Talk:Rapetosaurus

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This is a very good article on a relatively obscure dinosaur. It contains so much information that some of it could be moved to Nemegtosauridae, which now is a redirect to Titanosauridae.

Hi, Phlebas. I wouldn't call one of the most important finds in the Titanosauria taxon "obscure" just because it's not one the headline-grabbing giants. And please don't arbitrarily change taxa without providing a reference. I was careful to refer to say titanosaur when I meant Titanosauria, and nemegtosaurid when I meant Nemegtosauridae. Aside from a comment that the nemegtosaurids belong to a family within Titanosauria, the article doesn't discuss Nemegtosauridae at all. And even if it did, there isn't much to move... at least a paragraph or two would need to stay here, summarizing the nemegtosaurid article. 68.81.231.127 19:44, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Quotes a bit 'odd' - queries

I like the direct quotes, given in this article, from Katrina Curry Rogers. However, the one: "We dug into the hillside, and the more you dug, the more bones we found" seems desperately ungrammatical. Is it accurate? If so, it will have to remain in that form, grammatical or not! Another: "Rapeto is the name of a mischievous, mythical giant in Malagasy folklore, rather like our Paul Bunyan" implies that she was Canadian? Is that correct, or was Paul Bunyan general to North America? - Ballista 08:34, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Paul Bunyan is well-known even south of the 49th parallel; the quote is highly ungrammatical, but is an exact quote from the original article. Guess she (Kristina Curry Rogers, BTW) was pretty excited. ;) --Firsfron of Ronchester 08:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Guessed as much - will have to stay. Yes, I suppose she would be excited. - Ballista 16:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)