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A fact from Ankylorhiza appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 August 2020 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the forward-facing
incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza(restoration pictured) may have been used for
ram feeding, similar to a hunting method used by modern
orcas?
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The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
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... that the forward-facing
incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza(restoration pictured) may have been used to
ram feed on prey, similar to a hunting method used by modern
orcas? Source: "The enigmatic procumbent incisor tusks may be related to intraspecific combat or prey ramming behavior" "Fossils of Ankylorhiza have not yet revealed evidence of sexual dimorphism, and perhaps procumbent incisor tusks were used during prey ‘‘ramming’’ (e.g.,
29) rather than combat as in ziphiids."
Boessenecker et al., (2020)
Comment: Note that I'm posting this nomination quite late at night where I am, so will be doing the QPQ tomorrow morning, cheers!
▼PσlєοGєєкƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 01:40, 31 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Starting review--
Kevmin§ 04:45, 5 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Article new enough, and long enough. wording is neutral and matches the sourcing, with all paragraphs cited. Hook is neutral, cited and matches source, and image is main page compliant. No policy issues are found in the article. Waiting for QPQ
PaleoGeekSquared.--
Kevmin§ 14:53, 5 August 2020 (UTC)reply