Talk:Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation

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Paleobiota help[edit]

Code[edit]

This section contains pre-made code that can be copy and pasted into articles containing paleobiota tables. To save space, not all of the code is visible, additional code can be found by simply viewing this section's edit page.

Premade rowspans:

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Replacement headings for "Presence" column

! Location
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Replacement headings for "Taxa" column

Cell background colors[edit]

The background colors of the cells are a means to communicate the relevant organism's taxonomic status.

Color key

Taxon	Reclassified taxon	Taxon falsely reported as present	Dubious taxon or junior synonym	Ichnotaxon	Ootaxon	Morphotaxon

Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; ~~crossed out~~ taxa are discredited.

Red for reclassified and preoccupied

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Purple for taxa falsely reported as present:

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Dark grey for discredited taxa:

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Peach for Ichnotaxa:

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Light blue for Ootaxa:

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Light green for Morphotaxa:

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Merger proposal[edit]

I propose merging List of dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation into Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation, as I think the articles have too much overlap for them to be seperate. The dinosaurs are a large part of the Paleobiota after all. If given enough time I'll be able to carry out the merger myself, but seen as both of these articles have some history i thought it best to discuss first. TimTheDragonRider (talk) 17:49, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This seems to follow WP:Summary style, with the dinosaur list being a sub-article. WP:lists states that Summary style should be applied if lists become "unwieldy". I see that, when merging the dinosaur list here, we get an additional subheading level and the thing might be much more complex and less easy to navigate. But ultimately I have no opinion on whether or not it should be merged. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:56, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, I think that the dinosaur list is reasonably self-contained and helps to lessen the bloat of the overall formation list. Lythronaxargestes (talk | contribs) 21:36, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So then a merger wouldn't be desireable? TimTheDragonRider (talk) 10:28, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Overhaul[edit]

I have begun work on a complete overhaul and update of this page. I hope that it will be published sometime later this year. Cheers, -TimTheDragonRider (talk) 19:53, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]