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Cynical
adj. — "doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile."

Idealist
n. — "a visionary or a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc."



Author of List of sauropodomorph type specimens, one of the top 50 longest Wikipedia articles
Articles written by me
Bad articles improved
List articles
Coelurosaur Stubs — PRIORITY
The Coelurosaur Project — Project Headquarters

14 / 61 stubs completed

Boldface indicates priority taxa.
Basal or uncertain coelurosaurs
Tyrannosaurs and megaraptorans
Ornithomimosaurs and therizinosaurs
Alvarezsaurs
Oviraptorosaurs
Non-avian paravians
Higher-order taxa
To-do list — more stubs
Do these first

Theropods — List
Non-avian theropods
Stem-birds or birds of uncertain affinity
Enantiornithes
Mesozoic euornithes


Sauropodomorphs — List
Prosauropods
Diplodocoids
Non-titanosaur macronarians
True Titanosaurs

Ornithischians — List
Misc ornithischians
Marginocephalians
Stem-hadrosaurs
Hadrosaurids


With over 510 million square-kilometers of surface area, the Earth is almost large enough to accommodate all the hubris of mankind (see also: Hatred, Wealth, Selfishness, and War)

Sandboxes



The Coelurosaur Project

Project HQ
Shenzhousaurus draft
Lingyuanosaurus draft
Paraves merge draft
Eudromaeosauria workshop

Workshops

Cladograms
Tables, etc.
Dinosaur Size draft
Yixian Formation


Ongoing Work

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Active projects

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  • 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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Cleaning up my own messes
  • Paratypes and Neotypes:
    • Add other types to marginocephalia
    • Add other types to thyreophora
    • Overhaul and add other types to ornithopoda
Other projects

Contributions

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Original artwork
Infobox Collages
  • Skull diagram of Kuru kulla
    Skull diagram of Kuru kulla
  • Dinosaur megafauna of the "Corythosaurus-Centrosaurus zone" of the DPF
    Dinosaur megafauna of the "Corythosaurus-Centrosaurus zone" of the DPF
  • Dinosaur fauna of the Cedar Mountain Formation's Mussentuchit Member
    Dinosaur fauna of the Cedar Mountain Formation's Mussentuchit Member
  • Dinosaur fauna of the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation
    Dinosaur fauna of the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation
Derivative works
Infobox Collages
Licensed Images Uploaded
  • Phuwiangvenator - manual phalanges
    Phuwiangvenator - manual phalanges
  • Phuangvenator - pedal phalanges
    Phuangvenator - pedal phalanges
  • Phuwiangvenator - metatarsals with pathology
    Phuwiangvenator - metatarsals with pathology
  • Map of the Phu Wiang locality in Thailand
    Map of the Phu Wiang locality in Thailand
  • Skull of Daspletosaurus horneri
    Skull of Daspletosaurus horneri
  • Skull of Daspletosaurus torosus
    Skull of Daspletosaurus torosus
  • CT scans of Eoscincus ornatus
    CT scans of Eoscincus ornatus
  • CT scans of Microterus borealis
    CT scans of Microterus borealis
  • Map of caenagnathid distribution
    Map of caenagnathid distribution
  • Map of North American caenagnathid discoveries
    Map of North American caenagnathid discoveries
  • Map of Asian caenagnathid discoveries
    Map of Asian caenagnathid discoveries
  • Map of caenagnathid discoveries in the Dinosaur Park Formation
    Map of caenagnathid discoveries in the Dinosaur Park Formation
  • Size comparison of the Dinosaur Park caenagnathids
    Size comparison of the Dinosaur Park caenagnathids
  • Histological section of a metatarsal of Citipes elegans
    Histological section of a metatarsal of Citipes elegans
  • Holotype specimen of Chirostenotes pergracilis
    Holotype specimen of Chirostenotes pergracilis
  • Metatarsal referred to Citipes elegans, shown from multiple views
    Metatarsal referred to Citipes elegans, shown from multiple views
  • Holotype of Caenagnathus collinsi
    Holotype of Caenagnathus collinsi
  • Body mass of oviraptorosaurs over time
    Body mass of oviraptorosaurs over time
  • Metatarsals assigned to Leptorhynchos sp.
    Metatarsals assigned to Leptorhynchos sp.
  • Proximal view of the tibia from CMN 9802, possibly Qiupalong sp.
    Proximal view of the tibia from CMN 9802, possibly Qiupalong sp.
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