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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The only known Cambrian fauna of the Beaconsfield Trough has a late Middle Cambrian (PtychQgnostus nathorsti or Lejopyge laevigata Zone) age; it occurs 4.5 km south-west of Beaconsfield, northern Tasmania. The poorly preserved fauna includes an orthid brachiopod, plus the trilobites Nepea sp., cf. Erediaspis sp., a probable
member of the Damesellidae, a possible solenopleurid, agnostoids and some fragmentary material. The fauna occurs about 140m below the contact with the overlying Tremadocian or Arenigian Cabbage Tree Formation, which suggests that most, if not all, of the Late Cambrian is not represented in the Beaconsfield area.
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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.
