Template:Did you know nominations/Acer stonebergae, Acer toradense, Acer washingtonense

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The result was: promoted by Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 23:33, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Acer stonebergae, Acer toradense, Acer washingtonense

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• Acer stonebergae
• Acer toradense
• Acer washingtonense

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• ... that the extinct maple section Torada is only known from the three Eocene species A. stonebergae, A. toradense, and A. washingtonense?

• Reviewed: Cypripedium passerinum

Created/expanded by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 13:41, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

• I am trying to verify the hook and am befuddled by the ref. Torada is not in this ref. What am I looking for?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:44, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Section Torada is covered on page's 22 and 27 and in detail on 68-70 where the section and species type descriptions are.--Kevmin § 17:55, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

• Oh. I was confused by the link. The actual source is offline. This is just s summary of the source as I understand it. Please remove the link. I went there looking for the fact.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:30, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

• Links to abstracts of biology/paleontology papers which are offline are preferred to not having any link.--Kevmin § 19:31, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
• WP:AGF for offline sources.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:39, 18 November 2011 (UTC)