Talk:Argyrosauridae

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This page was proposed for deletion by Extrapolaris (talk · contribs) on 2 November 2014 with the comment:
Tom Holtz considered Paralititan to be in the same family as Argyrosaurus, but without concrete supporting evidence from cladistics. His classification is based on his own opinion and future cladistic analysis should test whether Argyrosaurus and Paralititan form a monophyletic Argyrosauridae to the exclusion of other titanosaurs.
It was contested by IJReid (talk · contribs) on 2 November 2014 with the comment:
group has been recovered as monophyletic by phylogenetic analyses, continue deletion discussion on talk page

Proposed deletion[edit]

I believe that this was an unwarranted deletion request, as there are many reasons for not deleting this article. Argyrosauridae is indeed a named clade, so even if the notability of the article is contested, a redirect, not a deletion, should be requested. Thomas R. Holtz Jr. is a well-known and respectable palaeontologist, and has many publications behind him. His taxonomy is not unique as many authors (like sauropod palaeontologists Kristina Curry-Rogers and Nicole Klein) have found conclusions similar to him. Jeffrey A. Wilson, and Paul Sereno have also done a great deal of sauropod research, and named Argyrosauridae, which as of this writing is considered a valid family. I think that this page, while possibly not citing the correct sources, has more merit than some other disputed groupings, and should not be deleted. IJReid (talk) 19:41, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]