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A fact from Progradungula barringtonensis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 October 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Australian spider Progradungula barringtonensis has been called a "ghost of Gondwana"?

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The result was: promoted by Launchballer talk 03:36, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Australian spider Progradungula barringtonensis has been called a Gondwanan "ghost"?

Source: Michalik et al. (2024) Article title and Discussion- Biogeography and conservation "However, the small range sizes and disjunct distributions of the three known Progradungula species support theidea that this spider genus is a relict. Progradungula might be an example of Gondwanan rainforest biota that has suffered major extinction and now survives only in a few sheltered habitats."

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Comment: nominated for the Oct 31 Halloween sets

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 361 past nominations.

Kev min § 16:31, 16 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough. Hook fact is interesting, supported in article. Spiders and ghosts are a perfect blend for Halloween. No close paraphrasing (Earwig shows 0%). Good to go! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:52, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Kevmin and Crisco 1492: Running Ctrl+F through the source, I can only see the word 'ghost' in the WP:HEADLINE, which isn't reliable.--Laun chba ller 18:07, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is the Specific wording of WP:Reliable that is violated? The wording of headline is specifically targeting news sources, not peer-reviewed publications. The article covers the "ghost" part in the sections I included here about relictual lineages and extinction events.--Kev min § 20:40, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]