Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology

Today's featured articles

• 26 Mar 2026 – Massospondylus (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

• 13 Mar 2026 – David Rankin (astronomer) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Renerpho (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Feb 2026 – Tujiaaspis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Chaotic Enby (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 17 Mar 2026 – Michael S. Engel (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kevmin (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)

Good article nominees

• 06 Mar 2026 – Cifelliodon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by An anonymous username, not my real name (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Mar 2026 – Ceoptera (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by LittleLazyLass (t · c); start discussion
• 20 Feb 2026 – Gigamachilis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TrueMoriarty (t · c); start discussion
• 25 Jan 2026 – Cratoraricrus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by An anonymous username, not my real name (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jan 2026 – Monster of Aramberri (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Amirani1746 (t · c); start discussion
• 23 Jan 2026 – Megistaspis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by African Mud Turtle (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Jan 2026 – Siderian (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Alex26337 (t · c); start discussion
• 02 Jan 2026 – Himalayan fossil hoax (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion
• 24 Dec 2025 – Apertotemporalis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Augustios Paleo (t · c); start discussion
• 07 Dec 2025 – Choeropotamus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion

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Good topic candidates

• 23 May 2025 – Apatosaurinae (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Augustios Paleo (t · c); see discussion

Good article reassessments

• 01 Mar 2026 – Zigrasimecia (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 10 Mar 2026 – Pteridospermatophyta (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Pteridosperm by Hemiauchenia (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Mar 2026 – Natural History Museum, Berlin (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Museum für Naturkunde Berlin by Monster Iestyn (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Mar 2026 – Fossils of Iceland (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Paleontology in Iceland by An anonymous username, not my real name (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 16 Feb 2026 – Ctenobethylus goepperti (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ctenobethylus by Paine Ellsworth (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Feb 2026 – Ctenobethylus oblongiceps (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ctenobethylus by Paine Ellsworth (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 07 Mar 2026 – Crato Formation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Montanoceratops (t · c); see discussion
• 19 Feb 2026 – Spinosaurus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Junsik1223 (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Sep 2025 – Cosmopolitodus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Macrophyseter (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Sep 2025 – Pliocene (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Florian Blaschke (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Aug 2025 – Diapsid (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hemiauchenia (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Aug 2023 – Kota Formation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fritzmann2002 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 06 Mar 2026 – Draft:Villaggio del Pescatore palaeontological locality (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Vertebration (t · c)
• 04 Mar 2026 – Draft:Huayuan biota (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Porter314 (t · c)
• 20 Feb 2026 – Draft:Linyi Lagerstätte (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
• 12 Mar 2026 – Draft:Pseudokotuia (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was declined by Cremastra (t · c) on 13 Mar 2026
• 26 Feb 2026 – Draft:Harriota lehmani (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by RunningEcology (t · c) was moved to Harriota lehmani (talk · edit · hist) by Ca (t · c) on 13 Mar 2026
• undated – Draft:David Rankin (astronomer) (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC was accepted to David Rankin (astronomer) (talk · edit · hist) by Abdullah1099 (t · c) on 12 Mar 2026

Article quality statistics

Palaeontology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	4	26	22	77			129
FL		1					1
FM					13		13
GA	9	42	32	219			302
B	18	179	172	866	1		1,236
C	6	154	271	1,850		4	2,285
Start		73	382	5,644		5	6,104
Stub		3	157	14,375		12	14,547
List	3	24	55	781		2	865
Category					5,772		5,772
Disambig					26		26
File					53		53
Portal					693		693
Project					66		66
Redirect			1	30	1,930		1,961
Template					503		503
Other					13		13
Assessed	40	502	1,092	23,842	9,070	23	34,569
Unassessed						2	2
Total	40	502	1,092	23,842	9,070	25	34,571
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 131,254			Ω = 5.33