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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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ROBROYIA. Zool. A ptychopariid trilobite of the Lower Cambrian period (1975 A. Lamont in Sc. Journal Science 208).
[Called after the outlaw Rob Roy, the specimens being found in Rob Roy's country in Strathyre.]
