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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:41, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Debate about Cambrian lophotrochozoans[edit]

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This feels like an inappropriate synthesis of two separate disputes. 1. The dispute over the affinities of Halkeria/halkeriids and Wiwaxia to molluscs or not. and 2. the dispute over the similarities between the hard elements of Halkeriiids and Chancelloriidae. Both disputes are adequately covered in the relevant taxonomy articles. This article hasn't been updated since 2009, when it was created and is now woefully out of date. Debates about the affinities of specific taxa ideally should be discussed in the articles of the specific taxa in question, or discussed in the "evolution" section of a higher clade, which in this case would be Lophotrochozoa. I do not see what useful purpose this article serves. Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:59, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Animal, Science, and Organisms. Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:59, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge and delete The argument that "Debates about the affinities of specific taxa ideally should be discussed in the articles of the specific taxa in question, or discussed in the "evolution" section of a higher clade" is totally logical. The taxa are the root subjects. There's no reason to have a long, separate article on this particular debate. Steven Walling • talk 07:42, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is a giant mass of very out-of-date material. I can't even agree with a "merge" because of the out-of-date-ness issue. Joyous! | Talk 20:29, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also as far as I can tell, a lot of the material is present almost word for word in Chancelloriidae, Wiwaxia and Halkeriid anyway, so I don't think anything will be lost when the article is deleted. Hemiauchenia (talk) 21:02, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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