Draft:Flavostratum incrustatum

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Declined by Absurdum4242 58 days ago. Last edited by Significa liberdade 58 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Again, this is not my article, but the issue with the fifth reference has been fixed; all but one of the sources have DOIs. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 16:04, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Comment: You’ve made a good start on this article, but, unfortunately as yet it lacks sufficient sources which prove notability. It requires 2-3 sources which are reliable, independent, secondary sources, which talk at length about the topic of the article. Unfortunately the sources you have so far don’t do this. The fifth citation gives a “do you want to buy this domain” link, and the others have, at best, a passing mention of Flavostratum incrustatum whole talking about other topics (The Paleontological Journal article doesn’t even have that). Until we have more sources proving notability, it will not be possible to approve this article. Good luck and keep up the hard work 👍 Absurdum4242 (talk) 15:11, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Comment: Reviewers: Please notify User:YameenØriøn, as this was their draft; it was split from Draft:Flavostratum. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 16:36, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Flavostratum incrustatum is a species of Ediacaran fossil from the Zimnegory Formation (Upper Vendian) of the White Sea region, Russia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Description

The fossil is preserved as a thin encrusting film attached to microbial-mat surfaces. It is interpreted as a sessile benthic organism representing an attachment structure rather than a discrete body fossil.^[6]

Significance

Flavostratum adds to the diversity of Ediacaran attachment morphotypes, alongside disc-like and root-like forms, illustrating variation in how sessile organisms anchored to substrates.^[6]

References

^ Serezhnikova, E. A. (May 2013). "Attachments of Vendian fossils: Preservation, morphology, morphotypes, and possible morphogenesis". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 231–243. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..231S. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030088. ISSN 0031-0301.
^ Ivantsov, A. Y. (2023). Paleobiology of Proarticulata and the Problem of the Rise of Bilateria (PhD thesis). Retrieved 2025-10-18.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ Serezhnikova, E. A. (2013-05-01). "Attachments of Vendian fossils: Preservation, morphology, morphotypes, and possible morphogenesis". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 231–243. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..231S. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030088. ISSN 1555-6174.
^ Иванцов, а. ю. (2016). "Реконструкция Charniodiscus yorgensis (макробиота венда Белого моря)". Палеонтологический журнал (in Russian). 2016 (1) 1: 3–13. doi:10.7868/S0031031X16010049. ISSN 0031-031X.
^ Сережникова, е. а. (2013). "Базальные структуры вендских организмов: сохранность, строение, морфотипы, возможный морфогенез". Палеонтологический журнал (in Russian). 2013 (3) 1: 3–13. doi:10.7868/S0031031X13030082. ISSN 0031-031X.
^ ^a ^b Serezhnikova, E. A. (May 2013). "Attachments of Vendian fossils: Preservation, morphology, morphotypes, and possible morphogenesis". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 231–243. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..231S. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030088. ISSN 0031-0301.

[:0-1] Serezhnikova, E. A. (May 2013). "Attachments of Vendian fossils: Preservation, morphology, morphotypes, and possible morphogenesis". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 231–243. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..231S. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030088. ISSN 0031-0301.

[auto1-2] Ivantsov, A. Y. (2023). Paleobiology of Proarticulata and the Problem of the Rise of Bilateria (PhD thesis). Retrieved 2025-10-18.^{[unreliable source?]}

[3] Serezhnikova, E. A. (2013-05-01). "Attachments of Vendian fossils: Preservation, morphology, morphotypes, and possible morphogenesis". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 231–243. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..231S. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030088. ISSN 1555-6174.

[:1-4] Иванцов, а. ю. (2016). "Реконструкция Charniodiscus yorgensis (макробиота венда Белого моря)". Палеонтологический журнал (in Russian). 2016 (1) 1: 3–13. doi:10.7868/S0031031X16010049. ISSN 0031-031X.

[5] Сережникова, е. а. (2013). "Базальные структуры вендских организмов: сохранность, строение, морфотипы, возможный морфогенез". Палеонтологический журнал (in Russian). 2013 (3) 1: 3–13. doi:10.7868/S0031031X13030082. ISSN 0031-031X.

[:02-6] Serezhnikova, E. A. (May 2013). "Attachments of Vendian fossils: Preservation, morphology, morphotypes, and possible morphogenesis". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 231–243. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..231S. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030088. ISSN 0031-0301.

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