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Speedy deletion nomination of Tessé Sandstones
Hello Abyssal,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Tessé Sandstones for deletion, because it's too short to identify the subject of the article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. David Condrey (talk) 02:02, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Schreyeralm Formation
I don't think that this is actually located in Germany. Both the Paleobiology Database & the Fossilworks link in-article state that this is actually an Austrian formation, while this paper mentions 'the Schreyeralm Limestone of the Northern Calcareous Alps,' which is both located in Austria & Germany. Are there any other sources about the location of this formation? Strangeday (talk) 20:44, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

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MULTIPLE No Content Articles
PLEASE consider keeping these articles in Sandbox before publishing. All of these articles list nothing but an external link and no other information. Kobuu (talk) 18:04, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Argentina


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ecuador


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Bolivia


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Akrotiri and Dhekelia


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Åland Islands


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Chile


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A3 articles
Please stop creating articles in live article space that are deletable per WP:CSD. If it's a work in progress, then create it in your user space until the article is at least beyond the point it is subject to speedy deletion.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:02, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guyana


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Andorra


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Brazil


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Finland


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in French Guiana


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guernsey


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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Jersey


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Nomination of Ropen for deletion
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Speedy deletion nomination of List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Monaco


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Telegraph Creek Formation
Thanks for creating Telegraph Creek Formation, but where is it? It is the Telegraph Creek in Montana?Zigzig20s (talk) 05:42, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've added 'Montana' to the article. Would you be able to add a map please?Zigzig20s (talk) 08:53, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Regarding Richard A. Thulborn
Please consult WP:SCHOLAR before creating stubs about scientists (or any person), and make an effort to verify the living or dead status of the subject. Unless you have evidence to the contrary, or the subject was born more than a hundred years ago, always assume the subject is alive, per WP:BLP. You seem to have arbitrarily pulled Thulborn's name him out of a book he was mentioned in, making a biased article, and stating a fact that is insufficient to establish notability. I've added some broader context to give a fairer picture, and you're welcome to help expand the article, but from what I've found thus far there may not be enough significant secondary material to build a comprehensive biography. Cheers, --Animalparty-- (talk) 00:28, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Table at biblical patriarchs
Just happened across the PiCo (talk) 22:34, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas et al.
I have a question about the conventions for articles about geological/stratigraphic units. There seem to be some unusual usages (to my experience) and redundancies. I will only at this point discuss the List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas and the Category:Geologic formations of Kansas as my familiarity is with Kansas Geology.

In the List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas in particular I noticed listings of what seems to me to be redundant articles, which I think is owing to the unusual naming (which I may be wrong about):

Off the bat, the Admire Group is listed as Admire Formation; in the KGS literature I have read, this and all other groups are all called groups, not formations. Then, the Admire Group is given in your list with its constituent formations, which are shown (IMO correctly) with no “formation” qualifier, even though that is what they are.

There are three entries for the Foraker Limestone formation, but each link to the same page, which IMO is correctly titled without the formation qualifier in this instance. The article itself states that the Foraker is in Nebraska, but it neglects to also state that the formation is also in Kansas and Oklahoma. Moreover, some units like the Grenola Limestone formation are listed twice AND linked to two different articles; one placing it in Kansas and the other placing it in Oklahoma, when it is the same formation in both states (and in Nebraska, too). Then there are a number of actual members described as formations.

It is my observation that in general, that the qualifiers member and formation are commonly dropped; being used only when necessary to give context or when it has become conventional to call a particular unit by its member or formation qualifier, such as the Dakota or Ogallala.

I realize these are stubs, but I would like to contribute to the expansion of the Kansas articles. I imagine that at this point, I would be suggesting deletion/moves/renamings; so I would like to know the conventions for the group/formation/member article titles before I do. Surely, I am not the first to get hung up on this. If it is preferred to list groups and members as formations, please direct me to the relevant geology style guide or discussion.

My intended taxonomy would be the updated Classification of Rocks in Kansas and The National Geologic Map Database.

IveGoneAway (talk) 02:22, 4 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Referring to National Geologic Map Database (Geolex), I note the listing of Admire as a Group in the relevant states (and not just in Nebraska). However, Geolex also shows that Admire is referenced in OK as both a Group and as a formation in another Group (Vanoss Group).  It is easy to see that the units named Admire are the same stratus in both usages, but I am guessing that in certain Oklahoma locations, the unit has lost the characteristic subdivisions seen in Kansas that elevate it to a Group there.  Again, let me know if there is any WP convention to apply here. IveGoneAway (talk) 02:03, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

therapsids
would you mind explaining me why do you create so many articles without crap on them?if you dont know much about them please tell me and im going to fix it(if you wonder if this is possible see the difference between first revison of regisaurus and the articles current revision).othervise they have to be deleted--Regisaurusjacobi 07:54, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of List of dinosaur specimens for deletion
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re: Yazoo Clay and Coffee Sand ...
Regarding your recent reverts at Coffee Sand and Yazoo Clay: please see WP:INFOBOXFLAG. Vsmith (talk) 14:54, 7 March 2015 (UTC)