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Palaeozoic arthropod trails from Australia

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Arthropod trails are described from Palaeozoic rocks of Australia.Tasmanadia from the Cambrian, previously described as a worm, is re-interpreted,Cruziana is recorded, andIsopodichnus is described in detail.

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Glaessner, M.F. Palaeozoic arthropod trails from Australia. Paläont. Z. 31, 103–108 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988968

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