Talk:Istiodactylus/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:37, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

I'll take a look...you know the drill. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:37, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, I didn't expect the GA review to come any time soon, so I have some issues from the copy-edit that I need to fix up! Will do it now. FunkMonk (talk) 14:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Wondering why you're using mm instead of cm in article...

That's what the sources do, but I can see it may be a bit confusing for most readers... Changed to cm. FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

The skull was relatively short and broad compared to most other pterosaurs - looks odd as you've said it was elongated in the sentence before. Also "skull" appears in 3 consecutive sentences, though might be unavoidable...

Removed "elongated" and merged two related sentences (which snipped one "skull"). FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Anything we can add on climate to the Palaeoecology section?

Not from the sources I found (I think), but I'll take a look. FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Sources which may be helpful: [1][2] Lythronaxargestes (talk) 17:00, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Wow, thanks, that's pretty perfect! Wonder why I haven't found those. By the way, know any papers that list the animals in the Vectis Formation, Lythronaxargestes? Haven't been able to find any, and Istiodactylus is also known from there... FunkMonk (talk) 18:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

No luck. I assume it's not as well-studied as the Wealden and Wessex. The 2001 Martill & Naish IoW field guide may be helpful in this regard, but it's evidently quite difficult to access. Lythronaxargestes (talk) 19:19, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Alright. Climate and plant info now added! FunkMonk (talk) 19:24, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Reads well. Will have another look tomorrow. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:45, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, answered some things above (and fixed issues form copy-edit). If everything goes well, we'll have our first pterosaur FAC soon... FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

okay. will read through again soon. It's Sunday morning here and a few chores beckon....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:46, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Also, Earwig's copyvio clear. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:04, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

1. Well written?:

Prose quality: - only slight quibble is why "rediscovered" is in quotation marks, but not a deal-breaker.

Manual of Style compliance:

2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:

References to sources:

Citations to reliable sources, where required:

No original research:

3. Broad in coverage?:

Major aspects:

Focused:

4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:

Fair representation without bias:

5. Reasonably stable?

No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:

Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

Overall:

Pass or Fail: nice read/well done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:02, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 10:54, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

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