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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Wilkinsonia bilaminata F. Muell., 1879 is recorded from interseam clays at the base of the Yallourn Formation, Latrobe Valley, Victoria. The genus was widely distributed throughout eastern Australia during the Oligo-Miocene. The palynological record for both Yallourn and the type locality has not suggested that either Athertonia, the most closely related extant taxon, or the subtribe Hicksbeachiinae were present in these localities. There are two inferences from these results; the suggested affinities of some of the pollen taxa may be in error, or the pollen of the Wilkinsonia plant may be under-represented in these sites and has been overlooked.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
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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.
