User contributions for Michel Laurin
A user with 574 edits. Account created on 10 April 2011.
12 May 2024
- 13:3113:31, 12 May 2024 diff hist +466 Appendix (anatomy) →History: I corrected a passage that was factually wrong. Diarrhea protection is not restricted to humans; this is precisely what the cited paper shows. I also documented another benefit associated with the appendix (maximal longevity) with supporting reference. current
1 May 2024
- 02:1402:14, 1 May 2024 diff hist +79 Permian →Amphibians: Reformatted a bit and expanded sentence about lissamphibian origins to include a 2nd point of view (there are even more, but this seems like a minimum)..
- 02:1102:11, 1 May 2024 diff hist +978 Permian →Amphibians: I reformulated this section, which included important mistakes; for instance, temnospondyls have never been seriously considered stem-amniotes. I also added two relevant references.
28 April 2024
- 16:5316:53, 28 April 2024 diff hist +18 m Biodiversity I added a link.
- 16:5216:52, 28 April 2024 diff hist +325 Biodiversity I reformulated a bit the definition of biodiversity (which was awkward and incomplete) and added one more measure, with a supporting reference (a highly cited paper).
- 16:3916:39, 28 April 2024 diff hist +473 Biodiversity →Evolution over geologic timeframes: I added one more recent reference about the P/Tr event.
- 16:3516:35, 28 April 2024 diff hist +1,079 Biodiversity →Evolution over geologic timeframes: I added one more paper about the end-Permian mass extinction event, which was sparsely sourced.
- 16:2816:28, 28 April 2024 diff hist +737 Biodiversity →Evolution over geologic timeframes: I updated the discussion of the Cambrian explosion, and added a recent paper.
- 16:1716:17, 28 April 2024 diff hist +351 Biodiversity →Evolution over geologic timeframes: I cited a paper that actually shows, through mathematical modeling, that geological bias does not explain our lissamphibian biodiversity estimates through time .
- 16:1016:10, 28 April 2024 diff hist +720 Biodiversity →Evolution over geologic timeframes: I added information about how amniotes fared in the presumed rainforest collapse, with a supporting reference. Fixed a typo and added links.
27 April 2024
- 14:5214:52, 27 April 2024 diff hist +482 Pterosaur →Reproduction and life history: I added a conference abstract in which the first pterosaur embryo was described. The meeting was in 2004, but the abstract booklet was scanned and re-published on-line 10 years later.
- 14:4014:40, 27 April 2024 diff hist +4 Pterosaur →Reproduction and life history: I had forgotten to italicize "Pterodaustro".
26 April 2024
- 20:4420:44, 26 April 2024 diff hist +1,044 Permian →Amniotes: I added references that support the position that there is overlap between the SW USA and Russia in the Roadian.
- 20:3320:33, 26 April 2024 diff hist +1,013 Pterosaur →Reproduction and life history: I added more information about the first pterosaur eggs found, with supporting references.
19 April 2024
- 20:1020:10, 19 April 2024 diff hist +7 m Lolliguncula brevis I added italics in the species name of two references (that was my oversight). current
1 April 2024
- 08:3808:38, 1 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Old Red Sandstone →Sedimentology: Fixed capitalization in 2 author names.
- 08:3608:36, 1 April 2024 diff hist +520 Old Red Sandstone →Sedimentology: I added another reference about paleoenvironments.
- 08:2808:28, 1 April 2024 diff hist +1,630 Old Red Sandstone →Sedimentology: Information about paleoenvironments, with two recent supporting references.
31 March 2024
- 17:2517:25, 31 March 2024 diff hist +278 Pipoidea →Taxonomy: With the previous edit, this one adds 3 more supporting references about Aygroua anoualensis.
- 17:2117:21, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,211 Pipoidea →Taxonomy: I added more information about the oldest known pipimorph, with two supporting references.
- 17:1117:11, 31 March 2024 diff hist +401 Pipoidea →Taxonomy: I added a reference about the affinities of Rhadinosteus.
15 February 2024
- 08:3608:36, 15 February 2024 diff hist +233 PhyloCode →Future: I mentioned a recent journal dedicated to publishing nomenclatural acts in conformity with the PhyloCode.
- 08:2008:20, 15 February 2024 diff hist +505 Philippe Janvier I added his membership to the Académie des Sciences.
10 February 2024
- 20:1220:12, 10 February 2024 diff hist +473 Rhythmite →Tidal rhythmites: I added more info about temporal occurrence with a supporting reference.
- 19:2119:21, 10 February 2024 diff hist +542 Rhythmite →Tidal rhythmites: I added a reference.
- 19:1919:19, 10 February 2024 diff hist +542 Tide →History of tidal observation: I added a reference.
9 February 2024
- 10:5810:58, 9 February 2024 diff hist +693 Tide →History of tidal observation: I added a sentence about observation of ancient tides recorded in the sediments, with a supporting reference.
- 10:5210:52, 9 February 2024 diff hist +598 Rhythmite →Tidal rhythmites: I added some context and a supporting reference.
2 February 2024
- 16:4916:49, 2 February 2024 diff hist +506 Talk:Ophiomorpha →what family does this genus belong to?: Reply current Tag: Reply
30 January 2024
- 14:3214:32, 30 January 2024 diff hist +425 m Nomenclature →Biology: I updated the line about the PhyloCode, which was obsolete; the code took effect in 2020 and is thus no more "in devepment" than any other code.
27 January 2024
- 12:1212:12, 27 January 2024 diff hist +4 m Ophiomorpha I italicized "Nereites", which is a nominal ichnogenus.
26 January 2024
- 17:5817:58, 26 January 2024 diff hist +27 Spirophyton I added a link and Italicized Zoophycos, as it should be.
- 17:5617:56, 26 January 2024 diff hist +556 Spirophyton I reformulated the possible synonymy and added a recent reference. I also added information about the reference that was already there (journal info, volume, etc.).
21 January 2024
- 17:4017:40, 21 January 2024 diff hist +442 Diplodoselachidae I corrected the stratigraphic range, which was wrong, and provided a supporting reference.
6 January 2024
- 17:1317:13, 6 January 2024 diff hist +645 Amphinomida I added a bit of information about the fossil record. current
5 January 2024
- 07:3707:37, 5 January 2024 diff hist +39 San Angelo Formation I added info about the latest sphenacodontid from the San Angelo
- 07:3407:34, 5 January 2024 diff hist +63 Talk:San Angelo Formation →Synapsids in the San Angelo: Fixed a typo, added a link.
- 07:3107:31, 5 January 2024 diff hist +104 Talk:San Angelo Formation →Synapsids in the San Angelo
- 07:2807:28, 5 January 2024 diff hist +1,446 Talk:San Angelo Formation →Synapsids in the San Angelo: new section Tag: New topic
- 07:1807:18, 5 January 2024 diff hist +215 San Angelo Formation I rewrote the paragraph about the youngest "pelycosaurs" (a paraphyletic group), which was inaccurate; they occur in younger strata in Russia and South Africa
4 January 2024
- 08:5508:55, 4 January 2024 diff hist +488 Leintwardine Beds I developed a bit the age and type of fossils found therein.
1 January 2024
- 20:4220:42, 1 January 2024 diff hist +648 Eurypterid More info on habitat with one more recent reference.
- 20:3520:35, 1 January 2024 diff hist +1,266 Eurypterid I updated the section on habitat of Permo-Carboniferous eurypterids, with supporting references. More to come on this shortly.
- 20:0820:08, 1 January 2024 diff hist +851 Lingula (brachiopod) →Ecology: I provided some information about its salinity tolerance, with two supporting references.
10 December 2023
- 18:0518:05, 10 December 2023 diff hist +17 Lolliguncula brevis I added two links in the text that I just added.
- 18:0318:03, 10 December 2023 diff hist +473 Lolliguncula brevis →Biology: I documented better its osmotic tolerance, with a supporting reference.
29 November 2023
- 09:3609:36, 29 November 2023 diff hist +583 Montceau-les-Mines →Geography/geology: One more supporting reference.
- 09:1709:17, 29 November 2023 diff hist +742 Montceau-les-Mines →Geography/geology: Two more supporting references for the paleoenvironmental interpretation.
- 09:0909:09, 29 November 2023 diff hist +384 Montceau-les-Mines →Geography/geology: One more supporting reference.
- 09:0309:03, 29 November 2023 diff hist −1 m Montceau-les-Mines →Geography/geology: Typo.
