Talk:Allenbya holmesae

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelid talk 01:34, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that while the only fossil of Allenbya holmesae was found by Beverley Burlingame, the new species was named for her mother instead? Source: Archibald & Cannings (2022) Etymology section "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname Holmes, the maiden name of the late Ms. Dorothy Bradbeer of Agriculture Canada, mother of Beverley Burlingame, the collector and donor of the holotype, who instilled in her as a youth a love of insects and fossils."
- ALT1: ... that the fossil insect Allenbya holmesae was named after the finder's mother's maiden name? Source: Archibald & Cannings (2022) Etymology section "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname Holmes, the maiden name of the late Ms. Dorothy Bradbeer of Agriculture Canada, mother of Beverley Burlingame, the collector and donor of the holotype, who instilled in her as a youth a love of insects and fossils."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lemmon Petrified Wood Park & Museum

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 348 past nominations.

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Kev min § 14:34, 16 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Everything looks good on my end! Earwig detects no copyvio and DYKcheck lines up with what was stated on the nomination. Great job on this article! Cheers! Ornithoptera (talk) 20:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]