Template:Did you know nominations/Charlotte whale

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Charlotte whale

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• ... that a whale found in western Vermont "helped solidify the glacial theory of New England"? Source: "... So this whale, the mammoth that was found and Louis Agassiz’s participation in the project was the thing that made science look at New England and say there’s really no other way that these features could be formed than massive glacial activity. So that helped solidify the glacial theory of New England," says Howe.
  • ALT1:... that Vermont's state marine fossil advanced the study of climate history of New England? Source: Ibid.; state marine fossil: § 509. State fossil - The state fossil shall be the white whale fossilized skeleton at the University of Vermont's Perkins Geology Museum. (Added 1993, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 6, 1993.) Vt. law: [1]
  • ALT2:... that the Charlotte whale was described as having "warts ... backward facing bones and [a] mismanaged skull"? Source: "... But we decided that it’s more important as a historical specimen than as an anatomical specimen. So it’s always remained with its warts and backward facing bones and mismanaged skull,” Howe said.

• Reviewed: Little Miss P

Moved to mainspace by Daß Wölf (talk). Self-nominated at 14:37, 9 December 2019 (UTC).

• Is there a reason to not use our own wording for the first hook? I really like the concept it's pointing to, but don't understand why we can't say something like

• ALT3 ... that a whale found in western Vermont presented further evidence of New England's glacial theory?

• thoughts @Daß Wölf:? — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 17:46, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

@Coffee: Sure, that's fine AFAIK. I was trying to avoid being too repetitive but I guess it came off a little awkward. Daß Wölf 17:05, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Can I get another reviewer to look at ALT3 (as I added that hook) and the article? From the review I did this appears gtg by DYK standards. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 06:14, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Alt3 seems just accurate enough, as the source kind of suggests Agassiz' theory was not exactly popular. Article passes, and hooks all interesting; QPQ done. Kingsif (talk) 02:06, 22 December 2019 (UTC)