Patrick Mark Smith

Really pleased to see this work finally out! My latest paper which focuses on the Early Cambrian trilobite fauna of the Coonigan Formation in far western New South Wales. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #Trilobite #NSWGeology #Cambrian #palaeontology

New paper published re-dating late Cambrian (~494 million year old) trilobites and agnostids from near Batemans Bay, NSW. These represent the oldest trilobites in the eastern Lachlan Orogeny. openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/LIN/article/vi…

Looking for Middle Cambrian trilobites near Tamworth, NSW. Found this amazing Dorypyge pygidium in an allochthonous limestone block associated with a volcanoclastic matrix.

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My new blog post reporting on the human side of a 6-year long project I undertook to describing all Cambrian trilobites (i.e. the oldest fossils) in New Zealand. australian.museum/blog/amri-news…

𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙭𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 Zhu, Peng, Du & Hu, 2007 Ceratopygidae Sandu Fm., Furongian, Upper Cambrian Jingxi, Guangxi Prov., China #trilobites #fossilfriday

Bradoriid #arthropods were an important part of Cambrian and Ordovician #animal communities. A new analysis of bradoriid carapaces determines the importance of relatedness, geography, mode of life, and time in the shape evolution of these animals.

quick little thingo of the new aussie trilobite: Triarthrus novoaustralis trying to be more okay with imperfections in my art, i still struggle with focusing on fine details which dont really add much to the final composition, even here i admittedly do it a bit #AusPalaeo

@PPaleoartist Amazing work!

My new paper with Izak Schoon, @Lazarus__Taxon, @RussellBicknel1, Melanie Hopkins and Yong Yi Zhen on a new species of Triarthrus (trilobite) from NSW and its stratigraphic significance is out. Thanks to Katrina Kenny for the amazing reconstruction! openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/LIN/article/vi…

𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙩𝙮𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 Růžička, 1938 Solenopleuridae Jince fm. (Sternbergaspis brdensis subzone of the Acadolenus snajdri biozone), Miaolingian, Cambrian Jince-Vinice, Czech Republic #trilobites #fossilfriday

Latiproetus bowningensis (Mitchell, 1887) from the Late Silurian (Ludlow) aged Yarwood Siltstone Member, Black Bog Shale from Bowning near Yass, NSW. This species is fascinating as it resembles Latiproetus obesus Chang, 1974 from the Early Silurian of Guizhou in southern China.

A wonderfully complete "Gravicalymene" australis found in the Late Silurian (Ludlow) aged Yarwood Siltstone Member, Black Bog Shale from Bowning near Yass, NSW.

🚨 SOUND THE GIANT SEA SCORPION FOUND IN NSW KLAXON 🚨 some very cool work + a super interesting backstory here as to how @austmus palaeontologist Dr Patrick Smith uncovered this fossil 🌊🦂 smh.com.au/national/nsw/g…

Specimens of what appear to be the largest eurypterid species found in Australia could shed light on the sudden extinction of the massive arthropods. nyti.ms/3X6fqqf

A new paper, co-authored by Russell Bicknell, myself, Izak Schoon, and others, describes previously unknown sea scorpions from New South Wales, Australia! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Small (3 mm) meraspis of 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙪𝙨 𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨 Zhao, Gong & Huang, 1987 Chengkouaspididae Kaili fm., Cambrian Series 2/3 Balang, Jianhe County, Guizhou, China #trilobites #trilobitetuesday

Funeralaspis n. gen.: a new odontopleurine trilobite from the early Middle Ordovician (Dapingian) of Death Valley, eastern California, #USA, and the classification of Ordovician odontopleurines mapress.com/zt/article/vie… #Taxonomy

Some nice Early Cambrian trilobite finds today in outback New South Wales.

Full article: The quest for an Australian Cambrian stage scale tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…