User:A Cynical Idealist

Cynical adj. — "doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile." Idealist n. — "a visionary or a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc."

Author of List of sauropodomorph type specimens, one of the top 50 longest Wikipedia articles

Sandboxes

Project HQ Shenzhousaurus draft Lingyuanosaurus draft Dongbeititan draft Eudromaeosauria merge draft Paraves merge draft Cladograms Tables, etc. Empty sandbox
 * The Coelurosaur Project :
 * The Great Merge :
 * Workshops :

Active projects

 * The Great Merge - discussion here
 * Top priority overhauls: Eudromaeosauria then Paraves then Maniraptora then Coelurosauria
 * Lower priority: Halszkaraptorinae, Megaraptora, Microraptoria, Ornithomimosauria, Unenlagiinae
 * Priority merges:
 * Merge Deinonychosauria and Unenlagiidae into Paraves
 * Merge Saurornitholestinae, Velociraptorinae, Dromaeosaurinae into Eudromaeosauria

Future projects

 * Paratypes and Neotypes:
 * Add other types to marginocephalia
 * Add other types to thyreophora
 * Overhaul and add other types to ornithopoda


 * Crusade against speculative stegosaurid shoulder spines
 * The only stegosaurs that are confirmed to have parascapular spines are Kentrosaurus, Gigantspinosaurus, and Yingshanosaurus!
 * Work on expanding coverage of the Djadochta Formation
 * Expand Flaming Cliffs
 * Make pages for Tugriken Shireh, Udyn Sayr, Ukhaa Tolgod, and Zamyn Khondt
 * Expand: Shuvuuia, Khaan, Saurornithoides, Udanoceratops
 * Other geological formations to work on eventually: Yixian Formation, Huincul Formation, Shishugou Formation, Kimmeridge Clay
 * Overhaul taxonomy for these clades: Pterosauria, Titanosauria, Crocodylomorpha, Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae, Avialae
 * Create Phylogeny of titanosaurs
 * Articles I think just need some love: Mamenchisauridae, Noasauridae, Tatankaceratops, Nedoceratops

Contributions

 * Useful reference:
 * Resource Exchange
 * | Institution Acronyms
 * | Fossil Taxon Database
 * | TNT Guide
 * | Licensing guide
 * Paleospecies Table
 * | HTML color codes