Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Glyptodon/archive1

Glyptodon

 * Nominator(s): AFH (talk) 01:48, 29 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I would like to withdraw this article and put it through peer review first. AFH (talk) 16:12, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * ↑ Nikkimaria (talk) 01:32, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

This article is about Glyptodon, a genus of large, extinct armadillo that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene in South America. It was one of the first fossil animals named from the New World and is a characteristic genus of Ice Age megafauna, being commonly found in sites across South America. It was the first fossil armadillo ever named and one of the first fossil discoveries recorded from the Americas. I strived over several months to bring this article in addition to the article for its relative Glyptotherium. This is my first featured article nomination, though I have gotten several articles to good status.

(t &#183; c)  buidhe  03:27, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Buidhe
 * I have noticed the opposite problem more often on Wikipedia, but some of the paragraphs in this article read too long and for me the readability would be improved with shorter paragraphs. For example, the first non lead paragraph is 464 words which is considered quite long. A lot of writing authorities will recommend around 200 words, in my opinion it does not need to be that short but splitting up some of your longer paragraphs could improve readability.

Image review. Hi AFH, welcome to FAC. Some issues with regards to images:


 * Avoid sandwiching text between images, per MOS:SANDWICH
 * Don't use fixed px size for images, per MOS:UPRIGHT. I'd also suggest a review for other Manual of Style issues throughout, as a few more caught my eye as I was pulling up images - for example, ranges should use endashes instead of hyphens.
 * Suggest adding alt text - see WP:ALT
 * File:Glyptotherium_%26_Glyptodon_Distribution_Map.png: see MOS:COLOUR
 * File:Georges_Cuvier.jpg needs a US tag. Ditto File:Hunterian_Museum_London_1842.png, File:Glyptodon_Owen_1839.png
 * File:Richard_Owen_original.jpg: the license given here doesn't match what's at the source
 * File:Glyptodon_(Riha2000).jpg was rejected as a valued image for being cartoonish - is there sourcing to support it? ditto File:Peltephilus_ferox.JPG. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:30, 29 May 2023 (UTC)


 * CMD
 * "Bargo M. S. Vizcaíno S. F." source should be reformatted like the other journal citations, rather than as a researchgate web citation.
 * The "Paleontology database" and "Fossilworks" citations appear to be the same page hosted differently? If so, perhaps best to combine the sources and point to the most appropriate link.
 * "Gillette & Ray 1981" is cited three times as a shortform citation, and five times as a longform citation. Suggest combining all to the longform, as that is the format used for all the other sources.
 * The teeth image has an odd comment but it is not by the uploader. The image that sticks out is File:Richard Owen original.jpg, which is uploaded as CC BY-SA 4.0 but was released by the National Portrait Gallery as CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. However, its listed authors were born in 1822 (died 1881) and 1833 (couldn't find death date at a quick look, but going to be more than 70 years ago), so the image is almost certainly public domain. CMD (talk) 03:34, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I will replace this image of Owen with one with a correct copyright. As for the teeth image, should I replace it with one without a comment or more background information? There are several images in Owen (1865) that could be utilized. AFH (talk) 15:25, 29 May 2023 (UTC)


 * It is scientifically accurate and lacks any major problems, so I believe it is okay to use on the page. AFH (talk) 15:22, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * If the teeth image is accurate it should be good, the description does not have a bearing on its use in this article and the licence seems fine. CMD (talk) 17:50, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * (t &#183; c)  buidhe  02:21, 30 May 2023 (UTC)