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I believe the name Lebanese fossils suits better than Paleontology of Lebanon for this particular article. Paleontology of Lebanon is a much wider subject, and it is not covered in the article in the needed extend. If Paleontology of Lebanon is to stay, the lead should be re-written accordingly, and I am not sure how to do it. If there's no response in another hour or so, I'll move the article back. --Mbz1 (talk) 20:41, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, paleontology is the study of fossils, so the titles have the same scope. I think the current title is more in line with general Wikipedia conventions.
But I came here to mention a paper (doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(89)80119-6) on Turolian (about 10–5 million years old) fossils from Lebanon—Hipparion horses and some other things. Might be good to mention. Ucucha 20:56, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Of course paleontology is the study of fossils, and maybe Paleontology of Lebanon sounds better, but it is not the subject of the article. Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life, including organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments (their paleoecology). The discussed article is about fossils found in Lebanon. We have no any single article of paleontology for a specific country, and/or location. We do have few articles about specific sites like Griman Creek Formation ; Ondorukhaa Formation and so on.
I added the info you requested to the article.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No reason to make the scope unnecessarily restrictive, we have articles such as Paleontology in the United States, so there is plenty of precedence. FunkMonk (talk) 00:55, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"European scientists became interested in Lebanese fossils in the 19th century" a long century in paleontology: what and when actually was the first report?
Sahel Alma, Hajula and Hakel What actual epochs are represented? are these not Lagerstätten?--Wetman (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the suggestions. Do you have a source for the actual quote by Herodotus?--Mbz1 (talk) 00:39, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"lagerstätten" is not epochs. It just means a resting place. Epochs of the fossils are discussed in the lead.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:12, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A plate with fossils of Pseudostacus sp. (lobster, left) and Diplomystus birdii (fish, right), from the Hakel paleontological formation in Lebanon. The paleontological sites of Lebanon contain deposits of some of the best-preserved fossils in the world, and include some species found nowhere else. The most famous of these is the Lebanese lagerstätten of the Late Cretaceous age.Photo: Mbz1
