Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Templates

This is a list of templates that may be useful to members of WikiProject Palaeontology.

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This user is a part of WikiProject Palaeontology, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of palaeontology. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.

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Greetings from WikiProject Palaeontology

Hello, and thank you for your contributions! I noticed you have shown an interest in articles related to palaeontology, such as your edits to the article Massospondylus.

WikiProject Palaeontology is a group of enthusiasts, experts, students, and artists improving Wikipedia articles related to palaeontology. We have a noticeboard where your input or questions will be very welcome. We also have a chat room for informal discussions. You might also find these links helpful:

Palaeontology tasks that need doing
Workshop for collaborative editing
Writing tips and resources
Paleoart review and Dinoart review for new artworks

Feel free to drop a note on my talk page if you have any questions. I hope you enjoy your time in Wikipedia. --~~~~

The above Welcome message was generated with {{subst:PalWelcome|article_italics=Massospondylus}} --~~~~.

Use {{subst:PalWelcome|article=Dinosaur}} --~~~~ if the article should not be written in italics, and {{subst:PalWelcome}} --~~~~ for a variant without referring to a particular article the user has contributed to. Note that "subst:" will replace the template with the actual content (see Help:Substitution).

The template and additional documentation can be found at Template:PalWelcome.

Barnstars

{{subst:The Paleontology Barnstar|1=Put your message here. ~~~~}}

		The Paleontology Barnstar
		Put your message here. ~~~~

		Paleontology Barnstar
		Put your message here. ~~~~

WikiProject Palaeontology template

{{WikiProject Palaeontology}} -
Add to article, image, category or template talk pages that are paleontology orientated. Note: This template can be easily added using the Rater tool, which allows for creating the talk page and rating the article in one go.

Request picture

Add {{Image requested|date= [Month, Year] |palaeontology}} to the talk-page of articles that require a picture. View the requests: Category:Wikipedia requested images of palaeontology

Stub templates

General use

{{Paleo-stub}} - For any paleontology-related article
{{Paleontologist-stub}} - For any notable living or deceased paleontologist
{{Trace-fossil-stub}} - For any ichnotaxon
{{Egg fossil-stub}} - For any ootaxon
{{Evolution-stub}} - For articles related to evolutionary events or concepts
{{Paleo-site-stub}} - For articles about dig sites, museums, or other specific locations

For specific time periods

{{Cambrian-stub}}
{{Ordovician-stub}}
{{Silurian-stub}}
{{Carboniferous-stub}}
{{Permian-stub}}
{{Triassic-stub}}
{{Jurassic-stub}}
{{Cretaceous-stub}}
{{Paleogene-stub}}
{{Neogene-stub}}

For specific groups of animals

Stub tags for groups of organisms are used to group stubs into manageable categories so users with specific interests can easily find and edit articles related to their prefered subjects. Each stub related to a prehistoric organism should belong to only a single stub category. Articles should be assigned to the most specific category possible. For example: a stub article about a prehistoric decapod should receive the tag {{Paleo-crustacean-stub}} instead of either {{Paleo-invertebrate-stub}} or {{Paleo-arthropod-stub}}. If an organism doesn't have a stub tag related to its specific group, just add it to the next-most-specific clade to which that animal belongs. For example: ammonites have their own stub category whereas belemnites do not. Therefore, a stub article about a belemnite taxon should be assigned to {{Paleo-cephalopod-stub}}. A list of every stub tag related to a group of animals is listed below in alphabetical order:
{{Ammonite-stub}}
{{Cenozoic-bird-stub}}
{{Dinosaur-stub}}
{{Eurypterid-stub}}
{{Ichthyosaur-stub}}
{{Mesozoic-mammal-stub}}
{{Ornithischian-stub}}
{{Paleo-afrotheria-stub}}
{{Paleo-amphibian-stub}}
{{Paleo-arachnid-stub}}
{{Paleo-arthropod-stub}}
{{Paleo-artiodactyl-stub}}
{{Paleo-bird-stub}}
{{Paleo-bony-fish-stub}}
{{Paleo-carnivora-stub}}
{{Paleo-cartilaginous-fish-stub}}
{{Paleo-cephalopod-stub}}
{{Paleo-crustacean-stub}}
{{Paleo-echinoderm-stub}}
{{Paleo-fish-stub}}
{{Paleo-insect-stub}}
{{Paleo-invertebrate-stub}}
{{Paleo-jawless-fish-stub}}
{{Paleo-lizard-stub}}
{{Paleo-mammal-stub}}
{{Paleo-marsupial-stub}}
{{Paleo-mollusc-stub}}
{{Paleo-perissodactyl-stub}}
{{Paleo-primate-stub}}
{{Paleo-reptile-stub}}
{{Paleo-rodent-stub}}
{{Paleo-turtle-stub}}
{{Paleo-whale-stub}}
{{Placoderm-stub}}
{{Plesiosaur-stub}}
{{Precambrian-animal-stub}}
{{Pterosaur-stub}}
{{Sauropodomorph-stub}}
{{Synapsid-stub}}
{{Temnospondyli-stub}}
{{Tetrapod-stub}}
{{Tetrapodomorph-stub}}
{{Theropod-stub}}
{{Triassic-reptile-stub}}
{{Trilobite-stub}}

For plants

Taxonbox

Here is an example of a taxobox:

{{Automatic taxobox
| image = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = 
| fossil_range = {{fossil range}}
| taxon = 
| authority = [[]], [[]]
| type_species = '' ''
| type_species_authority = [[]], [[]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision_ref = {{citation needed|date=}}
| subdivision = 
* '' '' <small>[[]], [[]]</small> ([[type species|type]])
* '' '' <small>[[]], [[]]</small>
| synonyms = 
* '' '' <small>[[]], [[]]</small>
| synonyms_ref = {{citation needed|date=}}
}}

The full taxobox guide is located at Wikipedia:Automated taxobox system.

Detailed taxonomic information, including notes on how taxa are defined and how they vary between different systems, belongs in the article proper. Where possible, however, a standard table will be provided to allow easier navigation between related groups and quick identification of what sort of organisms are being discussed. These are called taxoboxes. A typical taxobox is shown at right (it belongs on the top right of the page Dakosaurus). For extinct plants see Hymenaea protera.

There are three main sections to the taxobox:

A header showing the name of the group, sometimes followed by a representative image.
A table showing the placement of the group in a typical classification system.
A footer, whose content varies, showing the binomial name or a species, or a list of subgroups for higher taxa.

For fossil species, there is to be no status field. The only extinct species this should be used for are recently extinct ones (e.g. Yangtze river dolphin):

| status = EX

Position: The taxobox generally belongs at the top right corner of the article, unless it has been decided otherwise on the relevant talk page - for instance, if the article is not primarily about the biological group. Images of fossils or casts are generally preferred over hypothetical life restorations in the taxobox, unless no appropriate ones are available.

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Tagging appropriately Palaeontological related article talk pages

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Tagging appropriately Palaeontological related article main pages

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Taxa list templates

See {{Paleospecies table}} and {{Paleogenus table}}. A pair of templates intended to make building lists of species or genus easier and consistent.

Example:

Family **Anoplotheriidae** – Bonaparte, 1850 – 7 genera
Name	Species	Range	Size and ecology
Anoplotherium Cuvier, 1804 Reconstruction of A. commune	Type Species: A. commune Cuvier, 1804 Three other species A. laurillardi Pomel, 1851 A. latipes (Gervais, 1852) A. pompeckji Dietrich, 1922 </nowiki>	Late Eocene – early Oligocene (37–33.4 Ma Western Europe	Size range: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) body length, 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) shoulder height, 115 kg (254 lb) to 271 kg (597 lb) weight Habitat: Temperate forests

Timeline templates