23:0623:06, 14 October 2020diffhist−60
Doc Antle
No citation for better known as '''Oliver Barnes “The mighty Virgin”' from the article. Appears to be slanderous.
21:5321:53, 3 August 2020diffhist−8
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
→Birds: not all avialans were birds and the article even states earlier in this section that enantiornithes are considered non-avian dinosaurs. The word avialans is linked to the Avialae page on Wikipedia, so clicking that should clear up any confusion. Adding birds in parentheses is an inaccurate and oversimplified description of avialans and any paleontologist would agree with my stance.
18:5218:52, 29 July 2020diffhist+3
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
→Birds: In the strictest classification standpoint, enantiornithes were not birds and are considered non-avian avialan dinosaurs. Referring them as avialans is a more accurate way to express both the proper classification of enantiornithes and their relationship and similarity to true birds.
01:0201:02, 5 May 2020diffhist+10
Mammal
→Rise of the mammals: birds are dinosaurs and they are not extinct. Adding non-avian to the "extinction of the dinosaurs" makes this a more accurate statement scientifically.
00:4000:40, 4 May 2020diffhist+10
Paleocene
→Reptiles: Birds are dinosaurs and are therefore considered reptiles by almost all modern scientists. The phrase Non-Avian Reptiles reflects the true relationships of the group while allowing birds to have a separate entry.
22:3822:38, 1 May 2020diffhist−11
Early Triassic
→Fauna and Flora: Birds are dinosaurs and should not continue to be presented as being separate from them as this is inaccurate and does not reflect modern scientific consensus.
21:2321:23, 1 May 2020diffhist+14
Sauropsida
birds are dinosaurs and, thusly, reptiles. It is inaccurate to place birds separately from dinosaurs and reptiles, particularly in a scientific article.
03:3403:34, 26 April 2020diffhist−7
Reptile
Qinornis paleocenica may be a non-avian theropod and its fossils are from 61 mya, during the Paleocene. Saying that many species of theropods went extinct at the K-Pg Boundary is more accurate than stating all non-avian theropods went extinct there because of the problematic classification of Qinornis.
03:4703:47, 23 April 2020diffhist+10
Squamata
Birds are Saurischian Theropod dinosaurs and therefore reptiles. The Saurischia are even mentioned in this article. Adding non-avian makes this statement more scientifically accurate.
02:5702:57, 29 January 2020diffhist+32
Mammal
Mammals did not diverge from reptiles as they were never sauropsids. Mammals are synapsids and they diverged from earlier cynodont synapsids in the Triassic period. Synapsids and Sauropsids are separate clades of amniotes which diverged from a common ancestor among the basal amniotes approximately 312 million years ago.
03:5803:58, 21 January 2020diffhist+10
Crocodilia
Birds are dinosaurs and therefore reptiles. They are the closest living relatives of the crocodilians, as the article states Adding non-avian to the ectothermic statement makes it more accurate and in line with scientific thinking, which does not separate birds from reptiles any longer.
03:1803:18, 20 January 2020diffhist+170
Cretaceous
→Terrestrial fauna: describing Maniraptora as being transitional between non-avian dinosaurs and birds is not really accurate. Birds emerged from within the clade Maniraptora and are still Maniraptorans. Birds need to be viewed as part of Dinosauria as whole, not outside of it, which the transitional statement implies.
23:0623:06, 14 October 2020diffhist−60
Doc Antle
No citation for better known as '''Oliver Barnes “The mighty Virgin”' from the article. Appears to be slanderous.
21:5321:53, 3 August 2020diffhist−8
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
→Birds: not all avialans were birds and the article even states earlier in this section that enantiornithes are considered non-avian dinosaurs. The word avialans is linked to the Avialae page on Wikipedia, so clicking that should clear up any confusion. Adding birds in parentheses is an inaccurate and oversimplified description of avialans and any paleontologist would agree with my stance.
18:5218:52, 29 July 2020diffhist+3
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
→Birds: In the strictest classification standpoint, enantiornithes were not birds and are considered non-avian avialan dinosaurs. Referring them as avialans is a more accurate way to express both the proper classification of enantiornithes and their relationship and similarity to true birds.
01:0201:02, 5 May 2020diffhist+10
Mammal
→Rise of the mammals: birds are dinosaurs and they are not extinct. Adding non-avian to the "extinction of the dinosaurs" makes this a more accurate statement scientifically.
00:4000:40, 4 May 2020diffhist+10
Paleocene
→Reptiles: Birds are dinosaurs and are therefore considered reptiles by almost all modern scientists. The phrase Non-Avian Reptiles reflects the true relationships of the group while allowing birds to have a separate entry.
22:3822:38, 1 May 2020diffhist−11
Early Triassic
→Fauna and Flora: Birds are dinosaurs and should not continue to be presented as being separate from them as this is inaccurate and does not reflect modern scientific consensus.
21:2321:23, 1 May 2020diffhist+14
Sauropsida
birds are dinosaurs and, thusly, reptiles. It is inaccurate to place birds separately from dinosaurs and reptiles, particularly in a scientific article.
03:3403:34, 26 April 2020diffhist−7
Reptile
Qinornis paleocenica may be a non-avian theropod and its fossils are from 61 mya, during the Paleocene. Saying that many species of theropods went extinct at the K-Pg Boundary is more accurate than stating all non-avian theropods went extinct there because of the problematic classification of Qinornis.
03:4703:47, 23 April 2020diffhist+10
Squamata
Birds are Saurischian Theropod dinosaurs and therefore reptiles. The Saurischia are even mentioned in this article. Adding non-avian makes this statement more scientifically accurate.
02:5702:57, 29 January 2020diffhist+32
Mammal
Mammals did not diverge from reptiles as they were never sauropsids. Mammals are synapsids and they diverged from earlier cynodont synapsids in the Triassic period. Synapsids and Sauropsids are separate clades of amniotes which diverged from a common ancestor among the basal amniotes approximately 312 million years ago.
03:5803:58, 21 January 2020diffhist+10
Crocodilia
Birds are dinosaurs and therefore reptiles. They are the closest living relatives of the crocodilians, as the article states Adding non-avian to the ectothermic statement makes it more accurate and in line with scientific thinking, which does not separate birds from reptiles any longer.
03:1803:18, 20 January 2020diffhist+170
Cretaceous
→Terrestrial fauna: describing Maniraptora as being transitional between non-avian dinosaurs and birds is not really accurate. Birds emerged from within the clade Maniraptora and are still Maniraptorans. Birds need to be viewed as part of Dinosauria as whole, not outside of it, which the transitional statement implies.