Talk:Sivatherium

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[edit] Image removal concerns

The image of a reconstruction published in Richard Lydekker (who was involved in the study of Siwalik mammals) was removed as incorrect. It will be appreciated if editors can actually cite reliable sources for the current reconstruction and also cite sources pointing out the errors that were made in reconstructions in the past. If such citations are not provided it raises concerns of POV and WP:OR. Thanks. Shyamal 03:51, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Among other things, the neck looks too short, and the face does not look like that of a giraffid: it looks more like the face of a saiga antelope, actually. More up to date reconstructions would be like the one on page 70 of Horns, Tusks, and Flippers by Donald Prothero, or the reconstructions of Sivatherium maurisium done by Mauricio Anton for Evolving Eden.--Mr Fink 05:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the rationale, although I am still uncomfortable with the colourful illustration in the taxobox showing a series of dewlap like lumps along the lower side of the neck. It may indeed be more correct, but citations of the source in on which it was based could be added in the caption to make it more acceptable. Shyamal 05:48, 8 November 2007 (UTC)