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Mat's Peer Review of the Fur Seal Wikipedia Article
Good Afternoon Heathermolander,

Please find below some peer review for the Fur Seal article that you are currently in the process of editing.

Overall, the article is organized in an eloquent manner and written concisely, allowing for an easy-to-understand read.

One critique about article organization, however, is that the article presents two separate Taxonomy sections. I suggest merging the two into a single section and placing it just below the Lead Section. In addition, I suggest developing the Taxonomy section so that in includes a detailed discussion about Fur Seal's specific phylogeny and divergence from the Family Odobenidae (walruses) and Superfamily Phocoidea. While evolutionary divergence from other groups is briefly mentioned, there is much more information (such as all that was discussed in class) that would fit perfectly within this section.

Perhaps most critical at the time being, however, is the article's extremely poor reference list. The entire article cites 4 references of which only 2 are from peer-reviewed journals. I strongly suggest fact-checking the claims made throughout this Wikipedia article with peer-reviewed articles, and either removing unwarranted claims or backing up truthful claims with the peer-reviewed articles you fact-checked against. This would ultimately develop the Wikipedia article into a far more reliable and accurate source of information for users.

Lastly, the article presents very little information on Fur Seal's physiology and anatomy. As a result, I suggest developing a Physiology section to discuss anatomical structure and functioning. For example, you could discuss their physiological adaptations to marine life, including adaptations that have allowed them to cope with colder environments, marine diets, and diving behavior.

Just a couple thoughts! Mcramer2017 (talk) 21:04, 22 February 2018 (UTC)mcramer2017

Thank you for the review! I completely agree with you & appreciate your advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heathermolander (talk • contribs) 02:22, 2 March 2018 (UTC)