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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
A late Middle Cambrian (Ptychagnostus) punctuosus or P. nathorsti Zone) fauna occurs in the Que River Beds, Western Tasmania. Hydroids, dendroids and a possible aglaspid have been described previously. The remaining fauna of ten species of agnostid trilobites, one species of acrotretid brachiopod, various sponge spicules and one bradoriid specimen is described herein. The fauna is unusual in that no polymerid trilobites are known and that there is a very high percentage of complete agnostid specimens. One new agnostid species Ptychagnostus (?) murchisoni is described. One probable new agnostid genus and one probable new species of Diplagnostus are left in open nomenclature, because of their poor preservation.
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
