Talk:Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Miniature replicas

Miniature Megalosaurus

It seems some miniature versions of the sculptures were made at about the same time for educational purposes and spread around the world, as told in this blog post:[1] Perhaps worth a mention, Chiswick Chap? Sources can be found at the end of the blog post. We also seem to have a Commons photo of one of the small models. FunkMonk (talk) 16:20, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Go for it. By the way, talking of Megalosaurus, that article really should include the Dickens quote about M. waddling down the high street, it's highly relevant, and goes some way to explaining the odd shape of M. in this article too. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:20, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Chiswick Chap, I just got this[2] book, which is the most definitive account of the statues so far (hence my latest edit), and since this year is the 200th anniversary of the coinage of the name Dinosauria, there are various events planned[3][4], and I was thinking it would be fitting to get this article to FAC by adding missing stuff from the new book, due to the close association with the history of early dinosaur science. What do you think? As for the name "Geological Court", that is what it was referred to originally[5], and is so in the history section of the new book. FunkMonk (talk) 12:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Then use the citation to put the name in the main text, and then mention it in the lead. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:33, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

A citation won't be needed in the intro once the article is expanded accordingly with the new source and the names mentioned in the article body with citations. It was simply a preliminary edit to prepare for a larger overhaul, so what do you think about the rest of what i wrote? FunkMonk (talk) 14:01, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

OK, no worries. On the anniversary, yes, we could go for FAC. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:25, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Cool, now added and consolidated some of the citations to the new book and added Owen's original guide book. I can quite recommend the new book, by the way, it is written much more from a palaeontologist's/artist's perspective, so unlike earlier accounts, it appreciates the sculptures for how accurate they were for the time, rather than the rather moot point that they're inaccurate today. PrimalMustelid also has the book and would like to help with expansion. FunkMonk (talk) 00:41, 7 January 2024 (UTC)