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Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar

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This topic covers all of Madagascar's ancient mammalian fauna, including the oldest mammal with modern-type teeth, a member of one of the weirdest groups of extinct mammals, a broken tooth that can't quite be identified, and some interesting to highly interesting fossils that haven't been described in detail yet and that are therefore covered only in the main article. This is a good topic nomination, but I intend to bring enough articles to FA status to eventually make this a featured topic. Thanks go to Visionholder, Airplaneman, and Sasata (twice), who did the GA reviews for the four articles. Ucucha 19:47, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~Low~~ Support - well done, but a topic image would help. igordebraga ≠ 01:26, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I've asked for an image of Ambondro to be released and will do the same for the two others. Thanks for the support. Ucucha 05:59, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've now added the image the discoverers of Ambondro were kind enough to release. Ucucha 20:00, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Main article implies that at least 6 species are known. Yet asides from the three here, there is only another mention of "nearly complete, articulated skeleton of an immature, cat-sized mammal that has not yet been fully described" in 2000. It appears that the mammal with the most remains known does not even have a separate article. I would be weary to support a topic which alludes to having at least 6 members, one of which I could not find a clear description in the main article, and another one which has remained "undescribed" since 2000. 18.111.55.86 (talk) 00:53, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- It's not unusual for such things to happen in biology; I'm currently describing some new species on the basis of material collected in the 1960s. The main article lists everything that has been published and summarizes information on the three species that have been fully described. I assume they are still preparing and describing the articulated skeleton, or perhaps waiting for Nature or Science reviewers—but there is no point in making a separate article on it now, as all available information is covered by the paragraph in the main article. I will, of course, write a full article on this animal as soon as its description has been published. Ucucha 07:27, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support an interesting scientific read. Sandman888 (talk) ^{Latest PR} 13:58, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Courcelles 09:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good work. Gage (talk) 20:40, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Close with consensus to promote. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 03:48, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]