The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelidtalk 01:34, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
... that while the only fossil of Allenbya holmesae was found by Beverley Burlingame, the new species was named for her mother instead? Source: Archibald & Cannings (2022) Etymology section "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname Holmes, the maiden name of the late Ms. Dorothy Bradbeer of Agriculture Canada, mother of Beverley Burlingame, the collector and donor of the holotype, who instilled in her as a youth a love of insects and fossils."
ALT1: ... that the fossil insect Allenbya holmesae was named after the finder's mother's maiden name? Source: Archibald & Cannings (2022) Etymology section "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname Holmes, the maiden name of the late Ms. Dorothy Bradbeer of Agriculture Canada, mother of Beverley Burlingame, the collector and donor of the holotype, who instilled in her as a youth a love of insects and fossils."
Overall: Everything looks good on my end! Earwig detects no copyvio and DYKcheck lines up with what was stated on the nomination. Great job on this article! Cheers! Ornithoptera (talk) 20:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
Everything looks good on my end! Earwig detects no copyvio and DYKcheck lines up with what was stated on the nomination. Great job on this article! Cheers! Ornithoptera (talk) 20:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)