Talk:Istiodactylus/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:37, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

I'll take a look...you know the drill. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:37, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I didn't expect the GA review to come any time soon, so I have some issues from the copy-edit that I need to fix up! Will do it now. FunkMonk (talk) 14:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Wondering why you're using mm instead of cm in article...
 * That's what the sources do, but I can see it may be a bit confusing for most readers... Changed to cm. FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * The skull was relatively short and broad compared to most other pterosaurs - looks odd as you've said it was elongated in the sentence before. Also "skull" appears in 3 consecutive sentences, though might be unavoidable...
 * Removed "elongated" and merged two related sentences (which snipped one "skull"). FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Anything we can add on climate to the Palaeoecology section?
 * Not from the sources I found (I think), but I'll take a look. FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Sources which may be helpful: Lythronaxargestes (talk) 17:00, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks, that's pretty perfect! Wonder why I haven't found those. By the way, know any papers that list the animals in the Vectis Formation, ? Haven't been able to find any, and Istiodactylus is also known from there... FunkMonk (talk) 18:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * No luck. I assume it's not as well-studied as the Wealden and Wessex. The 2001 Martill & Naish IoW field guide may be helpful in this regard, but it's evidently quite difficult to access. Lythronaxargestes (talk) 19:19, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Alright. Climate and plant info now added! FunkMonk (talk) 19:24, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Reads well. Will have another look tomorrow. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:45, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, answered some things above (and fixed issues form copy-edit). If everything goes well, we'll have our first pterosaur FAC soon... FunkMonk (talk) 15:08, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
 * okay. will read through again soon. It's Sunday morning here and a few chores beckon....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:46, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Also, Earwig's copyvio clear. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:04, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

1. Well written?:
 * Prose quality: - only slight quibble is why "rediscovered" is in quotation marks, but not a deal-breaker.
 * Manual of Style compliance:

2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:
 * References to sources:
 * Citations to reliable sources, where required:
 * No original research:

3. Broad in coverage?:
 * Major aspects:
 * Focused:

4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:
 * Fair representation without bias:

5. Reasonably stable?
 * No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:
 * Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: nice read/well done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:02, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 10:54, 25 June 2017 (UTC)