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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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:09, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Cristatusaurus

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Illustrated jaw bones of adult and juvenile Cristatusaurus
Illustrated jaw bones of adult and juvenile Cristatusaurus
  • ... that the name of the theropod dinosaur Cristatusaurus (fossils pictured) means "crested reptile", in reference to a thin sagittal crest located on top of its snout? Source: "Etymology: Cristatus: crested (Latin). Sauros: (Greek) lizard/reptile." "Premaxilla short, strongly ‘hooked’ in lateral profile, increases in height posteriorly. Dorsal surface narrows into crest posteriorly." [1]

Improved to Good Article status by PaleoGeekSquared (talk). Self-nominated at 02:02, 28 September 2018 (UTC).

  • Comment Looks long enough & well-sourced. I find the hook a bit unclear, tho: the article says it may be a nomen dubium, which suggests mis-identification; the hook implies something a bit different (& stronger?). And IMO the hook has an appeal more to specialists than a general audience; a change to "mis-identified" (or something similar) might broaden that. TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 02:51, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
Trekphiler Yeah, I was unsure about what to come up with for the hook, since it's a rather obscure and fragmentary taxon. I've rewritten it to stick with the "safe option" then, which is the creature's etymology. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 18:38, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Full review needed now that hook has been updated. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:08, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi PaleoGeekSquared. Article promoted to GA on 27 September and hasn't previously featured on DYK; article is well written and cited throughout to reliable sources; I can't access many of the sources but happy to AGF no copyright violations from them based on the standing of the editor; the hook fact is interesting enough, I added a citation immediately after it to comply with the DYK rules; I cannot access the source cited but happy to AGF that it supports the fact; image is freely licensed but I don't think it adds much at this scale; no QPQ needed as only two prior DYKs. Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 07:32, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing! I've swapped the previous image out for the diagram at the start of the description section, since it's more informative and a lot more clear at this size. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 07:57, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
Cheers PaleoGeekSquared. New image is freely licensed, I will AGF that it contains no original research - Dumelow (talk) 09:07, 18 October 2018 (UTC)