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Laccognathus embryi

 * ... that the extinct lobe-finned fish Laccognathus embryi (reconstruction pictured) had fangs up to 3.8 cm (1.5 in) long?
 * ALT1:... that the extinct lobe-finned fish Laccognathus embryi (reconstruction pictured) grew up to 1.8 m (6 ft) long?
 * Reviewed: Buxton Crescent
 * Comment: Note that actual expansion begins in Sept. 15, though date of creation (as a stub) is Sept. 13. On that note... since when did the cutoff date become four days? Jeez... DYK is becoming weirder and weirder.

Created/expanded by Obsidian Soul (talk), Bob the Wikipedian (talk). Nominated by Obsidian Soul (talk) at 10:50, 19 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I edited both hooks to change "in length" to "long." I like the fangs hook better. Both would be improved by details such as indicating that the fish is an ambush predator, but that fact is not cited in the article. The detail that it was a Devonian fish could help grab my attention, too. --Orlady (talk) 14:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The ambush predator bit is actually referenced at the end of the paragraph. Feel free to add it to the hook, along with the Devonian info, as I honestly don't know how you're going to word it, hehe. --  Obsidi ♠ n   Soul   14:45, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article and hook check out OK. I have a concern about the licensing for the Symbol question.svg. Obsidian Soul has documented where s/he got the background of the image, but I'm not clear on how the picture of the fish was generated. --Orlady (talk) 14:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Like it says, it's my own work. I'm a 3d artist and have done similar images for other articles. See Laccognathus panderi for an image rendered from the same 3d model I used here with minor tweaks. They're evaluated for accuracy and whatnot while being built in WikiProject Palaeontology/Paleoart review, where I also showed the works in progress (since deleted).--  Obsidi ♠ n   Soul   14:45, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Wow, thanks! --Orlady (talk) 14:47, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Heh, np.--  Obsidi ♠ n   Soul   14:50, 20 September 2011 (UTC)