Template:Did you know nominations/Halictus? savenyei
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The result was: promoted by Redtigerxyz Talk 13:22, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Halictus? savenyei[edit]
- ... that the extinct sweat bee Halictus? savenyei was the first bee described from Canadian fossils deposits?
- Reviewed: Persoonia myrtilloides
Created/expanded by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 23:00, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
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| Stemonitis (talk) | Stemonitis (talk) | Stemonitis (talk) | Stemonitis (talk) | Stemonitis (talk) | Stemonitis (talk) | Stemonitis (talk) |
- When I read the hook, I immediately thought it would be better to rephrase it as "the first fossil bee from Canada", rather than "the first bee [...] from Canadian fossils deposits". I now realise that you probably avoided this wording to avoid it being seen as plagiarism from the cited source. However, the fact that such a wording is very likely to be arrived at independently (i.e. it is the natural way of describing that fact), I think the shorter version should be acceptable. If anyone else has other thoughts on the issue, I would gladly hear them. Until then, I recommend ALT1:
- ALT1: ... that the sweat bee Halictus? savenyei was the first fossil bee from Canada to be described?