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Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2019

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My request is to change the fact that paleontology is only related to dinosaurs, as it is truly the study of fossils. Also, Henry Fairfield was NOT the director of the museum of natural history, and during that time, it was Shawn Levy. ThunderLunchbox (talk) 13:51, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

 Not done I will make the following points:
  1. You need to be more specific in your requests, e.g. something like, in section "X" change "Y" to "Z".
  2. Nowhere does it say that "paleontology is only related to dinosaurs". It only mentions paleontology with respect to dinosaurs, but that is because the article is about dinosaurs; it is not implying that is the only thing they study.
  3. I can find no reference to Henry Fairfield in the article.
--Jules (Mrjulesd) 14:51, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Dinosauria montage

Dinosauria skeletons

should we use this or something like this, it includes birds and is more fitting --Bubblesorg (talk) 19:01, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Some of those images are iffy, for example the Titanoceratops with the imaginary frill. The current image does show Microraptor, which is close, but perhaps Archaeopteryx would be more familiar to most readers. FunkMonk (talk) 19:14, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
Changed to Styracosaurus. Are there any other problems? I think the Scolosaurus/Heterodontosaurus part could be exchanged for a single image. Kiwi Rex (talk) 13:33, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

Maybe I can make a montage --Bubblesorg (talk) 04:35, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

I think we need to stop trying to replace the montage every year. The current one is fine, perhaps replace the ankylosaur with another more recognizable theropod, and/or the microraptor with an archie, and I wouldn't change anything else. IJReid  16:21, 6 October 2019.(UTC)

This was pretty informative Wiki historyfreak (talk) 15:11, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2019

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35.131.181.18 (talk) 18:09, 13 December 2019 (UTC)remove the true facts about dinos and make them fun ones like dinos came from lava true but fun
no Declined - Misplaced Pages is not for facts that are just "fun". It needs to have proper, accurate information. MadGuy7023 (talk) 18:40, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

"Timeline of notable dinosaur taxonomic descriptions"

I think this timeline is quite strange: it includes both well-known and thoroughly-described taxa and useless, dubious taxa. How are we judging notability? Do we even need this? Lythronaxargestes (talk | contribs) 23:50, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Real pictures needed.

All the dinosaur skeleton images are here. However, could you please add realistic pictures of dinosaurs? That would be nice! 111.88.15.147 (talk) 14:46, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Like this?
Agree, so we'll get the Misplaced Pages time-machine out of Larry Sanger's basement (he took it and the stapler when he left) and rev it up for Jurassic. But seriously, good idea, although some of the good film stills may be in copyright. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:56, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
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