Australasian Palaeontologists was formerly known as The Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, which was a specialist group of the
Geological Society of Australia
The Geological Society of Australia (GSA) was established as a non-profit organisation in 1952 to promote, advance and support earth sciences in Australia. The founding Chairperson was Edwin Sherbon Hills.
William Rowan Browne was a founder of th ...
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palaeontologist
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. In 2015 members elected to shorten the name from The Association of Australasian Palaeontologists to Australasian Palaeontologists.
Publications
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Alcheringa - quarterly publication of the AAP (published through
Taylor & Francis
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Memoirs of the AAP- occasional publication covering large paleontological articles
- newsletter of the AAP
References
External links
aap.gsa.org.au- official website of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists
gsa.org.au- official website of the Geological Society of Australia
Palaeontologists
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
1974 establishments in Australia
Paleontology
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