Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aerodactylus


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The result was '''speedily deleted as a hoax. TN X Man 15:16, 8 November 2009 (UTC)'''

Aerodactylus

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Unsourced article on a pterosaur and I can't find any sources to confirm its existence. Apparently named for a Pokemon, and while that is conceivable, to be honest, the only mentions I can find are for the Pokemon and I would tend to think that if a dinosaur had been named for a Pokemon, it would generate both scholarly and news mentions. Also seems to be in part a copy of the Pterodactylus article, although that could just be a case of using an existing article as a template. FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 21:55, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I just copied it because it was easier and because I was afraid that I might miss something otherwise. --Jean-Luc Pikachu (talk) 22:53, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, but there still remains the problem that there are no sources provided and there is nothing out there to support the assertions in the article. Even the humblest, most obscure members of the animal kingdom get a write-up somewhere in an academic journal. Perhaps you could say where you heard about this creature? FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 00:34, 5 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Can't find any refs to verify this article, appears to be a hoax. --Muchness (talk) 17:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Hoax article. Not a sniff of the name has come down the vertebrate paleontology mailing lists or forums. J. Spencer (talk) 01:53, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: Hoax. Joe Chill (talk) 18:02, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. Edward321 (talk) 15:04, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.