Talk:Maotianshan Shales

message: This is a more comprehensive re-write. Everything is well-researched, verified and referenced. I pruned much genus/species-specific information, which can be added back, or used in genus-specific pages. The re-write was copied from User:Locomiguel/sandbox, where I also copied the old page to facilitate re-wikifying. Thus, I think it is ready for copy editing, and wikification – please help out. I also have pictures to add when I figure out how to do this. Loco 23:28, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Rewrite

message: A more recent phylogeny deprecates trilobitomorpha, and places the Naraoiidae within arachnomorpha - the arachnomorpha page could be modified accordingly. Loco 22:33, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia shouldn't leap at each latest classification: how will this be received in the next few years?--Wetman 05:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I couldn’t agree more. I am familiar with and track the literature closely, and on this one I flip-flopped after communicating with others. The phylogeny of basal arthropods is in a state of flux, and has been for several years already. Use of arachnomorpha over trilobitomorpha is consistent with the scientific consensus. Actually, I flipped when trying to make it as consistent with other wiki pages as possible: trilobite; arthropoda; trilobitomorpha (or soft-bodied trilobites); arachnomorpha, but these pages are actually inconsistent on the subject (incomplete and/or need updating). Maybe I should simply punt and place the naraoids with the arthropods to avoid confusion. If I read correctly, there is an arthropod project underway on wikipedia. If done correctly, this project should cover the alternative phylogeny’s of basal and near-basal Cambrian arthropods, as I expect debate will continue for some years. I do repeat, however, trilobitomorpha is an arcane term not usually seen in new publications; it was and is a place to stuff things that don’t fit into zoology textbooks. I appreciate your help. It’s hard to know how much detail to put in an encyclopedia. Should we give it a few days to see if an expert or two weighs in? Loco 10:55, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good. I'm just that perfect Wikipedia reader: curious and modestly acquainted with the subject, and utterly amateur. --Wetman 05:41, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I appreciate the help. Here are some links that may assist wikiarthropodians and yourself with some of the phylogenies that are moving targets: http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Protostoma/Arthropoda/arthropoda.htm http://www.palaeos.org/Main_Page Loco 15:05, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Trilobitomorpha

message: Before I get into revert warring, let's talk. Should we link to genera or to species? Comments below please. Totnesmartin 16:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Some of the fossils have representatives in several Laggerstatte, like Waptia and Canadaspis, or have several species in that particular Laggerstatte, like Naraoia--Mr Fink 16:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: The Dinosaurs wikiproject has a genus-only guideline; genus-only for other fossils would be consistent. Also, monospecific genera could become multispecific tomorrow, for all we know, but that's crystal-ball-ism. Totnesmartin 19:59, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Some of the fossils, such as Forfexicaris and Occacaris, belong to monospecific genera.--Mr Fink 16:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links - species or genera? 

message: Hi -- In the paragraphs under "Fauna", it says "This fish-like animal has many similarities to Y. lividum, but also differs in several aspects: it has a discernible heart, dorsal and ventral aorta, gill filaments, and a notochord (neural chord)."  A notochord is not from neural tissue -- it is mesodermal in origin, and it is not part of any nervous tissue.  Look at the Wikipedia entry under notochord.
Skywalker99 20:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  factual error in article 

message: Hi -- In the paragraphs under "Fauna", it says "This fish-like animal has many similarities to Y. lividum, but also differs in several aspects: it has a discernible heart, dorsal and ventral aorta, gill filaments, and a notochord (neural chord)."  A notochord is not from neural tissue -- it is mesodermal in origin, and it is not part of any nervous tissue.  Look at the Wikipedia entry under notochord.
Skywalker99 21:00, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  factual error in article 

message: i found this quite amusing when I was looking through the article, but on the list of species there is an image of a Barosaurus! It is completely random, and obviously doesn't belong here, so could somebody delete it? I would have, but I'm rather inexperienced and I wouldn't want to mess up the table. Thanks. Lemming42 (talk) 13:43, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Barosaurus?

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