Talk:Gorgonopsia/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 16:01, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll get to this in the next few days. -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:01, 7 January 2021 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * * Lead:
 * Lead:
 * To avoid losing your readers - perhaps add a date range at the end of "from the Middle to Upper Permian."
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * * Lead:
 * Lead:
 * To avoid losing your readers - perhaps add a date range at the end of "from the Middle to Upper Permian."
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Description:
 * "and an overall elongate shape" ... reads a bit odd to me, perhaps "and an overall elongated shape"? if this is a specific biological term we should probably link it so that the specialized meaning is presented.
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "The braincase was also rather reptilian, being comparatively smaller and not as thick." "smaller" and "not as" imply comparison, but what are we comparing TO? If there's something we're comparing to, we need to mention it, otherwise we should go with "The braincase was also rather reptilian, being comparatively small and not very thick."
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "is related to the vestibulo–ocular reflex (stablise gaze while moving the head)" the parenthetical phrase is poorly attached to the rest ... perhaps "is related to the vestibulo–ocular reflex (which stablises the gaze while moving the head)"?
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * The sentence/pararaph beginning "Like other Permian therapsids..." is insanely long and convoluted. Perhaps: "Like other Permian therapsids, gorgonopsians had developed several mammalian characteristics. These included a parasagittal gait where the limbs were vertically oriented and moved parallel to the spine as opposed to the sprawling gait of amphibians and earlier synapsids. Because of the gait changes, there was a reduction in tail size and phalangeal formula[7] (the number of joints per digit, which was 2.3.4.5.3 like reptiles[3]). Other developments included a fibrous lamellar cortical bone, a temporal fenestra (a hole on the temporal bone), deeply-set teeth, and a secondary palate (which separates the mouth from the nasal cavity, but gorgonopsians may not have had this).[7]"? I hope I haven't mangled the science too badly in an attempt to make it readable for non-specialists.
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * again "were elongate" - I would expect "were elongated" - as above about specialized meaning.
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "canines on these sockets" wouldn't it be "in these sockets"?
 * done  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Classification :
 * "Many of Broom's taxa would later be invalidated." I'm assuming this is pretty normal and not a sign of any misconduct?
 * no, that just means a lot of the genera and species he named don't have proper justification to be distinct from another genus/species  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Evolution:
 * link for "everwet"?
 * link to where?  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "major adaptive radiation (all carnivores) continuing into the Upper Permian" - the parenthetical "all carnivores" implies that it is a definition of "radition" but it's not - so I'm confused by what exactly the parenthetical is supposed to be describing?
 * all the therapsids in the Upper Permian were carnivores  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Bite:
 * "rubidgeines have an especially built skull among gorgonopsians" "especially built" here is very odd... especially usually is used as a superlative, but ... applying a superlative to "built" is very strange. did we mean something like "especially robustly built" or some other missing adjective before built?
 * especially built should work, much like especially robust  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "along with other early carnivores as well as crocodiles" - this implies that crocodiles aren't carnivores? Perhaps "along with other early carnivores including crocodiles"? but is there some reason we're emphasizing crocodiles especially here?
 * early carnivores  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "The temporalis and masseter had only separated in mammals" - I think this means that the evolution of the masseter muscles only came in with mammals after the extinction of the gorgonopsians. We probably need to reword this ... but I don't want to make a stab at it until I'm sure I've understood what is meant first. And this whole sentence is very run on and could use some simplifying into smaller sentences.
 * it means the differentiation of the temporalis and the masseter only occurred in mammals. Thus, a non-mammalian therapsids cannot be described as having either a temporalis or a masseter  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "...and the jaw likely could not exert shearing pressure necessary for crushing bone open to access the bone marrow. They had no use for this since synapsids at this time did not have bone marrow." First it should be "crushing bones open". Okay, did ANY animals living then have bone marrow? If not, suggest rewording to "..and the jaw likely could not exert shearing pressure necessary for crushing bones open, but since no animals at the time had bone marrow, this was not a disability."
 * I would assume the Permian representatives of the line going to dinosaurs, lizards, snakes, etc. had bone marrow because all modern members of these groups also have bone marrow  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Locomotion:
 * link for "humeral head"?
 * that goes to humerus  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "There was developed attachment for all the scapulohumeral muscles, particularly the deltoids." Mostly, I've been able to follow the descriptions in the article really well (which is good, since my last biology class was in 7th grade - I was a chemistry geek before I became a medievalist) but this one is totally flumoxing me. I can't figure out what it means and why it's reading so weirdly to me. I think there's a word missing? "was a developed"?
 * fixed <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;background:#E6E6FA;border:solid 1px;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:darkblue 0px 3px 3px;"> User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "and coracobrachialis muscle lowered" is there a "the" missing before "coracobrachialis"?
 * Senses:
 * "Unlike more derived theriodonts" ACK! Jargon alert - link for "derived"? I have no idea what this means here...
 * changed to "unlike eutheriodonts" <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;background:#E6E6FA;border:solid 1px;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:darkblue 0px 3px 3px;"> User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * "rather developed sense of smell" do you mean the more laypersonish "rather highly developed sense of smell"?
 * done <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;background:#E6E6FA;border:solid 1px;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:darkblue 0px 3px 3px;"> User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Paleoecology:
 * "featuring large, ephemeral (temporary) rivers" why not just "featuring large, temporary rivers"?
 * done <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;background:#E6E6FA;border:solid 1px;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:darkblue 0px 3px 3px;"> User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Sources:
 * https://www.researchgate.net/publication/28068186_Upper_Permian_paleosols_Salarevskian_Formation_in_the_central_part_of_the_Russian_Platform_Paleoecology_and_paleoenvironment - this is lacking a publisher/publication? Following the link it appears to be reputable but ... I'm getting it flagged up by my handy User:SuperHamster/CiteUnseen thingie... it appears to be the researchgate.com site that is flagging this up.
 * what am I supposed to do? <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;background:#E6E6FA;border:solid 1px;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:darkblue 0px 3px 3px;"> User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 04:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Was this originally published somewhere else? I see "January 2004 Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 21(1)" at the top - is this the original publication? If so, cite that with a conviencene link to the researchgate link IF they have the right to reprint it ... we can't link to copyright violations. Ealdgyth (talk) 20:57, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
 * the actual journal makes you download a pdf <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;background:#E6E6FA;border:solid 1px;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:darkblue 0px 3px 3px;">  User:Dunkleosteus77 &#124;push to talk 03:02, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I fixed the citation for you. Ealdgyth (talk) 12:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)


 * I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Wikipedia mirrors. Earwig's tool no copyright concerns.
 * I did do some copyediting, please make sure I didn't change any sourced text beyond what the sources will support or that I haven't broken anything.
 * I'm assuming I will see this at FAC, and took the opportunity to be a bit more thorough in anticipation.
 * I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth (talk) 19:58, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Passing this now. Ealdgyth (talk) 12:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)