User:A Cynical Idealist

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Cynical
adj. — "doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile."

Idealist
n. — "a visionary or a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc."

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Author of List of sauropodomorph type specimens, one of the top 50 longest Wikipedia articles

Contributions

Articles mostly or wholly written by me Astrophocaudia Baotianmansaurus Citipes Comahuesaurus Dzharaonyx Eoscincus Eudromaeosauria Europatitan Fukuititan Haplocheirus Helioscopos Jianchangopterus Junggarsuchus Kansaignathus Kinnareemimus Kuru kulla Leptorhynchos gaddisi Ligabuesaurus Limnoscansor Lingyuanosaurus Liubangosaurus Overoraptor Pamparaptor Paralonectes Paraxenisaurus Phuwiangvenator Qiaowanlong Qiupalong Qiupanykus Wayaosaurus Xiongguanlong Zuolong Stubs I've created to be expanded later Bellulornis Chaliminia Iteravis Microscalenodon Microteras Nanictosaurus Shangyang graciles Articles I've significantly contributed to Archaeopterodactyloidea Atrociraptor Azhdarchoidea Brachyrostra Carnosauria Ceratosauria Chilesaurus Fossil Hill Member Ornithocheiromorpha Paleontology Proceratosaurus Pterodactyloidea Thescelosaurus Yixian Formation Articles I've reviewed Dracopristis Lambeosaurus Lists created and/or maintained by me List of informally named Mesozoic reptiles List of marginocephalian type specimens List of sauropodomorph type specimens List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils List of thyreophoran type specimens Paleobiota of the Djadochta Formation Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Important articles Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Lists Articles I've killed (redirected and content migrated) Abelisauroidea Allosauroidea Anhangueria Aristonectidae Avebrevicauda Averostra Avetheropoda Caenagnathoidea Carnotaurinae Carnotaurini Cerapoda Ceratosauridae Coelophysidae Cryptoclidia Ctenochasmatoidea Dromaeosaurinae Dsungaripteroidea Euctenochasmatia Eupterodactyloidea Eutyrannosauria Flagellicaudata Furileusauria Gravisauria Khebbashia Leptocleidia List of archosaurs of the Chinle Formation List of informally named pterosaurs List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils Maniraptoriformes Neotheropoda Neovenatoridae Novialoidea Orionides Ornithocheirae Ornithocheiroidea Pennaraptora Plateosauria Rebbachisaurinae Saltasaurini Saurornitholestinae Sinovenatorinae Tapejaroidea Tapejaromorpha Thalassophonea Troodontinae Velociraptorinae and a bunch of stub templates

Coelurosaur Stubs — PRIORITY

The Coelurosaur Project — Project Headquarters 17 / 34 stubs completed Boldface indicates priority taxa. Basal or uncertain coelurosaurs Shanyangosaurus Xunmenglong Zuolong Tyrannosaurs and megaraptorans Chingkankousaurus Jinbeisaurus Phuwiangvenator Xiongguanlong Ornithomimosaurs and therizinosaurs Kinnareemimus Lingyuanosaurus Paraxenisaurus Qiupalong Shenzhousaurus Alvarezsaurs Bannykus Dzharaonyx Haplocheirus Qiupanykus Shishugounykus Tugulusaurus Xiyunykus Oviraptorosaurs Anomalipes Citipes Epichirostenotes Ganzhousaurus Leptorhynchos Luoyanggia Shixinggia Non-avian paravians Albertavenator Atrociraptor Boreonykus Kansaignathus Kuru Overoraptor Pamparaptor Papiliovenator Higher-order taxa Caudipteridae Eutyrannosauria (merged) Pennaraptora (merged) Sinovenatorinae (merged)

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With over 510 million square-kilometers of surface area, the Earth is almost large enough to accommodate all the hubris of mankind (see also: Hatred, Wealth, Selfishness, and War)

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The Coelurosaur Project

Project HQ
Shenzhousaurus draft
Alvarezsaur drafts
Eudromaeosauria workshop

Workshops

Tables, etc.
Sauropod workshop
Sauropodomorpha draft
Empty sandbox
Empty sandbox

Ongoing Work

Active projects

• Major projects:
  • Complete overhauls (in order of priority): Sauropodomorpha, Flaming Cliffs, Dinosaur size, Paraves
  • Mostly finished, but still need work: Eudromaeosauria, Yixian Formation
• Create pages for red links:
  • Paleobiota of the Djadochta Formation: Adamisaurus, Ctenomastax, Dzhadochtosaurus, Eoxanta, Flaviagama, Globaura, Gobinatus, Hymenosaurus, Parmeosaurus, Tchingisaurus, Zapsosaurus, Mangasbaatar
  • List of therapsids: Abajudon, Alopecodon, Cristonasus, Dromatherium, Microconodon, Nanictocephalus, Nanictops, Nanocynodon, Nasoplanites, Nierkoppia, Nythosaurus, Parvobestiola, Pembecephalus, Plintogomphodon, Pseudotriconodon, Uralocynodon
  • List of fossil birds: Holbotia, Pterygornis, Fortunguavis, Alethoalaornis, Guildavis, Horezmavis
  • Misc: Batrachopus (reptile), Ukhaa Tolgod, Tugriken Shireh, Udyn Sayr, Zamyn Khondt, Phylogeny of titanosaurs
• Stubs that need touching up:
  • Theropods: Huinculsaurus, Notatesseraeraptor
  • Sauropodomorphs: Lamplughsaura, Seitaad, Xixiposaurus, Yizhousaurus
  • Ornithischians: Hexinlusaurus, Jintasaurus, Levnesovia, Mahuidacursor, Ojoceratops, Penelopognathus
• Bring to GA status: Camptosaurus, Guanlong, Mamenchisaurus, Omeisaurus, Ornithomimus
• Miscellaneous articles to improve:
  • Taxa: Aquilonifer, Coahomasuchus, Dibothrosuchus, Eoscincus, Helioscopos, Limnoscansor, Microteras, Noasauridae, Pampaphoneus, Tatankaceratops
  • Other: Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution, Pterosaur size

To-do list

• Update Qiupalong to include revised diagnoses in Dzharacursor paper
• Finish diet, locomotion, and sociality sections for Eudromaeosauria

Contributions

Original artwork

Size diagrams Dinosaur megafauna of the "Corythosaurus-Centrosaurus zone" of the DPF Dinosaur fauna of the Cedar Mountain Formation's Mussentuchit Member Dinosaur fauna of the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation Skeletal diagrams Skull diagram of Kuru kulla Photos Akainacephalus Akainacephalus Deinosuchus sp. Deinosuchus sp. Pterodaustro Scutellosaurus Gastonia sp. Gastonia sp. Goniopholis sp. and a juvenile Dryosaurus sp. Hesperotestudo sp. Peloroplites Peloroplites Sarcosuchus sp. Sarcosuchus sp. Utahraptor Teratophoneus Teratophoneus Tail club of Doedicurus Pampatheriidae indet. Pampatheriidae indet. Paramylodon Longosuchus

Derivative works

Infobox Collages Infobox for Coelurosauria Infobox for Tetanurae Infobox for Carnosauria (sensu stricto) Carnosauria sensu lato Infobox for Ceratosauria Infobox for Tyrannosauroidea Infobox for Diplodocoidea Infobox for Sauropoda Infobox for Sauropodomorpha Infobox for Ornithopoda Infobox for Macronaria Infobox for Avemetatarsalia Infobox for Pterosauria Infobox for Pterodactyloidea Infobox for Maniraptora Infobox for Paraves Infobox for Neornithischia Infobox for Stegosauria Infobox for Ankylopollexia Infobox for Azhdarchoidea Infobox for Titanosauria

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• Resource Exchange
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