Jump to content

Talk:Megaherbivore: Difference between revisions

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tag: Reverted
No edit summary
Tag: Reverted
Line 49: Line 49:
*''[[Anthracotherium]]'' †
*''[[Anthracotherium]]'' †
*''[[Apatosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Apatosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Archaeopotamus]]'' †
*''[[Archelon]]'' †
*''[[Archelon]]'' †
*''[[Argentinosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Argentinosaurus]]'' †
Line 71: Line 72:
*''[[Decennatherium]]'' †
*''[[Decennatherium]]'' †
*''[[Deinotherium]]'' †
*''[[Deinotherium]]'' †
*''[[Desmotylus]]'' †
*''[[Dicynodont]]'' †
*''[[Dicynodont]]'' †
*''[[Drazinderetes]]'' †
*''[[Drazinderetes]]'' †
Line 83: Line 85:
*[[Kubanochoerus|Giant unicorn pig]] † (''Kubanochoerus gigas'')
*[[Kubanochoerus|Giant unicorn pig]] † (''Kubanochoerus gigas'')
*''[[Gigantatypus]]'' †
*''[[Gigantatypus]]'' †
*''[[Gigantohyrax]]'' †
*''[[Giraffatitan]]'' †
*''[[Giraffatitan]]'' †
*''[[Giraffokeryx]]'' †
*''[[Giraffokeryx]]'' †
*''[[Granastrapotherium]]'' †
*''[[Gomphotherium]]'' †
*''[[Gomphotherium]]'' †
*''[[Hesperotestudo]]'' †
*''[[Hesperotestudo]]'' †
*''[[Hilarcotherium]]'' †
*''[[Hulitherium]]'' †
*''[[Hulitherium]]'' †
*''[[Hypohippis]]'' †
*''[[Hypsibema]]'' †
*''[[Hypsibema]]'' †
*''[[Iguanacolossus]]'' †
*''[[Iguanacolossus]]'' †
Line 102: Line 108:
*''[[Mamenchisaurus]]'' †
*''[[Mamenchisaurus]]'' †
*''[[Matheronodon]]'' †
*''[[Matheronodon]]'' †
*''[[Megacerops]]'' †
*''[[Megalohyrax]]'' †
*''[[Megahippus]]'' †
*''[[Megahippus]]'' †
*''[[Moropus]]'' †
*''[[Moropus]]'' †
Line 112: Line 120:
*''[[Ouranosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Ouranosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Pachyrhinosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Pachyrhinosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Palaeoparadoxia]]'' †
*''[[Paraceratherium]]'' †
*''[[Paraceratherium]]'' †
*''[[Parasaurolophus]]'' †
*''[[Parasaurolophus]]'' †
*''[[Parastrapotherium]]'' †
*''[[Patagosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Patagosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Pentasaurus]]'' †
*''[[Pentasaurus]]'' †
Line 130: Line 140:
*''[[Stegodon]]'' †
*''[[Stegodon]]'' †
*''[[Stegosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Stegosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Stegotetrabelodon]]'' †
*''[[Styracosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Styracosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Stupendemys]]'' †
*''[[Stupendemys]]'' †
Line 136: Line 147:
*''[[Titanoceratops]]'' †
*''[[Titanoceratops]]'' †
*''[[Titanochelon]]'' †
*''[[Titanochelon]]'' †
*''[[Titanohyrax]]'' †
*''[[Therizinosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Therizinosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Torosaurus]]'' †
*''[[Torosaurus]]'' †
Line 175: Line 187:
*[[Common tsessebe]] (''Alcelaphus lunatus'')
*[[Common tsessebe]] (''Alcelaphus lunatus'')
*[[Common warthog]] (''Phacochoerus africanus'')
*[[Common warthog]] (''Phacochoerus africanus'')
*[[Cross River gorilla]] (''Gorilla gorilla diehli'')
*[[Crawshay's zebra]] (''Equus quagga crawsayi'')
*[[Crawshay's zebra]] (''Equus quagga crawsayi'')
*[[Desert warthog]] (''Phacochoerus aethiopicus'')
*[[Desert warthog]] (''Phacochoerus aethiopicus'')
Line 193: Line 206:
*[[Hippopotamus]] (''Hippopotamus amphibius'')
*[[Hippopotamus]] (''Hippopotamus amphibius'')
*''[[Hippopotamus gorgops]]'' †
*''[[Hippopotamus gorgops]]'' †
[[Image:African_Elephant_(Loxodonta_africana)_male_(17289351322).jpg|thumb|right|[[African elephant]] bull Kruger National Park savannah]]
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Impala]] (''Aepyceros melampus'')
*[[Impala]] (''Aepyceros melampus'')
Line 198: Line 212:
*[[Kordofan giraffe]] (''Giraffa cameleopardalis antiquorum'')
*[[Kordofan giraffe]] (''Giraffa cameleopardalis antiquorum'')
*[[Lechwe]] (''Kobus leche'')
*[[Lechwe]] (''Kobus leche'')
*[[Lowland gorilla]] (''Gorilla graueri beringei'')
*[[Maneless zebra]] (''Equus quagga borensis'')
*[[Maneless zebra]] (''Equus quagga borensis'')
*[[Masai giraffe]] (''Giraffa cameleopardalis tippleskirchi'')
*[[Masai giraffe]] (''Giraffa cameleopardalis tippleskirchi'')
*[[Mountain gorilla]] (''Gorilla beringei beringei'')
*[[Mountain nyala]] (''Tragelaphus buxtoni'')
*[[Mountain nyala]] (''Tragelaphus buxtoni'')
*[[Mountain zebra]] (''Equus zebra'')
*[[Mountain zebra]] (''Equus zebra'')
Line 221: Line 237:
*[[Waterbuck]] (''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'')
*[[Waterbuck]] (''Kobus ellipsiprymnus'')
*[[West African giraffe]] (''Giraffa cameleopardalis peralta'')
*[[West African giraffe]] (''Giraffa cameleopardalis peralta'')
*[[Western lowland gorilla]] (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'')
*[[White rhinoceros]] (''Ceratotherium simum'')
*[[White rhinoceros]] (''Ceratotherium simum'')
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
Line 258: Line 275:
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*''[[Diprotodon]]'' †
*''[[Diprotodon]]'' †
*[[Common wombat]] (''Vomabtus ursinus'')
*[[Emu]] (''Dromaius novahollandiae'')
*[[Emu]] (''Dromaius novahollandiae'')
*[[Giant Koala]] † (''Phascolarctos stitorni'')
*[[Giant Koala]] † (''Phascolarctos stitorni'')
Line 263: Line 281:
*''[[Meiolania]]'' †
*''[[Meiolania]]'' †
*''[[Ninjemys]]'' †
*''[[Ninjemys]]'' †
*[[Northern hairy-nosed wombat]] (''Lasiorhinus krefttii'')
*''[[Palorchestes]]'' †
*''[[Palorchestes]]'' †
*''[[Procoptodon]]'' †
*''[[Procoptodon]]'' †
*[[Red kangaroo]] (''Osphranter rufus'')
*[[Red kangaroo]] (''Osphranter rufus'')
*[[Southern Cassowary]] (''Casuarius casuarius'')
*[[Southern Cassowary]] (''Casuarius casuarius'')
*[[Southern hairy-nosed wombat]] (''Lasiorhinus latrifons'')
*[[Western grey kangaroo]] (''Macropus fuliginosus'')
*[[Western grey kangaroo]] (''Macropus fuliginosus'')
*''[[Zygomaturus]]'' †
*''[[Zygomaturus]]'' †
Line 284: Line 304:
*[[Bharal]] (''Pseudois nayaur'')
*[[Bharal]] (''Pseudois nayaur'')
*[[Blackbuck]] (''Antilocapra cervicapra'')
*[[Blackbuck]] (''Antilocapra cervicapra'')
*[[Bornean orangutan]] (''Pongo pygmaeus'')
*[[Buru Babirusa]] (''Babyroussa babyrussa'')
*[[Buru Babirusa]] (''Babyroussa babyrussa'')
*[[Carpathian wisent]] † (Bison bonansus hungarorum'')
*[[Caucasian moose]] † (''Alces alces caucasicus'')
*[[Caucasian wisent]] † (''Bison bonansus caucasicus'')
*[[Chamois]] (''Rupicapra rupicapra'')
*[[Chamois]] (''Rupicapra rupicapra'')
*[[Chinkara]] (''Gazella bennetti'')
*[[Chinkara]] (''Gazella bennetti'')
Line 299: Line 323:
*[[Cervalces latifrons|Giant Moose]] † (''Cervalces latifrons'')
*[[Cervalces latifrons|Giant Moose]] † (''Cervalces latifrons'')
*[[Giant muntjac]] (''Muntjac vuquangensis'')
*[[Giant muntjac]] (''Muntjac vuquangensis'')
*''[[Gigantopithecus]]'' †
*[[Goa]] (''Procapra picticauda'')
*[[Goa]] (''Procapra picticauda'')
*[[Indian aurochs]] † (''Bos taurus namadicus'')
*[[Indian aurochs]] † (''Bos taurus namadicus'')
Line 346: Line 371:
*''[[Stephanorhinus]]'' †
*''[[Stephanorhinus]]'' †
*[[Steppe mammoth]] † (''Mammuthus trogontherii'')
*[[Steppe mammoth]] † (''Mammuthus trogontherii'')
*[[Sumatran orangutan]] (''Orangutan abelii'')
*[[Sumatran rhinoceros]] (''Dicerorhinus sumatraensis'')
*[[Sumatran rhinoceros]] (''Dicerorhinus sumatraensis'')
*[[Syrian wild ass]] † (''Equus hemonius hemippus'')
*[[Syrian wild ass]] † (''Equus hemonius hemippus'')
*[[Takin]] (''Budorcas saxicolor'')
*[[Takin]] (''Budorcas saxicolor'')
*[[Tapanuli orangutan]] (''Orangutan tapanuliensis'')
*[[Tibetan antelope]] (''Pantholops hodgsoni'')
*[[Tibetan antelope]] (''Pantholops hodgsoni'')
*[[Tamaraw]] (''Bubalis mindoroensis'')
*[[Tamaraw]] (''Bubalis mindoroensis'')
Line 365: Line 392:
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Aldabra giant tortoise]] (''Aldabrachelys gigantea'')
*[[Aldabra giant tortoise]] (''Aldabrachelys gigantea'')
*''[[Archaeoindris]]'' †
*[[Domed Mauritius giant tortoise]] † (''Cylindraspis triserrata'')
*[[Domed Mauritius giant tortoise]] † (''Cylindraspis triserrata'')
*[[Elephant bird]] † (''Aepyornis maximus'')
*[[Elephant bird]] † (''Aepyornis maximus'')
*[[Galápagos tortoise]] (''Geochelone nigra'')
*[[Galápagos tortoise]] (''Geochelone nigra'')
*[[Indri]] (''Indri indri'')
*[[Japanese serow]] (''Capricornis crispus'')
*[[Japanese serow]] (''Capricornis crispus'')
*[[Javan rhinoceros]] (''Rhinceros sondaicus'')
*[[Javan rhinoceros]] (''Rhinceros sondaicus'')
Line 373: Line 402:
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Moa-nalo]] †
*[[Moa-nalo]] †
*''[[Megaladapsis]]'' †
*[[North Island giant moa]] † (''Dinornis novaezealandiae'')
*[[North Island giant moa]] † (''Dinornis novaezealandiae'')
*''[[Palaepropithecus]]'' †
*[[Rodrigues giant tortoise]] † (''Cylindraspis indica'')
*[[Rodrigues giant tortoise]] † (''Cylindraspis indica'')
*[[Sambar deer]] (''Rusa timorensis'')
*[[Sambar deer]] (''Rusa timorensis'')
Line 442: Line 473:
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Asian sheephead wrasse]] (''Semicossyphus reticulatus'')
*[[Dugong]] (''Dugong dugons'')
*[[Dugong]] (''Dugong dugons'')
*[[Flatback sea turtle]] (''Natator depressus'')
*[[Flatback sea turtle]] (''Natator depressus'')
*[[Great parrotfish humphead]] (''Bolbometopon muricatum'')
*[[Green sea turtle]] (''Chelonia mydas'')
*[[Green sea turtle]] (''Chelonia mydas'')
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
Line 450: Line 483:
*[[Loggerhead sea turtle]] (''Caretta caretta'')
*[[Loggerhead sea turtle]] (''Caretta caretta'')
*[[Olive ridley sea turtle]] (''Lepidochelys olivacea'')
*[[Olive ridley sea turtle]] (''Lepidochelys olivacea'')
*[[Rainbow parrotfish]] (''Scarus guacamaia'')
*[[Steller's sea cow]] † (''Hydrodamlis gigas'')
*[[Steller's sea cow]] † (''Hydrodamlis gigas'')
*[[West Indian manatee]] (''Tricherus manatus'')
*[[West Indian manatee]] (''Tricherus manatus'')

Revision as of 19:22, 25 July 2024

Aiming to improve the article

Let's talk about what to add, fix or improve about this page. 20 upper (talk) 23:19, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Megafauna

You should ensure whatever you have here is in alignment with what's at Megafauna. For instance, that the category isn't locked at being 1000kg and larger, but rather a lower weight of as low as 46 kg. Keep consistencies like this in mind as you gather your information and do your writing. Also, that article is a great source of reference material as well. - UtherSRG (talk) 00:59, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This draft is in perfect alignment with the article Megafauna. In that article they said an animal that is 46 kg or more is considered to be a Megafauna not a Megaherbivore. Megaherbivores are a very large type of Megafauna and the largest herbivores on Earth. 20 upper (talk) 04:08, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's not what it says. While megaherbivores are a type of megafauna, it is just a subgroup based on diet, not based on size. UtherSRG (talk) 16:56, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Page numbers

20 upper thanks for the page numbers here. But a problem/question:

Owen-Smith is cited 6 times in the article:

  • a b c d e f Owen-Smith, R. Norman (1988). Megaherbivores: The Influence of Very Large Body Size on Ecology. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-521-42637-4.

Ray is cited 3 times in the article:

  • a b c Ray, Justina; Redford, Kent H.; Steneck, Robert; Berger, Joel (2013-04-09). Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity. Island Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-59726-609-3.

When you are citing books, or multiple page numbers in a journal article, using cite templates can be cumbersome. Are all six instances of Owen-Smith found on page 1, and are all three instances of Ray found on page 87? If the page numbers are different on each instance cited, you can use instead the {{rp}} template to specify page numbers, or you can switch to the sfn method of citing (see for example Palladian architecture for sfns in action). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:26, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PS, at this stage, my recommendation would be to use the rp template, as learning sfn might be more than you want to take on right now. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:27, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
20 upper now you're cooking with gas on page numbers. I did not flag them all, but I see you have the gist now; there are more. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:59, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Example lists

Do we need these? I find them excessive. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That somehow slipped under my radar; I'll be reverting the IP's edits shortly. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 16:54, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! - UtherSRG (talk) 20:04, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Examples of Megaherbivore

Pre-pleistocene megaherbivore

African megaherbivore

South American megaherbivore

Australian megaherbivore

Main article:

Further information: Australian megafauna

Eurasian megaherbivore

Islands megaherbivore

Arctic megaherbivore

North American megaherbivore

Marine megaherbivore

Domestic megaherbivore

Hybrids megaherbivore

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Megaherbivore&oldid=1236635613"