Template:Did you know nominations/Nyctosaurus
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 23:41, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
Insufficient expansion, and nomination was never completed with the required transclusion; closing as unsuccessful.
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Nyctosaurus
Artist's impression of the crested pterosaur Nyctosaurus
- ... that the pterosaur Nyctosaurus (pictured) had a large branching cranial crest that extended upward and backward from its posterior skull? Source: "Nyctosaurus differs from all previously known specimens in the possession of a large branching cranial crest. The crest extends upward and backward from the posterior skull roof" [1]
- ALT1:... that the pterosaur Nyctosaurus (pictured) had a crest that was used to adjust the animal's angle relative to the air current when flying? Source: "The aerodynamic forces and moment acting on the headsail crest were analyzed. It was shown that specimen KJ1 might adjust the angle of the headsail crest relative to the air current as one way to generate thrust (one of the aerodynamic forces, used to overcome body drag in forward flight)" [2]
- Comment: I've partially expanded this article within the last 5 days, so still counts as "new", right?
Created by Jerkov (talk). Nominated by JurassicClassic767 (talk) at 20:13, 3 June 2020 (UTC).
Sorry, JurassicClassic767, but it's not eligible. Prior to your first edit in late April, the article was 9265 prose characters, and it's now 12975. Thank you for your work on the article, but to be eligible for DYK, a fivefold expansion within the last week would be required. Please see WP:DYK for more information. Note that if you get the article to good article status, you may renominate within a week of that designation. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 22:24, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks anyway, though. JurassicClassic767 (talk | contribs) 23:25, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
