THE MEANING OF ALCHERINGA
The Arunta are the Aboriginal people of the Alice Springs area of Australia. Alcheringa (also spelt altjeringa) is the popularised English version of an Arunta expression that means 'in the beginning' or 'from all eternity' (Strehlow, 1971, p. 614). Alcheringa is a 2.7-2.8 billion year old stromatolite (see cover photograph) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Walter, 1972, p. 123). Alcheringa symbolises the antiquity of life and its record in sedimentary rocks.
SCOPE OF JOURNAL
All aspects of palaeontology and its ramifications into the earth and biological sciences, including: taxonomy, biostratigraphy, micropalaeontology, vertebrate palaeontology, palaeobotany, palynology, palaeobiology, palaeoanatomy, palaeoecology, biostratinomy, biogeography, chronobiology, biogeochemistry, and the study of trace fossils. Review articles are welcomed and will be solicited from time to time. Occasionally a single number may be devoted to several articles on a single topic. The emphasis is placed on high quality and informative illustration (line drawings and photographs). Papers of general significance will normally receive preference over those of more local interest.
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