Might as well make myself more versed in eurypterid anatomy and such right ;) I'll start looking over the article here soon. IJReid{{
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Description
I would highly recommend using the {{convert}} template whenever there are measurements, as it converts easily and automatically between metric and imperial and other odd units (long vs short vs tonne). If you need assistance with some aspects (like making square brackets for when the conversion is already within brackets) I can help
I normally have description of family/higher rank traits in the classification, but its up to you here
Figured since the pterygotids mostly look the same as each other and are arguably oversplit and as most readers might not know much about how eurypterid groups differ from each other in appearance it would be helpful to describe the group in general. Very little can be said that only pertains to Pterygotus in terms of how it would have looked like.
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19:20, 14 July 2018 (UTC)reply
Linked robust and claws. The "tooth" article only pertains to the teeth found in jaws, not the "teeth" on claws. Teeth may not be the best term here but it is what is used in papers pertaining to eurypterids. Not sure what to link here.
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19:20, 14 July 2018 (UTC)reply
As the telson being different is mentioned above the "Another feature ..." is redundant
Mentioning all the sizes in a separate section means they can be removed from the first paragraph, only the largest and smallest need to be mentioned in that paragraphIJReid{{
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"Middle Devonian P. gaspesiensis (1953, Canada)" as a Canadian I am mildly offended that the American species have their states/province listed but not the Canadian one, especially considering Canada is larger than the US
I apologize for this unfortunate slight against your nation but I'm going to have to blame the source used for only putting its location as "Canada". I have added in its location as the more precise "Quebec, Canada" based on another source.
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18:12, 16 July 2018 (UTC)reply
No discussion of P. carmani, P. cobbi, P. gaspesiensis, P. ludensis, ?P. formosus, P. nobilis, P. siemiradzkii
I think P. problematicus should also be discussed. I know that it has been considered a nomen vanum, but it is one more species that should have its own inclusion in the article, perhaps under the "Initial finds" section.
SuperΨDro18:36, 22 July 2018 (UTC)reply
I have added stuff on P. carmani, P. nobilis and P. siemiradzkii but I'm having trouble finding anything to go on for the rest other than descriptions of other species that state how they compare to some of their features. @
Super Dromaeosaurus: do you have any references for P. problematicus?
All species with the exception of P. formosus are now discussed in the article. It has proven inexplicably difficult to track down anything to go on for this one.
This paper posits that it was originally described in
this work, but as you can see this is a work that from a quick browsing through (
pdf version) obviously deals with plants almost entirely. Though Pterygotus is referenced in the beginning as occuring at the same localities as some of the plants I see no new species of it being described and as far as I have been able to see no mention of anything with the species name "formosus".
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14:30, 27 July 2018 (UTC)reply
With all the different species, maybe create some internal article links so if you click on "P. lightbodyi" in the "Further discoveries" it sends you down to the section where it is discussed?IJReid{{
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The ecology for all species aren't discussed, I'd recommend stating somewhere if species were found alone or otherwise simply state "_ lived alongside the same taxa as _" if there would be repetitionIJReid{{
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There appears to be photos of both the slab and counterslab of a single specimen, with identical captions. Perhaps a better unique image could be used there?IJReid{{
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