Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology

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• 08 Jun 2026 – Megistaspis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by African Mud Turtle (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 16 Jun 2026 – List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Malta (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
• 15 Jun 2026 – Anteosauridae (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Hemiauchenia (t · c) was closed as merge by CactusWriter (t · c) on 22 Jun 2026; see discussion (4 participants)

Redirects for discussion

• 24 Jun 2026 – Unsolved problems in diagnostic imaging (talk · edit · hist) →Magnetic resonance imaging was RfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Jun 2026 – Thunder scorpion (talk · edit · hist) →Praearcturus was RfDed by Plantdrew (t · c); see discussion

Miscellany for deletion

• 25 Jun 2026 – Draft:Collosogavis (talk · edit · hist) MfDed by Loopy30 (t · c) was closed as delete by Newyorkbrad (t · c) on 26 Jun 2026; see discussion

Good article nominees

• 28 Jun 2026 – Research history of Anoplotherium (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion
• 28 Jun 2026 – Anoplotheriidae (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion
• 02 Jun 2026 – Phorusrhacos (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Augustios Paleo (t · c); start discussion
• 01 Jun 2026 – Lophiodon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion
• 20 Jan 2026 – Siderian (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Alex26337 (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Jan 2026 – Himalayan fossil hoax (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion
• 07 Dec 2025 – Choeropotamus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PrimalMustelid (t · c); start discussion

Requested moves

• 18 Jun 2026 – Kank australis (talk · edit · hist) move request to Kank by Rusalkii (t · c) was moved to Kank (talk · edit · hist); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 17 Mar 2026 – Spinosaurus mirabilis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Spinosaurus by FunkMonk (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 13 Jun 2026 – List of sauropodomorph type specimens (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Zsteve21 (t · c); see discussion
• 24 May 2026 – Tylosaurus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Macrophyseter (t · c); see discussion
• 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

• 28 Apr 2026 – Draft:Trigonioidoidea (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AlSardine (t · c)
• 03 Mar 2026 – Draft:Paleoheritage (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Porter314 (t · c)

Article quality statistics

Palaeontology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	4	26	22	78			130
FL		1					1
FM					15		15
GA	9	42	33	227			311
B	18	180	176	881		14	1,269
C	6	154	271	1,902		9	2,342
Start		73	386	5,793		14	6,266
Stub		2	158	14,475		13	14,648
List	3	24	55	785		3	870
Category					5,781		5,781
Disambig					26		26
File					53		53
Portal					693		693
Project					67		67
Redirect			4	56	1,917		1,977
Template					907		907
Other					15		15
Assessed	40	502	1,105	24,197	9,474	53	35,371
Unassessed				1		2	3
Total	40	502	1,105	24,198	9,474	55	35,374
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 133,015			Ω = 5.33