Knowledge

Talk:Ambondro mahabo

Source đź“ť

554: 336: 544: 517: 32: 65: 274: 620: 632: 1048: 326: 305: 99: 201: 120: 431: 410: 441: 769:
the lead is difficult, too many words the average reader is not likely to understand. Can anything be done to simplify this a bit? Also consider making it more explicitly clear why this discovery is important in the paleontological scheme of things. Eg., something like this sentence from
901:"Flynn and colleagues identified wear facets five and six lingual to the distal metacristid–cristid obliqua and in front of the hypoconulid" I don't quite understand the first part-five or six wear facets were found? The wear facets are numbered 5 and 6? Could you gloss wear facet? 977:
I've also reverted your introduction of an automatic taxobox. The automatic taxobox did not italicize the scientific name of this animal, and it does not have the question mark next to Australosphenida, which I think is essential for making this article neutral.
1116: 167: 1206: 809:
I usually vary between these two (and a few others, like "well-developed") to say the same thing. Flynn et al. also use "strong" in reference to the cingulum, and they say the premolar is "dominated" by the central
1136: 1131: 847:
Thanks for the review. I would like to make the article about this interesting mammal actually comprehensible, so I'll try hard to improve it, but don't have more time right now, so I'll come back later today.
823:
The description section has too much unexplained jargon; I don't know what any of the redlinked terms mean, and I get the strange feeling of reading something in English but barely understanding what is being
1126: 186: 46: 781:
I have added something similar to that. I do think the lead needs to give some description of the animal—after all, it's the distinctive morphology that give this animal (arguably the oldest known
357:-related topics and create a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join 1151: 970:
Regardless of the intent of the original describers (which is not made explicit in the paper), it is common in the secondary literature to refer to this animal by its generic name (see e.g.
75: 105: 753:
3rd sentence talks about the central cusp, but I think you may be assuming too much here… what's a cusp? I don't know that its a "occlusal or incisal eminence on a tooth"
1121: 718:
Thanks again! (To pre-empt one point: I am not aware of any reconstructions whatsoever of the biology of this animal, or of the early australosphenidans in general.)
1146: 392: 382: 830:
I will ask J.J. Flynn whether he is able to release an image. I think that will help in clarifying the description; I know I looked at the illustrations in the
771: 1191: 1156: 650: 1111: 1086: 778:
extends backwards the known temporal range of the tribosphenic tooth by some 25 Ma, which is equivalent to about 20% of its previous known history."
1196: 1141: 499: 358: 1181: 1166: 610: 600: 489: 1186: 1171: 815:"The p-last has a strong central cusp and on the back and probably front lingual sides smaller cuspules." this sentence doesn't quite parse 1201: 1106: 218: 971: 349: 310: 465: 1176: 1161: 576: 645: 527: 1013:. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the 748:
are the same thing until a second species is discovered. But I added "genus" anyway; it is a useful point of clarification.
885:"Each of the teeth has a prominent cingulum (shelf) on the lingual (outer) side." shouldn't that be lingual (inner) side? 729:
I'm used to articles about genera telling me in the first sentence that this article is about a genus; this one says that
454: 415: 1041: 1006: 874:
It's much better, there's enough context around the redlinked terms that I can mostly understand what I'm reading now :)
567: 522: 285: 1090: 41: 464:-related subjects on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join 756:
I linked it... not sure yet about a good way to explain it; "occlusal or incisal eminence" is hardly much clearer.
1002: 994: 679: 148: 81: 1010: 273: 31: 943:
to be a genus name, but part of a two-part species name. This shouldn't much affect the text but referring to
64: 1047: 675: 98: 291: 211: 85: 51: 790:"in the Isalo III unit of the Isalo "Group"" what does this mean? Is this a known archeological site? 827:
Is there a picture or photo in one of the papers? A labeled sketch would work wonders here I think.
341: 200: 119: 1061:, seen in lingual view (from the side of the tongue). The scale bar is 1 mm (0.039 in) long. This 858:
I just made an extensive copyedit, clarified and extended some material, and added a picture of a
575:
on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
1078: 1029: 960: 244: 543: 516: 637: 89: 55: 983: 921: 905: 865: 849: 835: 719: 708: 694: 230: 1056: 806:"The p-last has a strong central cusp" Is "prominent" a more appropriate adjective here? 877:"Ambondro is a genus of mammals" only one mammal in the genus, so shouldn't use plural 446: 1100: 1074: 1021: 956: 559: 17: 354: 619: 979: 917: 782: 704: 690: 325: 304: 627: 549: 436: 331: 236: 1014: 860: 205: 682:. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review. 84:. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the 1117:
Knowledge featured topics Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar featured content
1070: 1066: 1035: 987: 964: 939:
explicitly rejected Linnaean taxonomy in their paper and did not intend
925: 908: 868: 852: 838: 722: 712: 698: 974:), and I see no reason why this article cannot follow that convention. 1062: 764:
But explained; I'll try to write short articles on these topics soon.
572: 460: 240: 1001:
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that
440: 430: 409: 864:
tooth to clarify the terms of direction used. Is it better now?
1207:
WikiProject Palaeontology DYK hooks that received unknown views
916:
Ok, I'm satisfied that GA criteria are met, am promoting now.
267: 618: 1137:
Knowledge Did you know articles that are featured articles
1132:
Featured articles that have appeared on the main page once
1009:
on May 13, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at
761:
trigonid, talonid = scary redlinked jargon in the lead
179: 160: 141: 1127:
Featured articles that have appeared on the main page
571:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 458:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 353:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 104:This article appeared on Knowledge's Main Page as 1152:FA-Class Palaeontology articles of Low-importance 793:It's a little far back for archeology. Clarified. 239:about 167 million years ago, is the oldest known 204:A fact from this article appeared on Knowledge's 1077:. It is the oldest known mammal with putatively 703:Back again to review; comments in a day or two. 8: 1065:species is known only from this fragmentary 54:. Even so, if you can update or improve it, 50:as one of the best articles produced by the 44:; it (or a previous version of it) has been 935:Please note that the researchers who named 1069:with three teeth, interpreted as the last 1017:so Knowledge doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! 511: 404: 299: 113: 26: 1122:High-importance Featured topics articles 271: 740:To me, the distinction is meaningless; 513: 406: 301: 1147:Low-importance Palaeontology articles 7: 565:This article is within the scope of 452:This article is within the scope of 347:This article is within the scope of 367:Knowledge:WikiProject Palaeontology 290:It is of interest to the following 88:. If you can update or improve it, 1192:Low-importance Madagascar articles 1157:WikiProject Palaeontology articles 370:Template:WikiProject Palaeontology 25: 1112:FA-Class Featured topics articles 1046: 630: 552: 542: 515: 439: 429: 408: 334: 324: 303: 272: 199: 118: 97: 63: 30: 1197:WikiProject Madagascar articles 1142:FA-Class Palaeontology articles 605:This article has been rated as 494:This article has been rated as 387:This article has been rated as 1182:Low-importance Africa articles 1167:Low-importance mammal articles 76:Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar 1: 988:14:14, 27 February 2012 (UTC) 965:14:03, 27 February 2012 (UTC) 888:Yes; mixed up a little there. 834:paper a lot when writing it. 643:This article is supported by 579:and see a list of open tasks. 474:Knowledge:WikiProject Mammals 468:and see a list of open tasks. 361:and see a list of open tasks. 1187:FA-Class Madagascar articles 1172:WikiProject Mammals articles 947:without using the formation 818:Split sentence and reworded. 585:Knowledge:WikiProject Africa 477:Template:WikiProject Mammals 1202:WikiProject Africa articles 1107:Knowledge featured articles 893:is a cuspule a small cusp? 588:Template:WikiProject Africa 225:The text of the entry was: 1223: 611:project's importance scale 500:project's importance scale 393:project's importance scale 187:Featured article candidate 1091:More featured pictures... 1003:File:Ambondro lingual.jpg 995:File:Ambondro lingual.jpg 926:19:37, 21 July 2010 (UTC) 909:19:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC) 869:17:54, 21 July 2010 (UTC) 853:06:43, 20 July 2010 (UTC) 839:19:36, 20 July 2010 (UTC) 785:mammal) its significance. 723:19:45, 17 July 2010 (UTC) 713:19:29, 17 July 2010 (UTC) 699:19:29, 17 July 2010 (UTC) 680:Talk:Ambondro (genus)/GA1 626: 604: 537: 493: 424: 386: 350:WikiProject Palaeontology 319: 298: 254: 196: 116: 112: 1177:FA-Class Africa articles 1162:FA-Class mammal articles 1036:20:08, 12 May 2012 (UTC) 1011:Template:POTD/2012-05-13 106:Today's featured article 997:to appear as POTD soon 646:WikiProject Madagascar 623: 373:Palaeontology articles 280:This article is rated 227:Did you know ... that 1005:will be appearing as 622: 108:on September 9, 2019. 18:Talk:Ambondro (genus) 1083:Photo: André R. Wyss 168:Good topic candidate 149:Good article nominee 733:is a mammal. Isn't 455:WikiProject Mammals 342:Paleontology portal 245:tribosphenic molars 86:Knowledge community 52:Knowledge community 1073:and the first two 1042:Picture of the day 1007:picture of the day 624: 568:WikiProject Africa 286:content assessment 180:September 11, 2010 124:Article milestones 1084: 1033: 665: 664: 661: 660: 657: 656: 638:Madagascar portal 510: 509: 506: 505: 403: 402: 399: 398: 266: 265: 262: 261: 235:, which lived in 16:(Redirected from 1214: 1082: 1050: 1034: 1027: 1024: 640: 635: 634: 633: 593: 592: 589: 586: 583: 562: 557: 556: 555: 546: 539: 538: 533: 530: 519: 512: 482: 481: 478: 475: 472: 449: 444: 443: 433: 426: 425: 420: 412: 405: 375: 374: 371: 368: 365: 344: 339: 338: 337: 328: 321: 320: 315: 307: 300: 283: 277: 276: 268: 257:Featured article 255:Current status: 203: 182: 163: 144: 123: 122: 114: 101: 67: 42:featured article 34: 27: 21: 1222: 1221: 1217: 1216: 1215: 1213: 1212: 1211: 1097: 1096: 1095: 1094: 1093: 1057:Ambondro mahabo 1051: 1044: 1022: 1018: 999: 949:Ambondro mahabo 937:Ambondro mahabo 933: 674:This review is 670: 636: 631: 629: 591:Africa articles 590: 587: 584: 581: 580: 558: 553: 551: 531: 525: 480:mammal articles 479: 476: 473: 470: 469: 445: 438: 418: 372: 369: 366: 363: 362: 340: 335: 333: 313: 284:on Knowledge's 281: 250: 249: 223: 178: 161:August 28, 2010 159: 140: 117: 73:is part of the 71:Ambondro mahabo 38:Ambondro mahabo 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1220: 1218: 1210: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1099: 1098: 1085: 1052: 1045: 1040: 1039: 998: 992: 991: 990: 975: 972:Google Scholar 955:is incorrect. 932: 929: 914: 913: 912: 911: 899: 898: 897: 891: 890: 889: 883: 882: 881: 875: 856: 855: 844: 843: 842: 841: 825: 821: 820: 819: 813: 812: 811: 804: 803: 802: 796: 795: 794: 788: 787: 786: 767: 766: 765: 759: 758: 757: 751: 750: 749: 726: 725: 685: 684: 669: 666: 663: 662: 659: 658: 655: 654: 651:Low-importance 642: 641: 625: 615: 614: 607:Low-importance 603: 597: 596: 594: 577:the discussion 564: 563: 547: 535: 534: 532:Low‑importance 520: 508: 507: 504: 503: 496:Low-importance 492: 486: 485: 483: 466:the discussion 451: 450: 447:Mammals portal 434: 422: 421: 419:Low‑importance 413: 401: 400: 397: 396: 389:Low-importance 385: 379: 378: 376: 359:the discussion 346: 345: 329: 317: 316: 314:Low‑importance 308: 296: 295: 289: 278: 264: 263: 260: 259: 252: 251: 224: 198: 197: 194: 193: 190: 183: 175: 174: 171: 164: 156: 155: 152: 145: 137: 136: 133: 130: 126: 125: 110: 109: 102: 94: 93: 82:featured topic 68: 60: 59: 35: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1219: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1092: 1088: 1080: 1076: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1058: 1049: 1043: 1038: 1037: 1031: 1026: 1025: 1016: 1012: 1008: 1004: 996: 993: 989: 985: 981: 976: 973: 969: 968: 967: 966: 962: 958: 954: 950: 946: 942: 938: 930: 928: 927: 923: 919: 910: 907: 903: 902: 900: 895: 894: 892: 887: 886: 884: 879: 878: 876: 873: 872: 871: 870: 867: 863: 862: 854: 851: 846: 845: 840: 837: 833: 829: 828: 826: 822: 817: 816: 814: 808: 807: 805: 800: 799: 798:holotherian? 797: 792: 791: 789: 784: 780: 779: 777: 774:would help: " 773: 768: 763: 762: 760: 755: 754: 752: 747: 743: 739: 738: 736: 732: 728: 727: 724: 721: 717: 716: 715: 714: 710: 706: 701: 700: 696: 692: 689: 683: 681: 677: 672: 671: 667: 652: 649:(assessed as 648: 647: 639: 628: 621: 617: 616: 612: 608: 602: 599: 598: 595: 578: 574: 570: 569: 561: 560:Africa portal 550: 548: 545: 541: 540: 536: 529: 524: 521: 518: 514: 501: 497: 491: 488: 487: 484: 467: 463: 462: 457: 456: 448: 442: 437: 435: 432: 428: 427: 423: 417: 414: 411: 407: 394: 390: 384: 381: 380: 377: 364:Palaeontology 360: 356: 355:palaeontology 352: 351: 343: 332: 330: 327: 323: 322: 318: 312: 311:Palaeontology 309: 306: 302: 297: 293: 287: 279: 275: 270: 269: 258: 253: 248: 246: 243:with modern, 242: 238: 233: 232: 228: 221: 220: 219:June 26, 2010 215: 213: 212:Did you know? 207: 202: 195: 191: 189: 188: 184: 181: 177: 176: 172: 170: 169: 165: 162: 158: 157: 153: 151: 150: 146: 143: 142:July 21, 2010 139: 138: 134: 131: 128: 127: 121: 115: 111: 107: 103: 100: 96: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 77: 72: 69: 66: 62: 61: 57: 53: 49: 48: 43: 39: 36: 33: 29: 28: 19: 1079:tribosphenic 1055: 1054: 1020: 1000: 952: 948: 944: 940: 936: 934: 915: 859: 857: 831: 775: 745: 741: 737:the mammal? 734: 730: 702: 687: 686: 673: 644: 606: 566: 495: 459: 453: 388: 348: 292:WikiProjects 256: 234: 229: 226: 217: 209: 185: 166: 147: 90:please do so 74: 70: 56:please do so 45: 37: 1053:The jaw of 904:Clarified. 676:transcluded 1101:Categories 957:MMartyniuk 528:Madagascar 237:Madagascar 216:column on 47:identified 1067:lower jaw 1015:Main Page 953:A. mahabo 861:Megalomys 746:A. mahabo 735:A. mahano 688:Reviewer: 668:GA Review 206:Main Page 1071:premolar 1023:howcheng 945:Ambondro 941:Ambondro 801:Removed. 776:Ambondro 742:Ambondro 731:Ambondro 282:FA-class 231:Ambondro 192:Promoted 173:Promoted 1087:Archive 824:said :) 609:on the 498:on the 471:Mammals 416:Mammals 391:on the 208:in the 132:Process 1081:teeth. 1075:molars 1063:mammal 980:Ucucha 918:Sasata 906:Ucucha 866:Ucucha 850:Ucucha 836:Ucucha 832:Nature 720:Ucucha 705:Sasata 691:Sasata 582:Africa 573:Africa 523:Africa 461:mammal 288:scale. 241:mammal 154:Listed 135:Result 78:series 931:Genus 810:cusp. 783:crown 678:from 40:is a 1030:chat 984:talk 961:talk 922:talk 896:Yes. 880:Yes. 772:here 744:and 709:talk 695:talk 129:Date 80:, a 951:or 601:Low 490:Low 383:Low 1103:: 1089:– 986:) 963:) 924:) 711:) 697:) 653:). 526:: 1032:} 1028:{ 1019:— 982:( 959:( 920:( 707:( 693:( 613:. 502:. 395:. 294:: 247:? 222:. 214:" 210:" 92:. 58:. 20:)

Index

Talk:Ambondro (genus)
Featured article
featured article
identified
Knowledge community
please do so
Featured topic star
Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar
featured topic
Knowledge community
please do so
Main Page trophy
Today's featured article
Did You Know
July 21, 2010
Good article nominee
August 28, 2010
Good topic candidate
September 11, 2010
Featured article candidate
Did You Know
Main Page
Did you know?
June 26, 2010
Ambondro
Madagascar
mammal
tribosphenic molars

content assessment

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑