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{{huge|'''Cynical'''}}</big><br>adj. — ''"doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile."''<br><br>
<big>{{huge|'''Idealist'''}}</big><br>n. — ''"a visionary or a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc."''</center>
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<center>'''Author of [[List of sauropodomorph type specimens]], one of the top 50 [[Wikipedia:Database reports/Articles by size|longest Wikipedia articles]]'''</center>

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*''[[Citipes]]''
*[[Eudromaeosauria]]
*''[[Haplocheirus]]''
*''[[Junggarsuchus]]''
*''[[Kansaignathus]]''
*''[[Kinnareemimus]]''
*''[[Kuru kulla|Kuru]]''
*''[[Leptorhynchos gaddisi|Leptorhynchos]]''
*''[[Overoraptor]]''
*''[[Pamparaptor]]''
*''[[Paraxenisaurus]]''
*''[[Phuwiangvenator]]''
*''[[Qiupalong]]''
*''[[Xiongguanlong]]''
*''[[Zuolong]]''
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*[[List of marginocephalian type specimens]]
*[[List of sauropodomorph type specimens]]
*[[List of thyreophoran type specimens]]
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;<u><big>The Coelurosaur Project</big></u>:
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/Project Coelurosauria|Project HQ]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox5|Shenzhousaurus draft]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox7|Lingyuanosaurus draft]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox4|Paraves merge draft]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox|Eudromaeosauria workshop]]<br>
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;<u><big>Workshops</big></u>:
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox6|Cladograms]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/misc|Tables, etc.]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox2|Dinosaur Size draft]]<br>
[[User:A Cynical Idealist/sandbox3|Yixian Formation]]
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==Ongoing Work==
===Active projects===
*The Coelurosaur Project
**Yixian Formation taxa:  ''Shenzhousaurus'', ''Lingyuanosaurus'', ''Protarchaeopteryx'', ''Xingtianosaurus'', ''Beipiaognathus'', ''Ningyuansaurus'', ''Sinusonasus''
**Non-coelurosaur Yixian stubs:  ''Dongbeititan'', ''Jinzhousaurus''
**Skull diagrams needed:  ''Zuolong'', ''Kuru'', ''Xiongguanlong'', ''Haplocheirus'', ''Shenzhousaurus'', ''Ningyuansaurus'', ''Sinusonasus''
**Larger taxon overhauls:  [[Unenlagiinae]], [[Paraves]] (merge "[[Deinonychosauria]]" and "[[Unenlagiidae]]")
**Finish updating [[Eudromaeosauria]] (add diet, locomotion, sociality, and paleoecology sections)
**Coelurosaur size diagrams:  Compsognathidae, largest coelurosaurs, smallest coelurosaurs, Mesozoic paravians, coelurosaurs of the DPF, theropods of Nanxiong Formation

===Future projects===
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*Paratypes and Neotypes:  
**Add other types to marginocephalia
**Add other types to thyreophora
**Overhaul and add other types to ornithopoda
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*Expand coverage of [[Mamenchisauridae]]
**''[[Analong]]'', ''[[Anhuilong]]'', ''[[Chuanjiesaurus]]'', ''[[Eomamenchisaurus]]'', ''[[Huangshanlong]]'', ''[[Hudiesaurus]]'', ''[[Jingiella]]'', ''[[Omeisaurus]]'', ''[[Qijianglong]]'', ''[[Rhomaleopakhus]]'', ''[[Tienshanosaurus]]'', ''[[Tonganosaurus]]'', ''[[Wamweracaudia]]'', ''[[Xinjiangtitan]]'', ''[[Yuanmousaurus]]'', ''[[Zigongosaurus]]''
*Crusade against speculative stegosaurid shoulder spines
**'''The only stegosaurs that are confirmed to have parascapular spines are ''[[Kentrosaurus]]'', ''[[Gigantspinosaurus]]'', and ''[[Yingshanosaurus]]''!'''
*Work on expanding coverage of the [[Djadochta Formation]]
**Expand [[Flaming Cliffs]]
**Make pages for [[Tugriken Shireh]], [[Udyn Sayr]], [[Ukhaa Tolgod]], and [[Zamyn Khondt]]
**Expand:  ''[[Shuvuuia]]'', ''[[Khaan]]'', ''[[Saurornithoides]]'', ''[[Udanoceratops]]''
*Overhaul taxonomy for these clades:  [[Pterosauria]], [[Titanosauria]], [[Crocodylomorpha]], [[Plesiosauria]], [[Avialae]]
**Create [[Phylogeny of titanosaurs]]
*Size diagrams:  
**Priority terrestrial:  Kaiparowits, ''Psittacosaurus''
**Other terrestrial:  
**Marine:  Kimmeridge Clay, Khouribga, Fossil Hill member
**Pterosaurs/birds:  Romualdo/Crato (pterosaurs), biggest pterosaurs
*'''Miscellaneous''':  [[Noasauridae]], ''[[Tatankaceratops]]'', ''[[Nedoceratops]]'', [[Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution]], [[Dinosaur size]]
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==Contributions==
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! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" | Article
! scope="col" style="width: 570px;" | Contribution
! scope="col" style="width: 30px;" | Status
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| ''[[Atrociraptor]]''
| Wrote classification and paleoecology sections, approved for [[WP:GA]], approved for [[WP:FA]]
| [[File:Cscr-featured.png|30px|center]]
[[File:Symbol support vote.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[Carnosauria]]
| Wrote significant portions, merged several articles
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Citipes]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from start-class
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[Eudromaeosauria]]
| Wrote most of the article, merged several articles, expanded greatly
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[Fossil Hill Member]]
| Moved article and did minor upkeep
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Haplocheirus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Junggarsuchus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Kansaignathus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Kinnareemimus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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|''[[Kuru kulla]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Leptorhynchos gaddisi]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Lingyuanosaurus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| WIP
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| [[List of marginocephalian type specimens]]
| Wrote the entire article, maintain the list
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| [[List of ornithopod type specimens]]
| Wrote the intro paragraphs
| [[File:Symbol list class.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[List of sauropodomorph type specimens]]
| Created and wrote the entire article and maintain the list
| [[File:Symbol list class.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils]]
| Updated list and added more information
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| [[List of thyreophoran type specimens]]
| Wrote the entire article, maintain the list
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| Merges (content migrated, redirected)
| [[Abelisauroidea]], [[Allosauroidea]], [[Avebrevicauda]], [[Averostra]], [[Avetheropoda]], [[Caenagnathoidea]], [[Carnotaurinae]], [[Carnotaurini]], [[Cerapoda]], [[Ceratosauridae]], [[Coelophysidae]], [[Dromaeosaurinae]], [[Eutyrannosauria]], [[Flagellicaudata]], [[Furileusauria]], [[Gravisauria]], [[Khebbashia]], [[List of archosaurs of the Chinle Formation]], [[List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera]], [[List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils]], [[Maniraptoriformes]], [[Neotheropoda]], [[Neovenatoridae]], [[Orionides]], [[Pennaraptora]], [[Plateosauria]], [[Rebbachisaurinae]], [[Saltasaurini]], [[Saurornitholestinae]], [[Sinovenatorinae]], [[Thalassophonea]], [[Troodontinae]], [[Velociraptorinae]]
| [[File:Symbol redirect class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Overoraptor]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Pamparaptor]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[Paraves]]
| Rewrote most of the article, merged several articles into it
| WIP
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| ''[[Paraxenisaurus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Phuwiangvenator]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Qiupalong]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Shenzhousaurus]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub (WIP)
| WIP
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| ''[[Thescelosaurus]]''
| Wrote the updated article lede after page was expanded
| [[File:Cscr-featured.png|30px|center]]
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| ''[[Xiongguanlong]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
| [[File:Symbol b class.svg|30px|center]]
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| [[Yixian Formation]]
| Brought to [[WP:PALEOAW]], expanded massively
| WIP
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| ''[[Zuolong]]''
| Wrote the entire article, upgraded from stub
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| File:Kuru kulla skull diagram.png
 | Skull diagram of ''[[Kuru kulla]]''
| File:Lower Dinosaur Park megafauna size.png
 | Dinosaur megafauna of the "''Corythosaurus-Centrosaurus'' zone" of the [[Dinosaur Park Formation|DPF]]
| File:Mussentuchit dinosaur fauna.png
 | Dinosaur fauna of the [[Cedar Mountain Formation]]'s Mussentuchit Member
| File:Lujiatun Member dinosaur fauna.png
 | Dinosaur fauna of the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation
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| File:Coelurosaur Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Coelurosauria]]
| File:Tetanuran Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Tetanurae]]
| File:Carnosauria (sensu stricto) Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Carnosauria]] (''sensu stricto'')
| File:Carnosauria (sensu lato) Infobox Panoply.png
 | Carnosauria ''sensu lato''
| File:Ceratosauria Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Ceratosauria]]
| File:Tyrannosauroidea Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Tyrannosauroidea]]
| File:Diplodocoidea Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Diplodocoidea]]
| File:Sauropoda Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Sauropoda]]
| File:Sauropodomorpha Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Sauropodomorpha]]
| File:Ornithopoda Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Ornithopoda]]
| File:Macronarian Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Macronaria]]
| File:Avemetatarsalia Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Avemetatarsalia]]
| File:Pterosauria Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Pterosauria]]
| File:Pterodactylodiea Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Pterodactyloidea]]
| File:Maniraptora Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Maniraptora]]
| File:Paraves Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Paraves]]
| File:Neornithischia Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Neornithischia]]
| File:Stegosauria Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Stegosauria]]
| File:Ankylopollexia Infobox Panoply.png
 | Infobox for [[Ankylopollexia]]
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| File:Phuwiangvenator Hands.png
 | ''Phuwiangvenator'' - manual phalanges
| File:Phuwiangvenator Feet.png
 | ''Phuangvenator'' - pedal phalanges
| File:Phuwiangvenator Metatarsals.png
 | ''Phuwiangvenator'' - metatarsals with pathology
| File:Phu Wiang Mountain Locality.png
 | Map of the Phu Wiang locality in Thailand
| File:Daspletosaurus horneri skull.png
 | Skull of ''Daspletosaurus horneri''
| File:Daspletosaurus torosus skull.png
 | Skull of ''Daspletosaurus torosus''
| File:Eoscincus CT Scans.webp
 | CT scans of ''Eoscincus ornatus''
| File:Microterus CT Scans.webp
 | CT scans of ''Microterus borealis''
| File:Caenagnathid Distribution Overall.png
 | Map of caenagnathid distribution
| File:North American Caenagnathid Distribution.png
 | Map of North American caenagnathid discoveries
| File:Asian Caenagnathid Distribution.png
 | Map of Asian caenagnathid discoveries
| File:Caenagnathid Distribution in Dinosaur Park.png
 | Map of caenagnathid discoveries in the Dinosaur Park Formation
| File:Dinosaur Park Caenagnathid Sizes.png
 | Size comparison of the Dinosaur Park caenagnathids
| File:Citipes Metatarsal Histology.png
 | Histological section of a metatarsal of ''Citipes elegans''
| File:Chirostenotes Holotype.png
 | Holotype specimen of ''Chirostenotes pergracilis''
| File:Citipes Metatarsals.png
 | Metatarsal referred to ''Citipes elegans'', shown from multiple views
| File:Caenagnathus Holotype Jaw.png
 | Holotype of ''Caenagnathus collinsi''
| File:Body size analysis of oviraptorosaurs.png
 | Body mass of oviraptorosaurs over time
| File:Leptorhynchos sp. metatarsals.png
 | Metatarsals assigned to ''Leptorhynchos sp.''
| File:Images medium facets-2016-0074f6.gif
 | Proximal view of the tibia from CMN 9802, possibly Qiupalong sp.
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| File:Ornithurine palates compared.png
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| File:Asteriornis holotype mandible.png
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| File:Asteriornis and Janavis holotypes in matrix.png
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| File:NHMMK4925 and NHMM JJ 11919 unidentified avialan.png
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| File:CT scan and 3D printed Asteriornis skull.png
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| File:Histology of Asteriornis holotype femur NMMH 2013 008.png
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| File:Asteriornis holotype NHMM 2013 008 in matrix.png
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| File:Pedal phalanx from Maastricht avialan NHMM 2015 172x.png
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| File:Janavis on the beach.png
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| File:Asteriornis holotype quadrate.png
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| File:Zigong Dinosaur Museum Omeisaurus tianfuensis (cropped twice).jpg
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| File:Dineobellator arm bones.png
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| File:Dromaeosaur Skull FEA Results.png
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| File:Deinonychus Claw Mobility Models.png
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| File:Yurgovuchia Quarry Map.png
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| File:Yurgovuchia Tail.png
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| File:Senter et al Maniraptoran Phylogeny.png
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| File:3D animal nasal cavity reconstructions.jpg
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| File:Allosaurus nasal airways.jpg
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| File:Theropod maxillary evolution.jpg
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| File:Aquatic theropod skulls.png
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| File:Davide Bonadonna Nemegt Formation.png
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| File:Dinosaur macroecology review.png
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| File:Liaoning geologic formations.png
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| File:Stratigraphy of the Yixian Formation.png
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| File:Liaoning rock outcrop map.png
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| File:Yixian Formation - Lujiatun Unit outcrop.png
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