Wikipedia:WikiProject Dinosaurs/Achievements

This is a short list of notable accomplishments that fall under the scope of WikiProject Dinosaurs.

Featured articles
The following are considered some of the best articles on Wikipedia, and have been recognized by Wikipedia's editors as featured articles.


 * Dinosaur
 * December 5, 2005: Dinosaur is selected for the Article Improvement Drive.
 * December 18, 2005: Dinosaur becomes a featured article.
 * January 1, 2006: Dinosaur is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Psittacosaurus
 * May 30, 2006: Psittacosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * January 7, 2013: Psittacosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Albertosaurus
 * June 23, 2006: Albertosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * February 11, 2011: Albertosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Velociraptor
 * June 29, 2006: Velociraptor becomes a featured article.
 * July 12, 2006: Velociraptor is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Tyrannosaurus
 * July 24, 2006: Tyrannosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * September 12, 2006: Tyrannosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Stegosaurus
 * November 10, 2006: Stegosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * November 27, 2006: Stegosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Diplodocus
 * January 9, 2007: Diplodocus becomes a featured article.
 * May 26, 2007: Diplodocus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Triceratops
 * January 31, 2007: Triceratops becomes a featured article.
 * March 21, 2007: Triceratops is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Iguanodon
 * March 3, 2007: Iguanodon becomes a featured article.
 * April 24, 2012: Iguanodon is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Compsognathus
 * March 15, 2007: Compsognathus becomes a featured article.
 * January 12, 2012: Compsognathus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Archaeopteryx
 * March 30, 2007: Archaeopteryx becomes a featured article.
 * August 29, 2007: Archaeopteryx is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Thescelosaurus
 * April 12, 2007: Thescelosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * May 24, 2013: Thescelosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Styracosaurus
 * June 4, 2007: Styracosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * May 18, 2009: Styracosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Daspletosaurus
 * June 28, 2007: Daspletosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * September 11, 2012: Daspletosaurus was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Deinonychus
 * July 16, 2007: Deinonychus becomes a featured article.
 * May 29, 2011: Deinonychus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Parasaurolophus
 * July 31, 2007: Parasaurolophus becomes a featured article.
 * August 1, 2011: Parasaurolophus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Majungasaurus
 * August 25, 2007: Majungasaurus becomes a featured article.
 * January 18, 2015: Majungasaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event
 * September 4, 2007: Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event becomes a featured article.
 * March 13, 2008: Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Lambeosaurus
 * November 4, 2007: Lambeosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * November 19, 2013: Lambeosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Acrocanthosaurus
 * November 18, 2007: Acrocanthosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * March 26, 2011: Acrocanthosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Chicxulub crater
 * December 4, 2007: Chicxulub crater becomes a featured article.
 * January 8, 2008: Chicxulub crater is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Allosaurus
 * December 14, 2007: Allosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * August 26, 2010: Allosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Massospondylus
 * December 20, 2007: Massospondylus becomes a featured article.
 * October 8, 2008: Massospondylus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Tarbosaurus
 * January 30, 2008: Tarbosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * March 23, 2010: Tarbosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
 * March 21, 2008: Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards becomes a featured article.
 * November 3, 2018: Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Gorgosaurus
 * April 28, 2008: Gorgosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * March 11, 2012: Gorgosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Bone Wars
 * September 5, 2008: Bone Wars becomes a featured article.
 * February 3, 2009: Bone Wars is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.
 * August 19, 2017: Bone Wars is again featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Raptor Red
 * September 27, 2008: Raptor Red becomes a featured article.
 * January 20, 2010: Raptor Red is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Edmontosaurus
 * March 30, 2009: Edmontosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * June 28, 2015: Edmontosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Herrerasaurus
 * July 28, 2009: Herrerasaurus becomes a featured article.
 * October 17, 2013: Herrerasaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Edward Drinker Cope
 * January 11, 2010: Edward Drinker Cope becomes a featured article.
 * July 28, 2010: Edward Drinker Cope is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Petrified Forest National Park
 * November 15, 2010: Petrified Forest National Park becomes a featured article.
 * June 22, 2012: Petrified Forest National Park is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Plateosaurus
 * January 9, 2012: Plateosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * March 22, 2016: Plateosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Dromaeosauroides
 * November 30, 2013: Dromaeosauroides becomes a featured article.
 * September 20, 2018: Dromaeosauroides is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Nigersaurus
 * December 18, 2013: Nigersaurus becomes a featured article.
 * January 18, 2014: Nigersaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Carnotaurus
 * February 11, 2014: Carnotaurus becomes a featured article.
 * April 22, 2017: Carnotaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Deinocheirus
 * March 26, 2015: Deinocheirus becomes a featured article.
 * July 9, 2016: Deinocheirus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Ankylosaurus
 * July 31, 2015: Ankylosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * January 15, 2018: Ankylosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Opisthocoelicaudia
 * September 30, 2015: Opisthocoelicaudia becomes a featured article.
 * September 18, 2020: Opisthocoelicaudia is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Apatosaurus
 * October 15, 2015: Apatosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * May 16, 2017: Apatosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Baryonyx
 * November 14, 2015: Baryonyx becomes a featured article.
 * September 18, 2016: Baryonyx is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Heterodontosaurus
 * March 28, 2016: Heterodontosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * May 12, 2018: Heterodontosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Stegoceras
 * September 30, 2016: Stegoceras becomes a featured article.
 * February 26, 2018: Stegoceras is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Giganotosaurus
 * November 19, 2016: Giganotosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * July 30, 2017: Giganotosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Paranthodon
 * January 14, 2017: Paranthodon becomes a featured article.
 * May 11, 2019: Paranthodon is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Nemegtomaia
 * February 22, 2017: Nemegtomaia becomes a featured article.
 * November 8, 2018: Nemegtomaia is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Amargasaurus
 * April 3, 2017: Amargasaurus becomes a featured article.
 * October 22, 2017: Amargasaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Achelousaurus
 * October 25, 2017: Achelousaurus becomes a featured article.
 * December 19, 2020: Achelousaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Dilophosaurus
 * April 25, 2018‎: Dilophosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * June 22, 2018: Dilophosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Ceratosaurus
 * June 11, 2018‎: Ceratosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * January 8, 2019: Ceratosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Gallimimus
 * July 22, 2018: Gallimimus becomes a featured article.
 * June 16, 2019: Gallimimus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Oxalaia
 * July 22, 2018‎: Oxalaia becomes a featured article.
 * August 19, 2018: Oxalaia is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Cetiosauriscus
 * September 8, 2018‎: Cetiosauriscus becomes a featured article.
 * October 28, 2020: Cetiosauriscus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Brachiosaurus
 * October 29, 2018: Brachiosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * December 9, 2018: Brachiosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Irritator
 * January 17, 2019: Irritator becomes a featured article.
 * April 19, 2019: Irritator is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Xixiasaurus
 * February 13, 2019: Xixiasaurus becomes a featured article.
 * March 22, 2019: Xixiasaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Spinophorosaurus
 * June 28, 2019: Spinophorosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * November 24, 2019: Spinophorosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Edmontosaurus mummy AMNH 5060
 * June 28, 2019: Edmontosaurus mummy AMNH 5060 becomes a featured article.
 * September 24, 2019: Edmontosaurus mummy AMNH 5060 is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Kosmoceratops
 * September 21, 2019: Kosmoceratops becomes a featured article.
 * February 19, 2020: Kosmoceratops is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Segnosaurus
 * February 15, 2020: Segnosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * April 12, 2020: Segnosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Argentinosaurus
 * March 29, 2020: Argentinosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * April 13, 2021: Argentinosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Lythronax
 * May 6, 2020: Lythronax becomes a featured article.
 * June 4, 2020: Lythronax is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Ichthyovenator
 * May 22, 2020‎: Ichthyovenator becomes a featured article.
 * July 2, 2020: Ichthyovenator is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Siamosaurus
 * August 19, 2020‎: Siamosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * January 10, 2021: Siamosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Limusaurus
 * October 18, 2020‎: Limusaurus becomes a featured article.
 * March 12, 2021: Limusaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Podokesaurus
 * January 1, 2021‎: Podokesaurus becomes a featured article.
 * June 16, 2021: Podokesaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Bajadasaurus
 * May 9, 2021‎: Bajadasaurus becomes a featured article.
 * August 31, 2021: Bajadasaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Duriavenator
 * January 7, 2022‎: Duriavenator becomes a featured article.
 * February 23, 2022: Duriavenator is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Diodorus scytobrachion
 * April 10, 2023‎: Diodorus scytobrachion becomes a featured article.
 * June 13, 2023: Diodorus scytobrachion is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Ohmdenosaurus
 * September 24, 2023‎: Ohmdenosaurus becomes a featured article.
 * December 9, 2023: Ohmdenosaurus is featured on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article.


 * Nasutoceratops
 * May 3, 2024‎: Nasutoceratops becomes a featured article.

Featured lists
The following are considered some of the best lists on Wikipedia, and have been recognized by Wikipedia's editors as featured lists.


 * List of dinosaurs
 * May 25, 2006: The list of dinosaurs and the list of missing dinosaur articles on Wikipedia are all blue for the first time.
 * September 11, 2006: The list of dinosaurs becomes a featured list.

Good articles
The following articles have met the quality standards and passed through the good article nomination process.


 * July 23, 2006: Diplodocus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * July 23, 2006: Ankylosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * February 6, 2007: Amphicoelias becomes a good article.


 * February 11, 2007: Thescelosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * February 22, 2007: Scelidosaurus becomes a good article.


 * March 13, 2007: Heterodontosauridae becomes a good article.


 * May 9, 2007: Styracosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * May 13, 2007: Lambeosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * May 18, 2007: Hypacrosaurus becomes a good article.


 * May 25, 2007: Species of Psittacosaurus becomes a good article (later delisted and merged with Psittacosaurus).


 * May 25, 2007: Saurolophus becomes a good article.


 * May 26, 2007: Deinonychus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * June 12, 2007: Sauropelta becomes a good article.


 * June 18, 2007: Gryposaurus becomes a good article.


 * July 5, 2007: Spinosaurus becomes a good article.


 * July 9, 2007: Kritosaurus becomes a good article.


 * July 20, 2007: Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * November 4, 2007: Herrerasaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * November 4, 2007: Ceratopsia becomes a good article.


 * November 10, 2007: Dromaeosauridae becomes a good article.


 * November 15, 2007: Gorgosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * November 21, 2007: Species of Allosaurus becomes a good article (later merged with Allosaurus).


 * November 24, 2007: Abelisauridae becomes a good article.


 * December 10, 2007: Massospondylus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * January 2, 2008: Tarbosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * January 9, 2008: Tyrannosauroidea becomes a good article.


 * January 12, 2008: Alioramus becomes a good article.


 * January 31, 2008: Othnielosaurus becomes a good article.


 * February 3, 2008: Coelurus becomes a good article.


 * June 11, 2008: Pachycephalosaurus becomes a good article.


 * June 19, 2008: "Archaeoraptor" becomes a good article.


 * August 3, 2008: Prosaurolophus becomes a good article.


 * November 3, 2008: Tyrannosauridae becomes a good article.


 * November 5, 2008: Cultural depictions of dinosaurs becomes a good article.


 * October 22, 2009: Rajasaurus becomes a good article.


 * January 24, 2010: Plateosaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * September 27, 2010: Balaur becomes a good article.


 * February 6, 2011: Hypsibema missouriensis becomes a good article.


 * April 2, 2011: Sinosauropteryx becomes a good article.


 * January 10, 2013: Carnotaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * July 23, 2013: Vulcanodon becomes a good article.


 * September 4, 2013: Dromaeosauroides becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).


 * October 23, 2013: Nigersaurus becomes a good article (later promoted to Featured Article).

Did you know...
The following facts appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know... section.


 * November 8, 2004: Did you know... that a large titanosaur nesting ground was recently discovered in Auca Mahuevo, in Patagonia, Argentina, and another colony has reportedly been discovered in Spain?


 * November 11, 2004: Did you know... that Polar dinosaurs could have walked to Australia, because during the early Cretaceous the continent of Australia was still linked to Antarctica?


 * November 22, 2004: Did you know... that the Humboldt Museum in Berlin is home to the largest mounted dinosaur in the world, a Brachiosaurus; and the most exquisitely preserved specimen of the earliest known bird, the Archaeopteryx?


 * November 27, 2004: Did you know... that the Cryolophosaurus is informally known as the Elvisaurus because the bizarre crest running across its head resembles Elvis Presley's 1950s pompadour haircut?


 * August 24, 2005: Did you know... that Antarctosaurus was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live in South America?


 * October 11, 2005: Did you know... that Abelisaurus had a lighter skull than other dinosaurs due to large fenestrations behind its eyes?


 * October 31, 2005: Did you know... that Alamosaurus was named after Fort Alamo, Texas and is considered to be the last of the sauropods?


 * November 1, 2005: Did you know... that the only surviving fossils of Aegyptosaurus were destroyed in a 1944 bombing raid on Munich, Germany during World War II?


 * November 30, 2005: Did you know... that fossil remains of the dinosaur species Aralosaurus were found in Kazakhstan after the Aral Sea started shrinking significantly?


 * December 6, 2005: Did you know... that the little-known Xiaosaurus may be an evolutionary missing link between Lesothosaurus to Hypsilophodon?


 * December 7, 2005: Did you know... that Agilisaurus was first discovered when construction workers were excavating a site for a new dinosaur museum in China?


 * January 5, 2006: Did you know... that Ampelosaurus was a European dinosaur that bore spikes on its back up to 20 cm long?


 * January 6, 2006: Did you know... that Aliwalia is the earliest known carnivorous dinosaur, and was huge for its time?


 * March 17, 2006: Did you know... that the prosauropod dinosaur Efraasia was misidentified at least four times before being recognized as a separate genus?


 * May 27, 2006: Did you know... that Dracorex hogwartsia was a dinosaur named for its resemblance to the Hungarian Horntail, a dragon in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series?


 * June 10, 2006: Did you know... that a new "dwarf" dinosaur, a sauropod named Europasaurus (pictured), was recently discovered in Northern Germany?


 * July 18, 2006: Did you know... that the dinosaur Lufengosaurus, whose remains were found in China, was the first dinosaur to appear on a commemorative postage stamp, in 1958?


 * December 12, 2006: Did you know... that Sacisaurus was named for a one-legged Brazilian elf, as the first skeleton was found missing a leg?


 * December 16, 2006: Did you know... that Stegosaurus, one of the most distinctive dinosaurs, has been widely depicted in popular culture?


 * January 18, 2007: Did you know... that Trachodon, despite being a well-known and often-used duckbill name in the past, is based on teeth which include both duckbill and horned dinosaur specimens?


 * March 18, 2007: Did you know... that the Phyllodon, a small herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic found in present-day Portugal, may have been closely related to North American dinosaurs?


 * March 26, 2007: Did you know... that Lophostropheus from Normandy is one of the only dinosaurs known from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary?


 * March 27, 2007: Did you know... that the newly-named Oryctodromeus, a genus of small herbivorous dinosaur from the mid Cretaceous of Montana, is the first dinosaur described as making burrows?


 * April 18, 2007: Did you know... that species of Prosaurolophus, a duckbilled dinosaur, have been described by Barnum Brown and Jack Horner, two of the most prominent paleontologists of the 20th century?


 * May 6, 2007: Did you know... that the duckbilled dinosaur Hypacrosaurus is known from the largest collection of hatchling remains for any duckbill, due to the discovery of nests belonging to H. stebingeri?


 * June 17, 2007: Did you know... that Gigantoraptor, a bird-like dinosaur discovered in Inner Mongolia, is thirty-five times larger than its peacock-sized relative, Caudipteryx?


 * June 18, 2007: Did you know... that Eocursor, a small bipedal herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic of South Africa, is the most completely known Triassic ornithischian (beaked dinosaur)?


 * September 11, 2007: Did you know... that Mahakala, a small dromaeosaurid from Mongolia, is named after Mahakala, one of the eight protective deities (dharmapalas, "Protectors of the Law") in Tibetan Buddhism?


 * January 22, 2008: Did you know... that Othniel Charles Marsh named two species of the dinosaur Coelurus from the same quarry, not knowing that the bones belonged to the same skeleton?
 * August 15, 2008: Did you know... that Pisanosaurus, from 228 to 216.5 million years ago, is the oldest known ornithischian dinosaur?


 * October 7, 2008: Did you know... that Aerosteon, a 9 m long bipedal carnivorous dinosaur that lived approximately 84 million years ago, had air-sacs in its bones similar to those in the respiratory systems of modern birds?


 * December 21, 2008: Did you know... that the recently-discovered dinosaur Austroraptor is the largest dromaeosaur to have been found in the Southern Hemisphere?


 * December 24, 2008: Did you know... that Peloroplites was one of the largest nodosaurid dinosaurs, and came from a time when armored dinosaurs in general were attaining large sizes?


 * March 6, 2009: Did you know... that the stegosaurid Miragaia had more neck vertebrae than almost all of the sauropod dinosaurs, known for their long necks?


 * March 26, 2009: Did you know ... that the discovery of feather-like structures on the primitive dinosaur Tianyulong raises the possibility that ancestral dinosaurs were feathered?


 * June 28, 2009: Did you know ... that the unusual finger structure of the dinosaur Limusaurus gives clues on how dinosaur hands evolved into bird wings?

In the News

 * July 5, 2009: The discovery of three fossilised dinosaur genera—Australovenator, Diamantinasaurus and Wintonotitan—in Australia is announced.


 * August 20, 2009: Tianyuraptor, a new genus of short-armed dromaeosaurid dinosaur, is described from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation.

Portals

 * March 28, 2007: The Dinosaur Portal is created.


 * June 29, 2007: The Dinosaur Portal becomes a Featured Portal.

Growth and development

 * April 22, 2004: Project founded (by User:Fredrik), as "an effort to do something about the current relative lack of content about dinosaurs in Wikipedia."


 * April 23, 2006: Project membership reaches 25 users for the first time.


 * August 22, 2006: Project membership reaches 50 users.


 * March 27, 2007: Project membership reaches 75 users.


 * February 26, 2008: Project membership reaches 100 users.

Featured and Good Articles by clade
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