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Your GA nomination of Oxalaia

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Your GA nomination of Spinosauridae

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Your GA nomination of Oxalaia

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Your GA nomination of Atlanticopristis

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DYK for Oxalaia

On 24 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oxalaia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at 12–14 metres (39–46 ft) in length, Oxalaia (artist's impression pictured) is the largest-known theropod dinosaur from Brazil? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oxalaia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Oxalaia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Your GA nomination of Atlanticopristis

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Spinosauridae

Hi there, would it be ok if I fail your Spinosauridae GAN for now, or are you up to working on it during the next time? People don't like to see nominations staying there for too long, and there is so much to do on this article. It can be renominated at any time once you are done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 14:34, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I didn't realise initially just how much work this article really needs. So of course you can fail it for now. A lot of information needs to be added anyways so it's going to be a while, but it'll be quite fun! Always a joy to work on spinosaurid articles. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 20:11, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

I was thinking it might be better to wait working on the family level article until having beefed up more of the genus articles, because by then you will also have a better overview of the general literature about the group. FunkMonk (talk) 18:28, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, that's what I decided on doing a while ago, (progress so far[1]) it's also helping me practice more on properly writing articles, and letting me get an idea for what sort of things to expect during GA/FA reviews. I'll be leaving Spinosauridae for last until I collect enough literature and get a feel for the history, classification issues, etc. of the various taxa. That way I'll have a better idea of what to look for and how to arrange it when the time comes (I'll be using the good article Tyrannosauridae as a reference for how I should preferably structure Spinosauridae). ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 18:57, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

This is generally what I'm hoping to end up with by the time I'm done:

Spinosauridae

12 articles

Baryonyx

Camarillasaurus

Cristatusaurus

Ichthyovenator

Irritator

Ostafrikasaurus

Oxalaia

Siamosaurus

Sigilmassasaurus

Spinosaurus

Suchomimus

Suchosaurus

Vallibonavenatrix

Some of these (like likely synonyms) will probably have to be merged, including Suchosaurus, Cristatusaurus, and "Sinopliosaurus" fusuiensis. Although I'm not sure about exactly which ones yet, going to have to look into the literature for that.

Looks good, I think Ichthyovenator might also be FA material, though? I don't think Suchosaurus and Cristatusaurus can ever be merged, since they are more widely considered dubious than synonyms. They don't have any diagnostic features, so it is impossible to say if they really are synonyms of something else or not. Plus, their names are older than their possible synonyms (Baryonyx and Suchomimus), so they would be the senior synonyms if that ever happened... FunkMonk (talk) 19:02, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the valuable info! Also, I'm not really sure what's going to happen with Ichthyovenator, since the paper on the new skeletal material has not been published. Therefore the article wouldn't be very comprehensive if we were missing those important details, perhaps I can request a copy of the paper from the author in the future, if it is not out by the time I start working on the article. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 19:10, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Or if you save it for last, it will probably take enough time for it to be published by then... It's even possible that more spinosaurid will be published in the meantime too... FunkMonk (talk) 19:21, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Oh, just noticed (while updating Baryonyx for WikiJournal) that at least Sales & Schultz 2017 found Cristatusaurus distinguishable from Suchomimus, so that makes it even less likely they will be unanimously synonymised... FunkMonk (talk) 05:00, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

I must've misunderstood the paper, I thought they said they weren't giving their opinion on whether or not it was valid. That they simply used it as a distinct OTU for "practical purposes" in their analysis? ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 05:11, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

They say it can be distinguished from Suchomimus, but say that further study should be done to determine whether this is of taxonomic significance or ontogeny: "Despite claims of Cristatusaurus as a nomen dubium, as well as some similarities between it and Suchomimus or even Baryonyx, we recognize some differences between them with possible taxonomic significance", and "Thus, future analyses on the validity of Cristatusaurus should also focus on the taxonomic significance of these differences in relation to Suchomimus". FunkMonk (talk) 05:15, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Ohhh, I see now. Thanks for the tip! I'm expanding Cristatusaurus now in prep for a GA-nomination soon. Figuring out how to sort this taxonomy mess while being careful to not violate WP:POV is a pain though... ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 05:38, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

The easiest way is to just chronologically summarise everything that has been published about it, without editorialising. If there is disagreement in the literature about something, just list who thinks what and why, without implying that either opinion is more valid than the other. FunkMonk (talk) 17:38, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Spinosauridae

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Oxalaia

Minor point

Regarding this diif, I understand 'whilst' is particular to Commonwealth English, whereas 'while' is universal to both varieties. According the MOS we should seek commonality. I shan't revert your change though. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 00:58, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't know while was used in both varieties, I thought it was only in American English. Thanks for that clarification, I shall change it back then, so everything's in accordance with the MoS. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 04:13, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Image placement question

Your edits were wonderful, and definitely helped clear up issues with flow, redundancy, and ambiguity I didn't know were there. My only question is about the image placement, it just seems very wonky now. Especially the Discovery and naming section, which now has an "image sandwich" that (correct me if I'm wrong) is against the MOS. Also, if section-top images go right, why isn't the one of the Spinosaurus jaw there as well? Dromaeosauroides and Paranthodon, two other FAs on dinosaurs known from skull scraps, have section top images on the left, and they seem just fine. It doesn't look to disrupt reading flow, aesthetic, or anything of the sort. Can you clear up this confusion? Thanks. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 04:13, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm glad the c/e is useful. I seem to have either misread or mis-remembered the image use policy; I'm uncertain where I read that images atop sections should be right-justified, so you may be correctly justifying them left; either that or the page(s) have been rewritten and that sentence removed. The relevant MOS page is Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images#How_to_place_an_image, which does say, "In most cases, images should be right justified on pages, which is the default placement. If an exception to the general rule is warranted, |left can be used:". Feel free to reformat them as you wish; I'm sorry for misleading you. Good luck with your planned FA nom. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 01:38, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

That's quite alright, we all make mistakes like that, no matter how long we've been on the site. Thanks for the clarification! ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 02:18, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi, Baffle gab1978, just saw this now, there was indeed once a guideline that discouraged images from being placed at left at the beginning of a section, but that was removed after a discussion[2] concluded it was pointless. FunkMonk (talk) 18:21, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Atlanticopristis

On 25 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atlanticopristis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the extinct sawfish Atlanticopristis (artist's impression pictured) had multiple barbs on both sides of its teeth? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atlanticopristis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Atlanticopristis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

I fixed the spinosaurus skull

So i fixed parts of it. This is not the final version. But go check the file and give me feedback.

Mirroring the side-on view along the z-axis does not improve matters at all. Unless you actually believe that the species had a cranium about as wide as a slice of bread, mandibles that consist of solid sausage-like slabs of bone, and some kind of wind tunnel where the eye sockets are supposed to be. Without detailed data of the complete skull, this cannot become usable. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 07:35, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

I brought this up on the image review page before and I have to concur with Elmidae. The model is at the moment just built on too little rigor and data to be appropriate for use. If you are having too much difficulty attempting to properly fix the skull, I suggest perhaps switching to a different project for now? We do not urgently need a skull model, besides, there are many other ways to contribute. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 08:09, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

also do you mean accurate in something like this i made. https://www.deviantart.com/liopurodon4x/art/Basilo-for-wikimediacommons-approval-752252974?ga_submit_new=10%3A1530419423&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1&ga_recent=1

I have to agree with FunkMonk on this (see the last comments here[3]), it's probably not a good idea for any user to attempt creation of a model fossil/skeleton in the first place, anything made by hand most likely has inaccuracies that can be misinterpreted by the viewer or mislead them. We should probably just stick with scanned fossil models created by palaeontologists.

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Ah, I see. Thank you, that is very useful information, it'll keep me from messing up more taxoboxes in the future! ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 20:18, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

I was working on some stuff

So I am going to make some paleoart on the nostril evolution on whales and how Nostrils moved up to become a blowhole. i will give you my progress. Please tell me if i have gotten anything wrong.

Oxalaia scheduled for TFA

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Precious

spinosauridae

Thank you for quality about the family of the Spinosauridae, such as Oxalaia, Baryonyx and Spinosaurus, adding your excellent illustrations, for "I'm happy with how much it has grown", - Wikidragon with more projects on am informative user page, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:08, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt To be honest I probably don't deserve this reward that much xD, the only one of those I got to good/featured status is Oxalaia, my work on Spinosauridae is just getting started really. But I appreciate the gesture anyways. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 16:00, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

I was encouraged to give it to people for their first DYK, and did it. Also, it's a prize from the cabal of the outcasts ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:32, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you today for Irritator, "a carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil, with one of the most peculiar namesakes for an extinct animal. It is my second FA nomination of a spinosaurid and, if it passes, will become Wikipedia's third spinosaur FA. I expanded and improved it over the course of nearly three months as part of a joint project, with FunkMonk's FAC of the contemporary Thalassodromeus, to pay tribute to the palaeontological fossils lost in the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro fire this year."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:17, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

A year ago, you were recipient no. 2003 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you today for Ichthyovenator, "on an unusual theropod dinosaur from Laos with undoubtedly one of the most bizarre anatomical structures known for any dinosaur, having two sails on its back. This is the first FA nomination for a dinosaur from southeast Asia and the fourth one for a spinosaur, in hopes of achieving a featured topic status for this unique family of prehistoric animals."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:41, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cristatusaurus

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Your GA nomination of Cristatusaurus

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Dinosaur barnstar

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		For your quest to improve spinosaur related articles, and to encourage you to continue, here's what appears to be a deformed tyrannosaur! FunkMonk (talk) 08:58, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, mate! I'll keep trying my best. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 18:48, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Irritator

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DYK for Cristatusaurus

On 5 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cristatusaurus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the name of the theropod dinosaur Cristatusaurus means "crested reptile", in reference to a thin sagittal crest located on top of its snout? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cristatusaurus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cristatusaurus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

A pie for you!

Great article creation in Varavudh Suteethorn! Keep it up! Please add categories if and when you get the time, though. Regards, SshibumXZ (talk · contribs). 06:10, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

What a delicious-looking pie! Thanks, SshibumXZ. I took a closer look and added more categories to the article. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 07:12, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

PaleoGeekSquared, thanks for adding more categories! Regards, SshibumXZ (talk · contribs). 09:44, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Irritator

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Irritator

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Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 22:50, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, Twofingered Typist! Your edits are much appreciated. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 05:06, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

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Thanks again for your help, Twofingered Typist! Bio articles will take some getting used to for me... ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 01:49, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

You're welcome. It really wasn't in too bad shape. Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Irritator

On 13 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Irritator, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Irritator (model pictured), a spinosaurid dinosaur, was named due to the frustration of palaeontologists who discovered that its skull had been covered with plaster by fossil dealers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Irritator. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Irritator), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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• Hi, PaleoGeekSquared, I saw you got off your break, welcome back! In the meantime, I saw two papers posted at the dinosaur mailing list about spinosaurs from Thailand which may help in the expansion of Siamosaurus, these:[4][5] FunkMonk (talk) 10:48, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, FunkMonk! Glad to be back. Yeah, I saw those two papers on Google Scholar recently, and am looking forward to reading and implementing them! It's been a good while though, so hopefully I haven't forgotten how to properly write and edit articles, haha. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 11:22, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

It's probably like biking, once you learn it, you supposedly never forget. Anyway, I'm sure I and others will keep an eye out! FunkMonk (talk) 11:29, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

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Siamosaurus

May I recommend you upload your Siamosaurus draft to mainspace? You seemed to have abandoned work on it, not editing for over a year, and seeing as it seems essentially complete and it orders of magnitude better than the live version, it seems a waste to have it lie around in your sandbox forever. Lusotitan (Talk | Contributions) 02:42, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi, Lusotitan! Sorry for the late reply, my life has been very busy for the past year and my laptop was unfortunately damaged. As a result, most of my projects (including those on Wikipedia) were postponed, as editing articles on mobile is rather tedious. Managed to get my laptop fixed recently however, and things are calming down, so hopefully I'll have more time to be active on the Wiki now. Gonna have a look over the draft later this evening to see if I need to make any fixes and then I'll publish it. Thanks for the reminder! Feels nice to be back. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 22:31, 28 January 2020 (UTC)

After putting it off for too long, just thought you'd like to know that the draft has been finally tweaked and moved to the article mainspace, Lusotitan. Though it still has some problems and lacks information from a few recent papers, so I'll be working on those issues soon before submitting it for GA review. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 00:52, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

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In appreciation

		The Featured Article Medal
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers who have shed sweat, tears, and probably blood in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status" Gog the Mild (talk) 21:12, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

In appreciation of the two articles you have brought to featured status, and of the fine job you have made of your current FAC. Keep them coming. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:12, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks so much, Gog the Mild! That's really encouraging, especially since I wasn't sure if my writing had gotten better or worse after such a long hiatus from the project. I'll keep 'em coming! ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 00:06, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

I don't know how it compares, but it is pretty good. Probably better than mine. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:47, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Siamosaurus

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Siamosaurus has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best of luck with the GAN.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:09, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

The edits look good. Many thanks Twofingered Typist! ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 20:22, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm always interested in how much can be learned from so little evidence. Twofingered Typist (talk) 12:39, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ichthyovenator

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DYK for Ichthyovenator

On 9 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ichthyovenator, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the spinosaurid dinosaur Ichthyovenator had two sails on its back? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ichthyovenator. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ichthyovenator), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Sun bear

Hi, I am a bit confused by your recent edit at Sun bear. As far as I know captions should end with a period unless they are incomplete sentences (per WP:CAPFRAG). Is there a guideline that includes short captions among the exceptions? Another editor made the same change earlier today but reverted it saying the rules might have been updated [6]. Cheers, Sainsf (t · c) 14:56, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't realize the guidelines for that had changed. Sorry for the confusion! I've restored the captions as they were, Sainsf, and will be doing updates to articles I've been working on based on this. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 15:51, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

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Ichthyovenator scheduled for TFA

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DYK for Siamosaurus

On 13 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Siamosaurus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Siamosaurus, a large bipedal carnivore from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand, is the first crocodilian-like dinosaur named from Asia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siamosaurus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Siamosaurus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Ankylorhiza

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:00, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for Siamosaurus, "on a mysterious genus of semiaquatic dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Thailand"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks!! ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 09:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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Spinosaur Size Comparison

Hi, sorry to bother you but would it be possible to get a size comparison of Suchomimus from your Spinosaur group comparison on it's own image. Thanks mikeDinomike123 (talk) 10:45, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

• You obviously saw the big news from the UK recently, and while adding info about that to the Baryonyx article, I came across your unfinished restoration[7] again, and wondered if it could maybe be retooled into one of the new genera (considering how many we already have of Baryonyx)? FunkMonk (talk) 14:38, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Hey FunkMonk! Long time no see. That's a good idea! I'd forgotten about that WIP (like so many others lol). But I'm probably not gonna finish it unfortunately. It's kinda incompatible with my current art style and there's a lot about the anatomy that really bugs me now. Would it be possible to use this sketch I did instead? (for Riparovenator) The filaments may be too speculative for Wikipedia so I could remove them, but anatomically is there anything else that would need modification if I were to put it up for review? ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 09:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Nice! I think you can put it up for review here. I wonder if it could twist the neck so far backwards? And if it would have had such a big chunk of feathers at the snout, obscuring the crest on the head, considering the crest was possibly itself used for display or similar? May also have hindered quick movements of the head when snapping for fish, not to mention vision when looking for fish in the water? But I think the rest of the feathers are ok, as they would not hinder such functions. FunkMonk (talk) 09:29, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Cool. I'll remove the snout feathers and see if maybe flipping the neck and head from right to left solves that problem, then put it up for review. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 10:14, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Mind you, I don't know if the neck position is even a problem, was just wondering! I think you could put it up for review with that posture. FunkMonk (talk) 10:17, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Gotcha! I'll leave the neck as it is then and see what everybody else thinks. ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 10:26, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! :) ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 09:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Dude, you made it!

Did you see the new paper describing Ceratosuchops and Riparovenator? Your Ichthyovenator silhouette is in one of the figures, and your name is credited! Congrats, dude! Miracusaurs (talk) 07:36, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch! I did notice that. Shame it was before I made my new skeletal and silhouette though haha, but I'm still happy about it! ▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 09:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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Four years!

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