Talk:Frilled shark/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 16:09, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Wow, this is a wonderful article, very complete yet concise and too the point. Great pictures. In some it certainly does not look like a shark. What incredible teeth. One thing I wonder. What does this meant: "The very long jaws are positioned terminally at the tip of the snout"? Even with the picture I cannot tell what it means, but it must be an important feature.

Xtzou (Talk) 16:09, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

"terminally" here literally means "at the tip of the snout". Would putting parentheses around it be better? -- Yzx (talk) 16:25, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Does the placement of the jaws at the tip of the snout have some significance? I take it that's unusual? Does it have any implications as far as function goes? Xtzou (Talk) 16:31, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

It's unusual in that most sharks have underslung jaws. As for function, it likely relates to feeding but nobody's seen that so it's all speculation. -- Yzx (talk) 16:40, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

"Underslung" means attached below somehow, I gather. I can see there is a lot to know about sharks. No problem with the article. It is excellent in my eyes. Xtzou (Talk) 17:11, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality: Clear and concise writing

   B. MoS compliance: Complies with the basic MoS

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources: Sources are reliable

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced where needed

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects: Broad in scope

   B. Focused: } Remains focused on topic

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: Pass!

Congratulations! Xtzou (Talk) 17:21, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Yzx (talk) 18:15, 28 April 2010 (UTC)