Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Templates

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

Code	Result
{{Template:User interest palaeontology}}	This user is interested in Palaeontology	Usage
{{Template:User WP Palaeontology}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Palaeontology	Usage
{{Template:User WikiProject Palaeontology}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Palaeontology.	Usage
{{Template:User Paleontology}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Paleontology.	Usage
{{Template:User WPPa}}	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.	Usage

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.

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

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

{{subst:Dinosaur Star|1=Put your message here. ~~~~}}

		Paleontology Barnstar
		Put your message here. ~~~~

• {{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.

• 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

• {{User WPPa}} - Add to your user or user talk pages to show that you're a member of WikiProject Palaeontology.
• {{Paleo-stub}} - Notice placed on a paleontology related stub.
• {{Paleo-arthropod-stub}} - Notice placed on a prehistoric arthropod stub.
• {{Paleobotany-stub}}
• {{Paleontologist-stub}} - Notice placed on a paleontologist's stub.
• {{Ammonite-stub}}
• {{Archosaur-stub}}
• {{Dinosaur-stub}}
• {{Evolution-stub}}
• {{Paleo-amphibian-stub}}
• {{Paleo-bird-stub}}
• {{Paleo-cephalopod-stub}}
• {{Paleo-fish-stub}}
• {{Paleo-mammal-stub}}
• {{Paleo-mollusc-stub}}
• {{Paleo-reptile-stub}}
• {{Pterosaur-stub}}
• {{Sauropodomorph-stub}}
• {{Synapsid-stub}}
• {{Theropod-stub}}
• {{Trace-fossil-stub}}
• {{Trilobite-stub}}
• {{Ankylosaurian-stub}}

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.

Template	Result	Usage
{{WikiProject Palaeontology}} or {{WP Palaeontology}}	Palaeontology Unassessed 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 the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PalaeontologyWikipedia:WikiProject PalaeontologyTemplate:WikiProject PalaeontologyPalaeontology ??? This article has not yet received a rating on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. ??? This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.	Tagging appropriately Palaeontological related article talk pages
{{Portal|Palaeontology}}		Tagging appropriately Palaeontological related article main pages

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

Example:

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Phanerozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Devonian-Carboniferous time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Devonian time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Paleozoic-Mesozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Permian-Mesozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Permian-Triassic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Mesozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Mesozoic-Cenozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Triassic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Jurassic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Cretaceous time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Cretaceous-Cenozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Cenozoic time line
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Paleogene time line