Talk:Majungasaurus

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[edit] References for Majungasaurus/Majungatholus

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The premaxilla of Majungasaurus (Dinosauria; Theropoda), with implications for Gondwanan palaeobiogeography. Sampson, S.D., Krause, D.W, Dodson, P. and Forster, C.A. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 16; 601 - 605 (1996).

Sur une portion de mandibule de Théropode provenant du Crétacé supérieur de Madagascar. Lavocat, R. BULL. MUS. HIST. NAT. PARIS 27; 256-259 (1955).

Predatory dinosaur remains from Madagascar: Implications for the Cretaceous Biogeography of Gondwana. Sampson, S., Witmer, L., Forster, C., Krause, D., O’Connor, P., Dodson, P. and Ravoavy, F. SCIENCE 280; 1048-1051 (1998).

H. Sues and P. Taquet. 1979. A pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from Madagascar and a Laurasia-Gondwanaland connection in the Cretaceous. Nature 279(5714):633-635.

[edit] To-Do toward FA...

I really like the idea of a Sthn Hemisphere dino FA so am keen to help propel this one along though it is going along very nicely thankyou very much without anything from the rest of us...so.... cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

  • This dinosaur was briefly referred to the genus Majungatholus, - can be worded better for laypeople
    • Changed this sentence. How's it now? Sheep81 08:58, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Better. BTW I'm having trouble finding anything to improve here.....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


Okie-dokie... I read through it and liked it, although someone may comment on the technical language toward the end ("respiratory system" to "pathology"). A few specific comments after going through the article:

    • I thought I explained or at least linked technical terms but I'll look at it. If you think of anything specific that could be simplified, let me know or don't hesitate to do so!
  • Well, I knew what was going on, but it's certainly hard to predict what novices or FAC reviewers will catch on. J. Spencer 14:13, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
True, hard to predict. Well I'll see what I can do. Sheep81 00:04, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • "All abelisaurids had a rough, sculptured texture on the outside faces of the skull bones, and Majungasaurus was no exception."
  • This just seems a bit awkward to me ("no exception" sentences do that to me, and "all" rubs me the wrong way)
    • Gotcha. Deleted the no exception clause, it was redundant with the next sentence anyway.
  • You may or may not want to keep my qualification on the humerus being the only bone described. A) I usually make this distinction anyway and B) I can say no more. :)
    • Yep. :) Hence: "A significant quantity of specimens, some very complete, were excavated in 2003 and 2005 and await preparation and description in future publications." Thanks for the addition!
  • "Fieldwork in 1996 turned up a spectacularly complete theropod skull preserved in exquisite detail (FMNH PR 2100)."
  • It may just be me, but someone will probably call on you to tone down the adjectives here.
    • I thought that too but those adjectives are actually used in the papers! They're also true, but I'll delete them in a heartbeat if anyone brings it up.
  • "The papers are in English, although each has an abstract written in Malagasy."
  • This might be superfluous detail. J. Spencer 17:53, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
    • You know, it totally is, but they kind of made a big deal about the Malagasy abstracts so I thought I'd stick it in. It's interesting I think. I'll leave it and I guess we'll see if it lasts. No big deal. Thanks for having a look and making all those changes. Sheep81 05:38, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Aww..I think it's sorta cool. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:41, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Update

What happened here? All went quiet. Ready to nominate Sheepy? cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:49, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

(.......should get Rapetosaurus worked up for a real Malagasy soiree of dinos...)cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:53, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
I could also do Rahonavis, Masiakasaurus and Maevarano Formation for a featured topic... Sheep81 03:33, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Fantastic idea - will support as I can. OK 24 hours it is then -with fingers at the keyboard ready............cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:40, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Feel free to nominate it and I'll do my best to keep up with it. How about in like 24 hours though? Sheep81 03:27, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
OK ready now?cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Yep anytime. Sheep81 07:32, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Righty-ho then....you happy for me to do it or do you want to do the honours? :) cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:37, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
I did it! Sheep81 07:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Kewl - this one is one of the best prose-wise so should be a shoo-in. Just fixed the dashes. Fingers crossed for dino FA #14....(thought you were gettin' cold feet or somethin')cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:53, 17 August 2007 (UTC)