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Did you know... that the fossil pine Pinus latahensis was named for the wrong geologic formation?
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... that the fossil pine Pinus latahensis(pictured) was named for the wrong geologic formation? Source:Becker 1961
ALT1:... that the estimated age of the fossil pine Pinus latahensis(pictured) has moved from Miocene to Early Eocene? Source: Miocene=Berry 1929, Ypresian= Makarkin & Archibald 2014)
The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. I am approving the first hook as the most interesting and it is directly cited. A QPQ has been completed. The image is fine as free use. The only issue is that the last sentence needs to be referenced.
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03:50, 1 March 2021 (UTC)reply
A fact from Pinus latahensis appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 March 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the fossil pine Pinus latahensis was named for the wrong geologic formation?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Palaeontology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
palaeontology-related topics and create a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject Plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
plants and
botany on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PlantsWikipedia:WikiProject PlantsTemplate:WikiProject Plantsplant articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
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Canada on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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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.
... that the fossil pine Pinus latahensis(pictured) was named for the wrong geologic formation? Source:Becker 1961
ALT1:... that the estimated age of the fossil pine Pinus latahensis(pictured) has moved from Miocene to Early Eocene? Source: Miocene=Berry 1929, Ypresian= Makarkin & Archibald 2014)
The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. I am approving the first hook as the most interesting and it is directly cited. A QPQ has been completed. The image is fine as free use. The only issue is that the last sentence needs to be referenced.
SL93 (
talk)
03:50, 1 March 2021 (UTC)reply