Talk:Gigantopithecus/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Starsandwhales (talk · contribs) 19:34, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello! I'll be reviewing your article over the next few days. starsandwhales (talk) 19:34, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure, but would it be clearer to say that it is hypothesized that the bones were eaten by porcupines (rather than likely eaten by porcupines)?
 * I mean it's not controversial, there are gnawing marks on tooth roots. The source says "Based on the rarity of bones in relation to the preponderance of isolated teeth and the presence of extensive rodent gnawing on tooth roots, it appears that the primary accumulating agent in the southern Chinese cave sites were porcupines"  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 20:38, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Is there a reason why the discussion about whether it was a human ancestor phased out?
 * added  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 20:38, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * The information on peptide sequencing is good and it's clear on how that shows the relations between various apes. However it's unclear to be how the teeth were dated and how the timeframe of the last common ancestor is calculated.
 * added  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 20:38, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * So far everything up to Description is well written.
 * I've been told not to link to scientists that don't have articles yet.
 * really? I feel like I do that pretty often  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 23:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I checked WP:RED, and the links to non-notable people should be removed. You can keep the links for people who have articles other languages, but if someone doesn't have any secondary sources written about them then you should remove the link. starsandwhales (talk) 23:36, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 01:04, 25 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Link pongine/ponginae
 * Ponginae is already linked in Classification  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 23:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok starsandwhales (talk) 23:36, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Is there a template for dental formulas?
 * added. By the way, the source referred to them as P3 and P4 instead of P1 and P2 and I'm not entirely certain why. Should I say "first and second premolars" instead of "third and fourth premolars"?  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 23:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * How were you able to tell that the source was actually talking about P1 and P2? I'm not an expert so I'm not sure, but if that would make this article more consistent with other articles about early apes, then you should make the change. starsandwhales (talk) 23:36, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * They show pictures of the mandible with teeth which clearly show 2 premolars, never mention P1 and P2, and (this makes it the most obvious) they say "both lower premolars" or "both upper premolars" sometimes  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 00:06, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I think you should follow convention. 00:28, 25 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starsandwhales (talk • contribs)
 * I guess it's standard to use P3 and P4 because apes lost 2 premolars  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 01:04, 25 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Should "generalist diet" instead link to Generalist and specialist species?
 * yeah  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 23:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Why is the hypothesis of the hoofed animals being dragged in not considered viable?
 * added  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 23:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Everything is well written

Everything looks good! starsandwhales (talk) 01:42, 25 April 2020 (UTC)