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Oryctocephalidae (Trilobita: Middle Cambrian) of Australia

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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This Bulletin describes the morphology and relationships of trilobites of the family Oryctocephalidae from the following areas in Australia: northeastern Northern Territory and northwestern Queensland; east-central Northern Territory; and northwestern New South Wales. Seven genera and thirteen species are known to occur. Two genera and nine species are newly described. With the exception of Tonkinella s.s., a full suite of oryctocephalid genera is now known.

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Title Oryctocephalidae (Trilobita: Middle Cambrian) of Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2d405cea-fc98-45fe-9f8a-59ab88ce9a38
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Oryctocephalidae (Trilobita: Middle Cambrian) of Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/oryctocephalidae-trilobita-middle-cambrian-of-australia