciature and start doing actual work and research in place of preparing exams. Well, better that "when", "if", but I hope I do. |
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One last question: Archaeopteryx, out of the Jurassic Paravians, is the one most adapted for a grounded lifestyle, right? I don't really know the diagnosic details of the bone structure, or the basis of the asignations to different clades, but, could Archaeopteryx be, instead of a basal bird, a basal deinonychosaur, and one of the more arboreal paravians be a basal Avialan? |
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Anyway, keep up your good work, I've been following your blog, and I like what I read over there! |
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[[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 04:45, 14 March 2010 (UTC) |
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So, that chart is biased. Well, then, the artist would have to explain something, as he said that it turned out that way from putting together some pics (despite the difference in position), and the disagreement with standard measurements (Giganotosaurus at 14 meters, because otherwise, he couldn't draw it in the right proportions? Tyrannosaurus clocking at 12, despite Sue being LONGER (well, we are missing parts of the tail, but, still...), for the same reasons?). Oh well, gotta stop looking at what the guy does, he just ignores the inaccuracies I point out as "looking for perfection"... While reconstructing Compsognathus as "the smallest known dinosaur", Juravenator as its larger relative, and gives them remiges and feathering only in the front half of the body, and saying that a paleontological advisor gave green light on that and that it is fine (I know those two have scale imprints from the lower part of the tail, but feathers embryologicaly appear from the top of the back, and a relative of those 2 has a feathered tail, the underside may be scaly, but the top possibly was not)... Oh well, sorry for ranting out like this, I also tend to be a bit unapreciative of works, pointing out only the cons... |
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Anyway, thanks for the information about the habitats, there are people who puck out of feathers those 2 genus because "they are too big and would have overheated", but, I would object. "Ratitefication" of feathers looked plausible, especially if considering that flightless, fast running ratites evolved each from flighted ancestors independently, and the plumage of rheas is not quite similar to that of tinamous, but, arid places are not pretty good for feather fossilification. Still, weight-wise, you'd say that Velociraptor is bustard/fox sized, Deinonychus is emu/wolf sized, and Utahraptor is elephant bird/bear sized, more or less, right? |
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By the way, the supposed Tyrannosaurid skin imprint we have, showed a pebbley pattern, without anything unusual, or had something that hinted simple, hair-like feathers? I kept hearing mixed signals, and searching arround proved insatisfactory. |
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Anyway, thanks for taking your time to answer those! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 14:42, 16 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Sorry to bother you again, but I'm a bit intrigued about some details of Dromaeosaur cranial anathomy: In the Deinonychus article, the skull of the mounted skeleton that acts as the main picture, is based on the old reconstructions, the ones that resembled Allosaurus, right? Because, I see it a bit too wide to agree with the adjacent text, but I guess accurate Deinonychus skull reconstructions are hard to come by... |
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Also, speaking of Dromaeosaurines, I've been checking The Theropod Database, and most of the material asigned to that clade are teeth, but, there is the odd maxila and dentaries, and postcranial elements in larger taxa. But, we have had reconstructed Dromaeosaurus skulls for quite a long time, so, what are those based on? [[File:Dromaeosaurus.jpg|thumb|]] I guess we have more material that the one reported on that site, seeing as both Dromaeosaurus and Utahraptor are labeled "under construction", but still... |
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By the way, in that Dromaeo skull, is the braincase the bony structure that can be seen in the middle of the skull through the antorbital fenestra? Fried fish tend to be poor specimens to look for it, and in Uni material, I'm not sure of being able to find a braincase in Nereis/Lumbricus/Hiruda, I'm afraid :P |
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Anyway, thanks for your time! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 20:57, 22 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Oh, I mixed up then a bone I assume it is related to the nasal passages with the braincase, way to go... But I see then, torwards the back of the skull, it is hard to relate when your skull has an expossed and massive braincase, I guess. |
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So, then, we have a fairly good idea of how Dromaeosaurus' skull was, good to know. And, Deinonychus, we have to wait then, right? The guy also has a convulted taxonomical history, jumping arround all of Eudromaeosauria, so, it is hard to associate it with relatives. But we can outright discard depressed nasals, right? [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 12:46, 23 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Hey again, do you have time? Well, dromaeosaurine dromaeosaurids, they did not have larger wing claws that those of other eudromaeosaurs, right? I ask, because I keep hearing about (*sigh* yet again) Utahraptor having "claws in its hands that rivaled its sickle claw", but, we lack hand matherial from it if I recall correctly, so, yeah... |
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Also, looked up the whole Tyrannosaurus/Giganotosaurus height, and, surprise surprise, not only they have minimal differences, but Giganotosaurus (holotype) has a longer femur that Tyrannosaurus (Sue). By 10 centimeters or so, and made up with a shorter tibia, but it is in both cases shorter that the femur. So, well, what conclusion can we find? Speaking about relative speed too, as, while just numbers are not athe answer to everything, this seems a bit odd... |
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Oh, and, Coelurosaurian plumage up to at least Archaeopteryx, was hair-like or down-like in the main body coverage role, instead of somewhat ramificated like in modern birds (while my experience with modern birds on hand is a bit limited, I belive those feathers are ramificated, due to, well, blue and green birds existing), with remiges and rectices being ramificated in Oviraptorosaurs and Paravians (Therizinosaurs had blade-like feathers, if I understood correctly what was seen in Beipiaosaurus) |
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Anyway, thanks again! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 06:05, 1 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Mmm, giant dromies are a bit odd, I guess that is what happens when you get something huge in a clade of small animals... |
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Anyway, looked up Spinosaur leg length (well, femur and tibia of Suchomimus, we need more spinosaur material), and, while it is a smaller animal that T.rex and Giga, the tibia/femur ratio is 0.879, compared with the 0.783 ratio of Giga, and the 0.89 (type)/0.873 (Sue) of Tyranno. In any case, each bone is 20-30 centimeters shorter in Sucho... |
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Anyway, I have to ask, what is your opinion on the whole ontological stages issue with Triceratops/Torosaurus, Dracorex/Stygimoloch/Pachycephalosaurus, and Homalocephale/Prenocephale? And, speaking of the ceratopsians, what remains do we have of Torosaurus? By the way, the argument against the ontogenical relation based on Triceratops (the younger animal) being larger that Torosaurus (the fully grown one), uses not quite correct estimates for both animals, no? Because, 10 meter Triceratops and 7.5 meter Torosaurus, with Toro having a skull that is like Triceratops' but larger, and not like the ones of earlier ceratopsines, well, as far as I know. The Theropod Database is not helpful with those things that do not quite fall within theropods, I guess... |
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Anyway, thanks! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 14:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC) |
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It is a bit embarrasing to see that oneself had already commented in the source given and had forgotten about doing so... XD Anyway, about the Trike/Toro issue, Eotriceratops is likely a transitional taxa between earlier ceratopsines and Triceratops, and Torosaurus has more characters in common with Triceratops that Eotriceratops does, right? [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 16:08, 12 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Hi again, how's it going? If you have time, could you give me your opinion in this issue: What do you think about the theory of Allosaurus having a very wide gape, and using its neck to slam the skull into the prey instead of just closing the jaw onto it? I've taken a look at the paper, and, so far, it looks accurate, but I wanted a second opinion. Also, I've read somewhere that Carnotaurus had evolved a similar system, but I'm not sure about it, do you know anything about that? Finaly, the Allo paper said that Acrocanthosaurus did not have the same adaptations; well, do we know the degree of mouth opening Carcharodontosaurids could archieve? The supposed lack of that adaptation suggests a different feeding method that on Allosaurus, but, still, to be sure... |
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Hey, asking about ceratopsians yet again... Anyway, do you know where can I find information about the Triceratops mummy that was said to have a crocodilian-like belly, and some sort of anchoring points for quills? I am specially interested on the latter, their diameter and all that. Well, and on the general topic of ceratopsian quills (and omnivory, I keep getting mentions of a Pachyrhinosaur found with bones as stomach content), what do we know? And of ornithischian tegument? Heterodontosaurs have been basal everythings except thyreophorans, and I guess they fit quite well as basal Cerapoda (if it is still in use, not quite good with Ornithischians) due to heterodoncy. However, I've heard some reports of Tianyulong having a quite dromaeosaur-like tail, and it maybe being a chimera, so I am a bit confused... Anyway, thanks for the time! [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 19:13, 17 June 2010 (UTC) |
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http://reptilis.net/2009/04/06/a-critical-evaluation-of-tianyulong-confiusci-part-2/ |
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That's from where I got said report. As for the Pachyrhinosaurus fossil with bones in the stomach, the person who mentioned it did so alongside the Psittacosaurus one; I'll try to get more information about that. [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 17:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC) |
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== Art == |
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You are an amazing artist. --[[User:Vuerqex|Ferocious]] [[User talk:Vuerqex|Flying]] [[Special:Contributions/Vuerqex|Ferrets]] 02:37, 16 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== An award == |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your excellent contributions to [[WP:DINO|dinosaur]] related articles. Great job, and keep it up! [[User:The High Fin Sperm Whale|The High]] [[User talk:The High Fin Sperm Whale|Fin]] [[Special:Contributions/The High Fin Sperm Whale|Sperm]] [[Special:EmailUser/The High Fin Sperm Whale|Whale]] 03:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC) |
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==Abundance --> Material== |
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Good work on the Yixian insect stuff. Nice to see some spineless critters get time in the spotlight. Also, I've been considering changing the "Abundance" column to a "Material" column in this types of article due to the difficulty in finding sources that discuss taxa in terms of their abundances as opposed to just describing what remains exist. Additionally, relative abundance information like saying whether something is common or rare is relatively meaningless compared to absolute numbers. So many taxa are represented by such scant remains that an abundance cell usually ends up reading something like "known from a lower jaw, a partial vertebral column and pelvis from a single individual." The quantity of the taxon gets covered, but is usually such a minor point that it doesn't feel right calling the entire column "Abundance." The material column also allows room for potentially relevant stuff like taphonomy, comments on preservation quality and such. If you support this, I'll begin piece-mill renaming (and filling in) the replacement Material column as I work on them, starting in the next couple days. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 03:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC) |
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:Do you really think "Material" is too technical? [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 05:24, 4 May 2010 (UTC) |
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== Can i ask you == |
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I see you have made numerous scale charts for wikipedia. Would it be possible for you to make a chart of Deinocheirus (based on [http:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Hypothetical_Deinocheirus.jpg |this?]) alongside other large Theropods (your choice), or by itself? And if you are wondering about its size, i have seen a forum user scale up from another Ornithomimusaurid using the arms, and it was 13-15m long. If you can then thanks. [[Special:Contributions/90.208.141.96|90.208.141.96]] ([[User talk:90.208.141.96|talk]]) 19:11, 8 May 2010 (UTC) |
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Ah well thats handy! (yes it was me who asked for the chart, i just didnt realise i wasnt logged in at the time), thanks for it. [[User:Spinodontosaurus|Spinodontosaurus]] ([[User talk:Spinodontosaurus|talk]]) 20:42, 9 May 2010 (UTC) |
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== Linheraptor size == |
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I still don't think Linheraptor's 1.8 meters in length is large enough to be classed as a medium dromaeosaur. At minimum, I would say a dromaeosaur has to be 2.5 meters before it can be classed as a medium dromaeosaur. [[User:The Utahraptor|<font color="green">The Utahraptor</font>]] [[User talk:The Utahraptor|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:58, 10 May 2010 (UTC) |
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== Wood/XKCD comment == |
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I just read your comment from a couple of years back on the "In Popular Culture" joke by XKCD... got a laugh out of me. [[User:LeilaniLad|LeilaniLad]] ([[User talk:LeilaniLad|talk]]) 21:46, 10 May 2010 (UTC) |
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== [[Hesperornithes]] == |
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Hi! I see you reverted my edit in the article [[Hesperornithes]], but my edit was right. I just wanted to show you my source: [http://www.paleofile.com/Demo/Mainpage/Taxalist/Dinosaurs/Aves.htm]. Sincerely, --[[Special:Contributions/87.48.0.130|87.48.0.130]] ([[User talk:87.48.0.130|talk]]) 11:54, 16 May 2010 (UTC) |
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== Theropod size comparision == |
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Hey dinoguy2, |
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very nice pictures! |
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I guess you know that there are plenty of discussions 'Spino VS Rex' in the www .. |
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And a very well discussion doesnt work without any image, thats why your 'Largesttheropods.svg' is used very often.. ! |
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Discussing the picture, |
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there were some people who thought that the Spinosaurus should have been at least a bit larger in the image, because you picked the lowest current estimation (about 16m). |
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But i guess, that the main problem of the image is, that the Spinosaurus has another poise of body than the other theropods. Which is a bit disapointing and shows the spino to be too low. |
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Would be really nice to know whats up there - and if it could be corrected to avoid futher problems in such discussions! ;) |
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Regards, |
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[[User:Venoxxis|Venoxxis]] ([[User talk:Venoxxis|talk]]) 13:32, 24 May 2010 (UTC) |
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:I've been meaning to revisit this diagram actually, maybe later this week... [[User:Dinoguy2|MMartyniuk]] ([[User talk:Dinoguy2#top|talk]]) 23:07, 24 May 2010 (UTC) |
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Very nice to hear that! |
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==Micro-Yix== |
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Yep, Weis really listed Microraptor from the Yix. :) [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 02:04, 30 June 2010 (UTC) |
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:Gui was listed from Yix, Zhaoianus was listed from Jiufo. Page 198. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 03:23, 30 June 2010 (UTC) |
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== Taxobox on birds == |
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The information I used to change the taxobox to the broken mishmash was off of tolweb.org. I am not sure why your POV is correct, is this not a NPOV problem as in cladistic vs. phylogentic? Both are accepted. I changed that entry a while ago, early on in my editing history. I am not sure if I deserved your pointed coments. The taxobox template is designed with the items that "I had to break it, to get it to work". |
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I probably feel that the phylogenetic version is the better version, as I have learned much in the last year. So I guess I don't have a problem with it being changed back, but i believe the NPOV guidelines dictates at least a discussion. I DO have a minor problem with the way I am portrayed. |
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Like I said, I was new at this when it was added so lets start a dialogue, which would educate those of us that need education, rather than summary changes.[[User:Speednat|speednat]] ([[User talk:Speednat|talk]]) 00:34, 2 July 2010 (UTC) |
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: Appreciate the response, and the clarification/explanation. Now on to bigger things. How do we get the cladistic view admitted? It is obviously mainstream enough to be included in all the articles. [[User:Speednat|speednat]] ([[User talk:Speednat|talk]]) 03:47, 2 July 2010 (UTC) |
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==''Avimimus''.== |
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Best Dinoguy2. I have been wondering about [http:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Avimimus_mmartyniuk_wiki.png your restoration] of the oviraptorosaurian ''[[Avimimus]]''. I guess it is better than those I made last year, but I want to ask some questions about them. First, what about the shape of your ''Avimimus'' skull? I think it's head looks like an ''Erlikosaurus'' (I don't mean to affront you). If we look at ''[http://www.gondwanastudios.com/info/avi.htm Gondwanastudios.com]'', or at this [http://www.dinosavry.narod.ru/avimimus/avimimus4.gif skeletal diagram], we don't find a head shape like your restorations. What did you base your illustration on? |
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Secondly, shall ''Avimimus'' really have such long toes as you have given it? ''Avimimus'' had [http://www.bsu.edu/web/00cyfisher/images/dinoavimimus.gif short pes phalanges], perhaps evidence for a fast runner. |
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i hope you don't became angry for these comments, but accept that I want to discuss one of your restorations. [[User:Conty|Conty]] 18:15, 10 july 2010 |
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==Re: Ornithopoda== |
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First of all, sorry about undoing your edits; it was the only way I could reconcile an edit conflict. I changed the original chart to reflect the organization on the linked pages: for instance, [[Muttaburrasaurus]] is listed as being in Iguanodontidae on its own page. (Frankly, I've never HEARD of a 'Parvorder' before this.) The conflict is between the various pages themselves. [[Jintasaurus]] is a hadrosaur according to its own article; perhaps it should be dropped from the Ornithopod page, but I haven't gotten that far yet, and didn't want to just toss it for no reason. I've got no problem if you change them, as long as it's consistant. I did add several other genera to the [[Iguanodont]] page; I found these in the [[Iguanodon]] article, linked only in the text body, with no other link. (I must have misspelled [[Thelophytalia]] in my notes; it red-linked, and I can't find it again.) I'm trying to hit every dinosaur page, and it's no help when a page's only link is in the text body (especially since Wikipedia) no longer indicates an already clicked on link). To be honest, I'm finding that ALL of Dinosauria (and most of Prehistoric Reptiles) is a taxonomic mess, with many pages not agreeing with the pages that link to them. [[User:CFLeon|CFLeon]] ([[User talk:CFLeon|talk]]) 01:12, 15 July 2010 (UTC) |
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== Fossil ranges == |
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Ok sorry about messing with the taxobox fossil range on [[theropoda]] and [[coelurosauria]], I did it because the articles themselves implied they were dealing with the clade by mentioning that they are represented by birds, and the articles [[saurischia]] and [[maniraptora]] already used the cladistic definition for the fossil range (as makes sense given these articles refer to birds being members of these groups). Is there general consensus whether articles like [[theropoda]] or [[saurischia]] should be referring to the Linnaean classification or the clade? Nevertheless, having the article text and the infobox representing slightly different subjects seems to me to be rather odd. Would like to hear your thoughts on this matter. [[User:Icalanise|Icalanise]] ([[User talk:Icalanise|talk]]) 17:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC) |
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:No worries! I agree the issue should be revisited, maybe something you could bring up with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Dinosaurs]] [[User:Dinoguy2|MMartyniuk]] ([[User talk:Dinoguy2|talk]]) 00:18, 21 July 2010 (UTC) |
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::I took up your suggestion of bringing it up at the WikiProject, talk page section is [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dinosaurs#Dinosaurs, birds and fossil ranges]]. Cheers, [[User:Icalanise|Icalanise]] ([[User talk:Icalanise|talk]]) 18:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC) |
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== No explanation for your undos == |
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You undid my entry on two occasions without stating a reason. |
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I posted an explanation. |
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"It is simple logic that if the metacarpal exists but not the digit then the digit has been lost." |
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You did not follow protocol. Nor did you talk to me. |
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Pterosaurus |
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[[User:Pterosaurus|Pterosaurus]] ([[User talk:Pterosaurus|talk]]) 21:02, 23 July 2010 (UTC) |
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== Revised scale charts == |
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Hey, I've seen the revised scale charts, with the animals in a neutral posture, and I have to say it is an improvement. However, there is something that bugs me with the Spinosaurus chart, it seems a bit too short-tailed. That agrees with Scott Hartman's skeletal, but, what do we have of Spinosaurid tails? It strikes me as odd, specially compared with Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus in the largest theropod chart, but both of them have fairly complete tails... |
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Just saying, it strikes me as odd, to have a fairly different build from Baryonyx, but, anyway, not quite important. By the way, do you have any plans of revising the Velociraptor chart? It has always felt to me as somewhat out of place, with the nonstandard orientation and the elevated tail. Just asking... |
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[[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 23:53, 27 July 2010 (UTC) |
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:I'd like to chime in and say I actually like the old scale chart significantly better. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 00:20, 28 July 2010 (UTC) |
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::Honestly I liked everything about the old one better. The new pose looks unnatural and they look really widely spaced. [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 02:34, 28 July 2010 (UTC) |
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:::Keeping them close also leaves them closer to the human, which makes it easier to gauge the scale. I'm glad you gave Triceratops some love. :) [[User:Abyssal|Abyssal]] ([[User talk:Abyssal|talk]]) 02:49, 28 July 2010 (UTC) |
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Well, still, it just strikes me as odd having a long-bodied animal, with relatives with quite long tails, as somewhat short-tailed; looks awkward to something that could have spent plenty of time at the edge of the water... But still, longer torso is longer torso, and pretty much all Tyrannosaurus has on it is the bite. And the heavier build even if smaller. And the tendency to bite other Tyrannosaurs in the braincase. And the ability to survive such wounds... :P |
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By the way, though Tyrannosaurus had a bit of a long tail, but checked some restorations of Sue, and yeah, typical theropod half-lenght tail, good catch there. As it was giving Giganotosaurus Mapusaurus-like arms, it seems pretty reasonable to assume it had them that way (or even if it was just using a silouette of a very similar animal, good catch either way!). Still, I've been checking the theropod database, and as far as I saw, for Carcharodontosaurid tails, we only had the incomplete ones of Acrocanthosaurus and Giganotosaurus. Still, a speculative long tail is also pretty much the only way to bring, say, Carcharodontosaurus, to its largest estimated lenght... So yeah, estimates are that way. Well, at least lenght estimates are easier to handle that weight ones, those are nightmarish (and many times overestimates in my opinion, I just cannot see an air-filled Tyrannosaurus as heavier that a thick-walled boned bull African elephant. But that is a matter of opinion pretty much; even relative weights are... |
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Oh, and by the way, this morning I got into a light argument about the Jurassic Park Velociraptors, about them being pretty much badly proportioned Deinonychus with the right lenght, but as tall as Utahraptor, so I was wondering, if you have some time after finishing the revamps of the charts and are not fed up with them, could you throw those 3 Dromies together in a chart? Nothing important, it is pretty much to dance arround my friend telling him "told you so-o!"... And may prove informative for the Biological Issues in Jurassic Park article, too... XD [[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 11:13, 28 July 2010 (UTC) |
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Oh, and, I forgot before, but now I remembered, the hypothesis about the dome of Pachycephalosaurs being the base of a keratinous horn was disproven, right?[[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 11:13, 28 July 2010 (UTC) |
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So, it all comes down to the Spinosaurid maxima: "Need more fossils". Riverside animals should have left better fossils... |
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I guess the heavier build seems to come from the animal being quite wide, specially if compared with, say, a large Allosaurus, but it is still a lightweight compared to, say, Parasaurolophus. But the low degree of pneumatization is quite interesting, I guess it would be something to be expected of animals that had to deal with water currents to some degree. Still, something I want to see more of... |
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Oh, and thanks for the chart, I ought to erect a shrine to you! :P[[User:Eriorguez|Eriorguez]] ([[User talk:Eriorguez|talk]]) 23:59, 28 July 2010 (UTC) |
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... and six! Happy 2019, with new images! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
... and seven, and similar in 2020 - see my talk! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi I was just going through the page history for the Stegocephalia article and I saw that you had a spat with this user. Now I would not normally think anything of it except when I looked to see what was going on between the two of you it seems that Lavalizard101 mentioned his source (which you dismissed as a random website), yet you failed to mention yours or even attempt to point him to the references linked. Now to an unknowledgeable person that could look suspicious and look like you were trying to hide an opposing idea (and making it look like they were in the wrong by using a random website). The wording you used in the edit summary could come off as a bit arrogant and make it look like you didn't attempt to look at the website he provided. Now i am not saying you were wrong but it could give the impression that you are abusing the right to edit to "protect" a page from opposing ideas. Waterwhale12 (talk) 12:03, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- It seems even more suspicious that a completely random user with no prior edits would suddenly come to the defence of a banned user. Now I'm not saying you're a WP:sockpuppet, but... FunkMonk (talk) 12:34, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- The source I used was the existing source already used to support the information in the article before Lavalizard101 made his edits. It is open-access and anyone can see what the "correct" cladogram is. Furthermore, the edits were made to a cladogram reporting the results of a specific phylogenetic analysis, which constitutes falsification of data. Lavalizard101 needs to add a second cladogram that demonstrates the results he is discussing, if one exists, rather than editing the cladogram from a study that does not show his results. Dinoguy2 (talk) 17:12, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- Waterwhale12 seems to be starting to stalk me that is twice now that he has made a comment on other users talk pages about edit wars that I have been involved in (always it seems that he tries to defend me even when i am in the wrong). Also FunkMonk I am not banned. Lavalizard101 (talk) 14:57, 15 March 2018 (UTC) Further I have a suspicion that I may know him in real life, will ask him to stop doing this if my suspicion is correct but if he does not listen then I am happy for you to warn him and block him if necessary. Lavalizard101 (talk)
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Why Doliosauriscus became a redirect of the Titanophoneus? According to the page's history you made the redirect. Regards. DenesFeri (talk) 08:00, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you for all the good work you've done on Dionysus. I've been meaning to try and untangle things there but have felt daunted. A couple of issues though. I see that you've copied chunks of text from our articles on Zagreus and Iacchus. Those two articles (written mostly by me) use citations like "Nilsson, p. 202" with an associated entry in the "References" section:
- Nilsson, Martin, P., "Early Orphism and Kindred Religions Movements", The Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul., 1935), pp. 181–230. JSTOR 1508326
which gives the full bibliographic information for the cited sources. So when you copy such a citation you also need to copy the associated work in the "References" section. I will try to work on adding these, but any help / double checking you could do would be appreciated. The other thing is being consistent with BC/AD vs BCE/CE. This article has for some time now used BC/AD, so we should probably not change things. Again thanks for all the good work! Regards, Paul August ☎ 16:43, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi. Do you think you could expand the description section for T-rex like you did for Stego? A new article was published describing the largest specimen. LittleJerry (talk) 19:21, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
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[edit]With the addition of the infobox, you've put the triple-moon symbol at the top of the article. Although that symbol is well-established today, its history is rather obscure, and it either didn't exist in the first half of the 20th century, or was very little known during that time (see Talk:Triple Goddess (Neopaganism)#The symbol of the subject... AnonMoos (talk) 15:35, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
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[edit]Hello, can you update Stenonychosaurus-scale.png in Wikimedia Commons, please? In this image written that it's Troodon inequalis, but in fact it's Stenonychosaurus inequalis. – Hypsilophodon foxii (talk) 04:55, 11 September 2019 (UTC) Lol, i was going to ask the same thing--Bubblesorg (talk) 00:24, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi, I noticed that you did most of the work on Apatornis. According to the article and the sources used there, its taxonomic position is uncertain beyond being a likely member of Ornithurae; the taxobox uses the taxonomy template at Template:Taxonomy/Apatornis to show this relationship. However, there are also taxonomy templates at Template:Taxonomy/Apatornithiformes and Template:Taxonomy/Apatornithidae, which you set up, but which are not used in any taxobox. Are they needed? Peter coxhead (talk) 13:17, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
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