Association of Australasian Palaeontologists

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Australasian Palaeontologists was formerly known as The Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, which was a specialist group of the Geological Society of Australia for palaeontologists in Australia. In 2015 members elected to shorten the name from The Association of Australasian Palaeontologists to Australasian Palaeontologists. [1]

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References

  1. "Australasian Palaeontologists - About". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.