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East Kirkton Quarry


This geological and paleontological site in Scotland was home to several notable extinct endemics (Westlothiana, Pulmonoscorpius, etc.) and has a peculiar set of geological qualities, with the development of freshwater limestone in a volcanic environment. It's a diverse and unique prehistoric ecosystem which is well-described in the scientific literature. I'm opening this peer review to determine whether I've done a good job in translating the scientific jargon into a digestible format, in the hopes of eventually getting the article to GA class.

Many thanks, Fanboyphilosopher (talk) 17:21, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Comments from Z1720
Comments after a quick skim:


 * "The prevailing view was that, despite rare fresh-water eurypterids, East Kirkton's fossil content was otherwise unremarkable." Needs a citation
 * "found throughout southern Scotland." Needs a citation
 * All notes in the charts should have citations, and probably the materials section. Another option is to add a column that gives the references for the row at the end.
 * Why are the plants charts green? This might make it more difficult for some of our readers to read the information. Suggest not changing the background colour unless there is a specific reason. See MOS:COLOUR for more information

I hope this helps. Z1720 (talk) 01:53, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you, this was helpful. I've added in the additional citations. As for the green color of the plant charts, that's a standard format for paleobiota lists. Fossil plant species rarely represent an entire organism, rather they correspond to a certain part of the plant (such as a specific leaf type, seed type, wood type, etc.). The paleobiota key at the top of the section uses green to distinguish these kinds of morphotaxa from more traditional taxa. Fanboyphilosopher (talk) 18:53, 24 May 2023 (UTC)