User:Ale1899/Evaluate an Article

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List of dinosaur specimens with preserved soft tissue

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
There was a recent description of a dinosaur cloaca from an unusually well preserved specimen of Psittacosaurus. I went to look it up but either I knew exactly what the species of it was, or it would have been difficult to find more details on it. Specifically, there is no connection to the species mentioned in the ceratopsian section and the article on Psittacosaurus.

Evaluate the article
The lead of the article is very concise and briefly explains why soft tissue preservation is less likely than the preservation of bones and teeth. Although very concise, I believe a few more details or possible a mention to the process of fossilisation could be useful in order to be more complete in informing the reader. Overall, although some more information could be useful, the lead of the article is good enough for the purpose it serves.The tone of the article is neutral and balanced. It does not have speculations of any kind which in turn give it a greater sense of veridicality.

The content of the article is generally up to date (to my knowledge), however there are a few aspects that could use some revision. First of all for the Ubirajara jubatus section, the picture listed is not loaded correctly, leaving just the pixel size but no actual picture is present. In a similar fashion, the Inkayacu paracasensis section does not have an image at all, which, especially compared to the other items in the article, has it being quite lacking. Lastly, in the Psittacosaurus section there is no direct link to the already existing article of the dinosaur species. The article however is very lacking in two major fields: linking to articles that do exist for the specific fossil specimen, and the use of sources and references. Sources and references are not necessarily needed for this kind of article, it being mostly just a list of fossils, however because the of the lack of direct links to articles to either the species or the actual fossil trends the article a lot less useful and informational than it has potential to be. In the talk page, a user has given a few links to peer reviewed papers that would definitely help the article. Other users mention linking the article to other more general pages in order to guide inquirers.

Overall, the article, although in great need of more sources and linking, had great potential for it's ability to link together different kind of articles and educate readers on the different kind of soft tissues fossils.