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approximately symbol breaks column header sorts[edit]

In the "Extinctions by severity" section the table contains the use of '~' for some values. This means the numbers aren't properly sorted. Some columns all the data has the approximate symbol. Other columns like the year have only a few uses of the symbol and its negative impact can be seen.

The easiest way to fix the sort would be to remove the ~. It could be argued that every value is approximate and that the symbol only increases confusion in implying that some years are exact. Quelrod (talk) 16:03, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This entire chart is useless to the average reader, as it is. Unless someone has a background in this stuff and knows how it's discussed, they're not going to even know what the columns mean. There should either be additional explanation (optimal approach) or it should be removed entirely to reduce confusion. 2603:9001:6C01:CC08:EAB4:7C50:8619:37B7 (talk) 15:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The tilde doesn't seem to impact sorting for me. If it does, Template:Sort can fix it. –CWenger (^ • @) 16:16, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

“Marine” versus “aquatic”[edit]

The text reads, “Non-dinosaurian archosaurs continued to dominate aquatic environments, while non-archosaurian diapsids continued to dominate marine environments.” The difference between a “marine” environment and an “aquatic” environment is not likely to be clear to most readers; it certainly isn’t clear to me. I hope a qualified editor can address this.

Poihths (talk) 17:46, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]