Talk:Titanokorys

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 21:37, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The paratype specimen of Titanokorys, a large anterior head sclerite

• ... that before it was formally named, the Cambrian radiodont Titanokorys was often nicknamed by paleontologists the "mothership" in reference to its large head resembling a spacecraft? Source: https://www.science.org/content/article/early-ocean-predator-was-giant-swimming-head
  • ALT1: ... that radiodonts, like Titanokorys ruled the seas of the Cambrian more then half a billion years ago? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8292756/
  • ALT2: ... that the relative rarity of the radiodont Titanokorys in the Marble canyon suggests that the deposits it is known from possibly represent the outermost edge of its distribution range in life? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424305/
  • ALT3: ... that the predatory stem-group arthropod Titanokorys might have used its large head (which made up half of its whole body length) to scoop up prey from the sea floor? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424305/
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This article received GA status three days ago, so I believe it can be nominated, and I did not review this article for GA status. The user who reviewed it was Dora the Axe-plorer.

Improved to Good Article status by Fossiladder13 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:06, 27 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

• Starting review--Kevmin § 18:47, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Article long enough and GA new enough. The first question I have Fossiladder13, is there any reference that actually uses the faux-nacular "Gaines' Titan Helmet"? If not it should be removed as an OR name. if there is, it needs to be cited.--Kevmin § 22:32, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ok @Kevmin:,, I have gotten the part fixed, is there anything else of note?.Fossiladder13 (talk) 02:28, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Its still problematic, as Caron & Moysiuk 2021 don't use the phrase "Titan Helmet". You've already provided an ample etymology section covering the sources for the name parts, there is no reason to introduce the OR faux-nacular.--Kevmin § 15:43, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kevmin: Gotcha, got that removed. Fossiladder13 (talk) 02:41, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As noted article long enough and GA approved recently. No policy issues are now identified. No copyvio issues are seen with the wiki mirror ignored. Alt1 is a preferable hook, being cited and verified. Alt0 is problematic, as the source does not support that paleontologists used those terms other than as shape descriptors, while the news article used the terms as nicknames for the radiodonts as a whole. looks good to go with Alt1.--Kevmin § 16:59, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Fossiladder13 and Kevmin: I'm not sure I want to go with ALT1 – it seems to be about radiodonts as a whole, rather than the bolded article. Is there a more tailored hook to be found? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 22:45, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Fossiladder13: The type description discusses the relative rarity of Titanokorys, and postulates on the possibility that the new Burgess shale exposures might represent the edge of the species range in life. That is a good section of information that could be added in and used for hooky material.--Kevmin § 23:33, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kevmin:, @Theleekycauldron: I added two new alternative hooks, how do these look?. Fossiladder13 (talk) 23:57, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, alt2 isnt quite accurate to the type description and its not actually covered in the article yet. Variation in spatial distribution might then have played a role in coexistence, with the relative rarity of Titanokorys in the Marble Canyon area possibly resulting from proximity to the edge of its range.

Alt3 is worded too definitively right now, both the type description and the Phys article clearly use "might" and other qualifiers.--Kevmin § 20:20, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kevmin:, I've made improvements to the two remaining DYK hooks, how do they look?. Fossiladder13 (talk) 03:11, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fossiladder13 Alt2 is good, it matches the Type desc now, the remaining problem is that its still not actually in the Titanokorys article. Alt3 is better, but seems overly verbose in its current form, it could be trimmed down to be more streamlined.--Kevmin § 14:10, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kevmin:, there ya go, added that part to the ecology section of the article, and shortened Alt3. Fossiladder13 (talk) 15:02, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Approve alt2 after massaging the certainty tone of the article.--Kevmin § 14:28, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kevmin:, ok what do we do now?. Fossiladder13 (talk) 15:20, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fossiladder13 At this point in the process, you and I are done with the nom, unless the promoter who moves the nomination to a prep queue has any questions or concerns and pings us.--Kevmin § 16:03, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]