Template:Did you know nominations/Smok (archosaur)

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk)

Smok (archosaur)[edit]

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... that fossils of a dragon have been found in Poland?

Reviewed: Acacia falcata
Comment: Thought it might be humorous, not actually a dragon of course but a prehistoric reptile. Not sure if it should say "so-called dragon" to be proper.

Created by Rnnsh (talk). Nominated by Smokeybjb (talk) at 16:54, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Everything looks good, length, date created, and hook all pass. No copyvio issues that I see. If you want I have suggested an alternative, should you go for the original I would add "so-called" to the hook.--Kev min § 09:08, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
alt1 ... that fossils of a Smok have been found in Polish clay pits?

Alt1 is good too. Even if people don't know that Smok means dragon, the name is still unusual. Smokeybjb (talk) 18:27, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

alt2 ... that the Smok, an extinct genus of large carnivorous archosaur, is named after the legendary Wawel Dragon?

Alt2 may be less mysterious, but I think it's a little clearer, and I hope that explicitly showing the link between an extinct reptile and a legendary dragon is still cool. — Kpalion^(talk) 23:50, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. Smokeybjb (talk) 01:23, 19 August 2011 (UTC)