Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Ambulocetus

Ambulocetus[edit]

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 3, 2021 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:55, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reconstructed skeleton

Ambulocetus natans is a species of early amphibious archaeocete cetacean from the Early Eocene Kuldana Formation in Pakistan, 48 or 47 million years ago. It is among the most completely known Eocene cetaceans, vital to the study of cetacean evolution and the transition from land to sea. Ambulocetus probably had a long, broad, and powerful snout, and eyes near the top of the head. It may have hunted like a crocodile, waiting near the water's surface and ambushing large mammals, using the jaws to clamp onto and drown or thrash prey. It may have swum like a river otter, alternating beats of the hind limbs while keeping the forelimbs tucked in for most of its propulsive power, simultaneously undulating the torso and tail. It had four functional limbs and may have walked much like a sea lion. It possibly had webbed feet and lacked a tail fluke. It lived in a hot, coastal swamp probably in a river mouth. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): Steller's sea cow September 2, 2017
Main editors: User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk
Promoted: April 26, 2021
Reasons for nomination: I believe this is only the 3rd extinct marine mammal to get to FA (along with Livyatan and Steller's sea cow), and is certainly the first marine mammal article to get to FA in quite some time
Support as nominator. User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 07:26, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, are we allowed to break up text into paragraphs in TFA blurbs? Panini!^🥪 11:53, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 16:47, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Great article. Very TFA-worthy. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:30, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]