Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Catopsbaatar/archive1

TFA blurb review

Catopsbaatar was a rodent-like mammal in the order Multituberculata that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 72 million years ago. The first fossils were collected in the early 1970s, and the species received its own genus (Catopsbaatar, Greek and Mongolian for "visible hero") in 1994. Five skulls, one molar, and one skeleton with a skull are known. The skull of Catopsbaatar was up to 70 mm (2.8 in) long, heavy-set and wide, with the zygomatic arches strongly expanded to the sides. The ankles had spurs like those of the male platypus and echidna, but apparently without the platypus's venom canal. The spurs of Catopsbaatar and other Mesozoic mammals may have been used for protection against theropod dinosaurs and other predators. Like other members of its order, this species probably gave live birth, and the presence of hair indicates it was warmblooded. Its fossils were found in the Red Beds of Hermiin Tsav and the Barun Goyot Formation in Mongolia. (Full article...)

Pinging FunkMonk; we're doing blurbs for articles promoted at FAC in June, July and August 2018. Thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 01:08, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Looks good, I'd mention it was a multituberculate in the first sentence, though, now that is buried pretty deep. It is as important as saying a kangaroo is a marsupial. FunkMonk (talk) 01:12, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, done. - Dank (push to talk) 01:30, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Trimming a little bit. - Dank (push to talk) 13:41, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I think the geological age is more important than the date in years, though. FunkMonk (talk) 13:44, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

This is the problem. Thoughts? - Dank (push to talk) 13:47, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Changed to "epoch" per discussion. - Dank (push to talk) 13:59, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Btw, "late in the Cretaceous Period" would work for me too, provided (as always) that it doesn't generate controversy at TFA. - Dank (push to talk) 15:52, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I think the current wording is probably as precise as it can get, which is probably a good thing. FunkMonk (talk) 16:01, 29 April 2020 (UTC)