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Overview of the events of 2014 in paleobotany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article records new taxa of plants that were described during the year 2014, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year 2014.
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Andreiella[1] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Genus includes new species A. rajkae. |
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Belzungia barattoloi[2] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Radoičić & Özgen-Erdem |
Early Eocene |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Thyrsoporellaceae. |
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Boueina iberica[3] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit & Wilmsen |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Altamira Formation |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Udoteaceae. |
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Clypeina tibanai[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Granier, Dias-Brito & Bucur |
Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) |
Ponta do Mel Formation |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Polyphysaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Diploporellaceae. |
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Probolocupsis sarmeikensis[5] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Originally described as a species of Probolocupsis; Senowbari-Daryan (2018) transferred this species to the genus Naybandoporella.[6] |
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Probolocuspis? tenuiparia[5] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan |
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. |
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Russoella parthica[7] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Barattolo, Taherpour Khalil Abad & Ashrafi |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A dasycladalean alga. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Arcellites punctatus[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Pedersen & Marone |
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Aptian) |
Almargem Formation |
A member of Salviniales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Arcellites. |
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Ashicaulis plumites[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tian & Wang in Tian et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).[10] |
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Ashicaulis wangii[11] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tian et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).[10] |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Chiropteris. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. |
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Elaphoglossum miocenicum[13] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lóriga et al. |
Miocene |
A member of Dryopteridaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Elaphoglossum. |
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Flabellariopteris[14] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sun in Sun et al. |
Late Triassic |
Yangcaogou Formation |
A member of Marsileaceae. The type species is Flabellariopteris mii. |
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Lugiomarsiglia[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hermsen, Gandolfo & Cúneo |
A member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species L. aquatica. |
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Marattiopsis vodrazkae[16] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Kvaček |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Antarctica (James Ross Island) |
A member of Marattiaceae, a species of Marattiopsis. |
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Marsilea patnii[17] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Patil, Kapgate & Zilpe |
Late Cretaceous |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
A species of Marsilea. |
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Mirasolita[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hermsen, Gandolfo & Cúneo |
A member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species M. irupensis. |
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Phlebopteris fiemmensis[12] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris. |
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Phlebopteris hickeyi[18] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hu & Taylor |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Jarash Formation |
A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jurina & Orlova in Orlova & Jurina |
Late Devonian |
A species of Pseudobornia. |
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Salvinia hainanensis[20] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jin & Wang in Wang, Xu & Jin |
Eocene |
A species of Salvinia. |
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Tiania[21] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Permian |
Xuanwei Formation |
A member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" yunnanense Tian & Chang (1995). |
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Zhongmingella[22] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Permian |
Wangjiazhai Formation |
A member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" plenasioides Li (1983). |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Flabellosemen[23] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Tsymbal |
Permian |
A Psygmophyllaceae Ginkgoales. |
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Ginkgo chlonoviae[24] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Golovneva |
Kiya Formation |
A species of Ginkgo. |
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Ginkgo sertensis[24] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Golovneva |
Kiya Formation |
A species of Ginkgo. |
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Ginkgoxylpropinquus saxonicum[25] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Süss & Müller |
Early Oligocene |
A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Ginkgoxylpropinquus. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wilf et al. |
Eocene |
Ligorio Márquez Formation |
A member of Araucariaceae, a species of Agathis. |
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Araucarites ochotensis[27] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golovneva & Shczepetov in Shczepetov & Golovneva |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of Araucariaceae, a species of Araucarites. |
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Athrotaxites yumenensis[28] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dong et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Athrotaxites. |
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Elatides zhoui[29] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Elatides. |
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Elatocladus andhrensis[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Coniferales, a species of Elatocladus. |
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Hubbardiastrobus[31] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Atkinson, Rothwell & Stockey |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) |
A member of Cupressaceae. The type species is Hubbardiastrobus cunninghamioides. |
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Hughmillerites vancouverensis[32] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Atkinson, Rothwell & Stockey |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Hughmillerites. |
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Pararaucaria collinsonae[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Steart, Spencer, Kenrick, Needham & Hilton in Steart et al. |
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) |
A member of Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pararaucaria. |
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Phyllocladoxylon pooleae[34] |
Sp.nov |
Valid |
Pujana, Santillana & Marenssi |
Eocene |
A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Phyllocladoxylon. |
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Platycladus yunnanensis[35] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu in Wu et al. |
Late Miocene |
Nanlin Formation |
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Platycladus. |
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Podocarpoxylon radiciforme[36] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Süss & Müller |
Early Oligocene |
A conifer, a species of Podocarpoxylon. |
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Protophyllocladoxylon francisiae[34] |
Sp.nov |
Valid |
Pujana, Santillana & Marenssi |
Eocene |
A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Protophyllocladoxylon. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
Carboniferous (Stephanian) |
A species of Cordaites. |
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Giblingodendron[38] |
Gen. et 2 sp.nov |
Valid |
Falcon-Lang, Kurzawe & Lucas |
Carboniferous (Kasimovian)[39] to Permian (Sakmarian) |
Atrasado Formation[39] |
A member of Coniferopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a member of Voltziales, Cordaitales or Dicranophyllales.[39] The type species is Giblingodendron nudifolia; genus also includes Giblingodendron aridus. |
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Macdonaldodendron[38] |
Gen. et sp.nov |
Valid |
Falcon-Lang, Kurzawe & Lucas |
Carboniferous (Kasimovian)[39] to Permian (Sakmarian) |
Atrasado Formation[39] |
A member of Voltziales. The type species is Macdonaldodendron giganticus. |
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Manifera[40] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Looy & Stevenson |
Permian (Kungurian to Roadian) |
Flowerpot Shale Member of the San Angelo Formation |
A member of Voltziales belonging to the family Majonicaceae. The type species is Manifera talaris. |
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Septomedullopitys szei[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wan, Yang & Wang |
Late Permian (early Wuchiapingian) |
Wutonggou Formation |
A member of Coniferopsida, a species of Septomedullopitys. |
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Shimakuroxylon[42] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Philippe et al. |
Jurassic and Cretaceous |
A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood, possibly a member of Pinophyta. A new genus for "Dadoxylon" japonicum Shimakura (1936). |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Annona eocenica[43] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Prasad, Singh & Singh |
Early Eocene |
A member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona. |
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Annona vastanensis[43] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Prasad, Singh & Singh |
Early Eocene |
A member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona. |
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Cinnamomum palaeobejolghota[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Khan & Bera |
Middle to late Miocene |
Dafla Formation |
A member of Lauraceae, a species of Cinnamomum. |
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Hexagyne philippiana[45] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A member of Piperales, probably related to Aristolochiaceae. |
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Laurophyllum cinnamomoides[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum gengjiaoae[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum grandifolia[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum huashanense[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum mingjiangense[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum ningmingense[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum papillatum[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Laurophyllum trichophorum[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Xie & Li |
Ningming Formation |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Lindera neobifaria[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Khan & Bera |
Pliocene |
Subansiri Formation |
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Microlaurus[47] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Takahashi et al. |
Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian) |
A member of Lauraceae. The type species is Microlaurus perigynus. |
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Persea mioparviflora[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Khan & Bera |
Pliocene |
Subansiri Formation |
A member of Lauraceae. Described by Khan & Bera (2014) as a species of Persea, considered by the authors to be most similar to the species Persea parviflora Spreng.[44] |
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Persea preglaucescens[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Khan & Bera |
Pliocene |
Subansiri Formation |
A member of Lauraceae. Described by Khan & Bera (2014) as a species of Persea,[44] though the authors consider it most similar to the species Persea glaucescens (Nees) D.G. Long, assigned by other authors to the genus Machilus. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Aquaephyllum[48] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallego et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A member of Araceae. The type species is Aquaephyllum auriculatum. |
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Cocos binoriensis[49] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Srivastava & Srivastava |
Late Cretaceous or Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
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Cratosmilax[50] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
De Lima et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
A member of Smilacaceae. The type species is Cratosmilax jacksoni. |
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Liliacidites contortus[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mildenhall & Bannister in Conran et al. |
Latest Oligocene to earliest Miocene |
A morphospecies described on the basis of pollen recovered from a Luzuriaga-like flower. |
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Luzuriaga peterbannisteri[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Conran, Bannister, Mildenhall & Lee in Conran et al. |
Latest Oligocene to earliest Miocene |
A species of Luzuriaga. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Franco, Brea & Herbst |
Late Miocene |
Chiquimil Formation |
A palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon. |
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Ripogonum americanum[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Carpenter et al. |
Early Eocene |
Laguna del Hunco Formation | |||
Sabalites dindoriensis[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Srivastava, Srivastava & Dilcher |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to early Paleocene (Danian) |
A palm tree belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae, a species of Sabalites. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Ambiplatanus[55] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mindell, Karafit & Stockey |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
A member of Platanaceae. The type species is Ambiplatanus washingtonensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peppe & Hickey |
Paleocene |
A member of Platanaceae, a species of Macginitiea. |
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Meliosma thriviensis[56] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peppe & Hickey |
Paleocene |
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Meliosma vandaelium[56] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peppe & Hickey |
Paleocene |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Kajanthus[57] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mendes et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian) |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
A member of Lardizabalaceae. The type species is Kajanthus lusitanicus. |
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Menispermites lebedevii[58] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moiseeva |
Emuneret Formation |
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Alangium enspelense[59] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Köhler in Köhler & Uhl |
Late Oligocene |
A species of Alangium. |
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Ruprechtioxylon[60] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cevallos-Ferriz, Martínez-Cabrera & Calvillo-Canadell |
Early Miocene |
A member of Polygonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species R. multiseptatus. |
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Schimoxylon benderi[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. |
Eocene |
Pondaung Formation |
A member of Theaceae, a species of Schimoxylon. |
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Ternstromites paucimissouriensis[56] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peppe & Hickey |
Paleocene |
A member of Theaceae, a species of Ternstromites. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Trochodendroides deminii[62] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yudova & Golovneva |
Chingandzha Formation |
A member of Cercidiphyllaceae. |
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Trochodendroides tumanensis[62] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yudova in Yudova & Golovneva |
Chingandzha Formation |
A member of Cercidiphyllaceae. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bridelia makumensis[63] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
Tikak Parbat Formation |
A member of Phyllanthaceae, a species of Bridelia. |
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Caesalpinia veraechinataformis[64] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al. |
Eocene-Oligocene |
Entre-Córregos Formation |
A species of Caesalpinia. |
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Cascadiacarpa exilis[65] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mindell, Stockey & Beard |
Eocene |
A member of Fagaceae, a species of Cascadiacarpa. |
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Castanopsis presclerophylla[66] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu et al. |
Late Pliocene |
A member of Fagaceae, a species of Castanopsis. |
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Cucurbitaciphyllum[67] |
Gen. et comb. nov. |
Valid |
Manchester |
A cucurbitacean genus. |
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Ficoxylon mogaungense[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. |
Eocene |
Pondaung Formation |
A member of Moraceae, a species of Ficoxylon. |
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Machaerium aiuruoquense[64] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al. |
Eocene-Oligocene |
Entre-Córregos Formation |
A species of Machaerium. |
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Machaerium paleogenum[64] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al. |
Eocene-Oligocene |
Entre-Córregos Formation |
A species of Machaerium. |
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Paliurus microcarpa[68] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li in Li et al. |
Middle or late Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
A member of Rhamnaceae, a species of Paliurus. |
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Paraalbizioxylon caccavariae[69] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Martínez |
Late Miocene |
Chiquimil Formation |
A member of Mimosoideae described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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Quercus tenuipilosa[70] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hu & Zhou in Hu et al. |
Late Pliocene |
Ciying Formation |
An oak. |
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Quercus yangyiensis[71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
He, Li & Sun in He et al. |
Late Pliocene |
Yangyi Formation |
An oak. |
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Ticodendron palaios[72] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chambers & Poinar |
Eocene or Miocene |
A species of Ticodendron known from Dominican amber. |
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Ulmoidicarpum[73] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. |
An ulmaceous fruit morphogenus. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Aerofructus[73] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. |
A member of Malvaceae described on the basis of fossil fruit. Genus includes new species A. dillhoffii. |
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Bombacoxylon pondaungense[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. |
Eocene |
Pondaung Formation |
A member of Malvaceae, a species of Bombacoxylon. |
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Eucalyptoxylon[74] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Shukla, Mehrotra & Guleria |
Marh Formation |
A myrtacean wood morphogenus. |
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Kleinhovia bikanerensis[75] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shukla, Mehrotra & Guleria |
Early Eocene |
Marh Formation |
A species of Kleinhovia. |
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Sapindoxylon burmense[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. |
Eocene |
Pondaung Formation |
A member of Sapindaceae, a species of Sapindoxylon. |
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Shoreoxylon panganense[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. |
Eocene |
Pondaung Formation |
A member of Dipterocarpaceae, a species of Shoreoxylon. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anemocardium[73] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. |
A fossil fruit of uncertain affinity. Type species A. margaritae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sakala in Sakala & Vodrážka |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Antarctoxylon. |
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Chachlovia[77] |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev & Herman in Alekseev, Herman & Shchepetov |
Late Cretaceous |
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Cissites reticulatus[58] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moiseeva |
Emuneret Formation |
A flowering plant morphospecies of uncertain affinity described from fossil leaves. |
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Dicotylophyllum hansonium[56] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peppe & Hickey |
Paleocene |
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum. |
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Dicotylophyllum horsecreekium[56] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peppe & Hickey |
Paleocene |
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum. |
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Dicotylophyllum stipulare[58] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moiseeva |
Emuneret Formation |
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Hickeycarpum[73] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. |
A fossil samara of uncertain affinity. |
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Platimeliphyllum reznikoviorum[78] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Maslova in Maslova et al. |
Paleogene |
Ashut Formation |
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Platimeliphyllum. |
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Soninia[77] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Herman & Shczepetov in Alekseev, Herman & Shchepetov |
Late Cretaceous |
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. integerrima Herman & Shczepetov; genus also contains S. asiatica Alekseev. |
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Viburniphyllum emuneretum[58] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moiseeva |
Emuneret Formation |
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bicatia[79] |
Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Pedersen & Crane |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian to middle Albian) |
A Welwitschia-like seed plant. The type species is Bicatia costata; genus also contains Bicatia juncalensis and Bicatia rugosa. |
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Cosmosperma[80] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian (Famennian) |
Wutong Formation |
A member of Lagenospermopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cosmosperma polyloba. |
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Cycas fushunensis[81] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Su, Quan & Liu |
Eocene (Lutetian) |
Jijuntun Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Na et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Binggou Formation |
A member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ray, Rothwell & Stockey |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) |
A member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris. |
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Peltaspermum morovii[84] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Permian (Kazanian) |
A member of Peltaspermaceae. |
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Permocallipteris[85] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Permian (Artinskian to Wordian) |
A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes "Callipteris" adzvensis Zalessky (1927), "Callipteris" retensoria Zalessky (1939), "Odontopteris" artipinnata Zalessky (1937), "Neuropteris" wangenheimii Fischer von Waldheim (1840), "Callipteris" zeilleri Zalessky ex Neuburg (1948), "Callipteris" acutifolia Radczenko (1955), "Callipteris" altaica Zalessky ex Neuburg (1948), "Callipteris" angustata Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bardensis Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bella Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bexellii Durante (1992), "Callipteris" confluens Neuburg (1957), "Callipteris" cuspidata Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" elegans Fefilova (1973), "Callipteris" ivancevia Gorelova (1960), "Callipteris" karskiana Tschirkova & Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" lobatus Gorelova & Drjagina (1988), "Callipteris" lobulata Fefilova (1973), "Callipteris" mongoliensis Neuburg (1957), "Callipteris" oranetzensis Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" orientalis Zalessky (1929), "Callipteris" patula Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" plumosa Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" polyneura Zalessky (1937), "Callipteris" pubescens Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" rarinervis Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" sahnii Zalessky (1929), "Callipteris" tatianaeana Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" uralensis Zalessky (1914) and "Callipteris" vuktylensis Zalessky (1934). |
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Phoenicopsis (Culgoweria) ordosensis[86] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Yan'an Formation |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis. |
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Phoenicopsis (Phoenicopsis) neimengensis[87] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang, Yang & Sun |
Early Cretaceous |
Huolinhe Formation |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis. |
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Rudixylon[88] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bomfleur et al. |
Middle or early Late Triassic |
A member of Petriellales (an order of seed plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement). The type species is Rudixylon serbetianum. |
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Rugaspermum stipitatus[89] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bhowmik, Parveen & Das |
Middle Triassic |
A possible member of Gnetales, a species of Rugaspermum. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popa |
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) |
Steierdorf Formation |
A member of Bennettitales. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popa |
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) |
Steierdorf Formation |
A member of Bennettitales. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popa |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian) |
Steierdorf Formation |
A member of Bennettitales. |
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Xinjiangoxylon[91] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Late Permian (Changhsingian) |
Guodikeng Formation |
A gymnosperm. The type species is Xinjiangoxylon turpanense. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Baikalophyton[92] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh & Minina |
Devonian |
A terrestrial plant similar to Sciadophyton. The type species is Baikalophyton ruzhentsevii. |
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Calymperites burmensis[93] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) |
A moss belonging to the group Dicranales (sensu lato). |
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Ceratolejeunea antiqua[94] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs & Schäfer-Verwimp in Heinrichs et al. |
Early to middle Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Ceratolejeunea. |
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Changxingia[95] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
A lycopsid. The type species is Changxingia longifolia. |
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Gackstroemia cretacea[96] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Albian) |
A liverwort belonging to the group Jungermanniopsida and the family Lepidolaenaceae, a species of Gackstroemia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Álvarez-Vázquez & Wagner |
Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian, i.e. early Westphalian) |
A species of Lepidodendron. |
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Lycopodites baikalensis[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov in Frolov & Mashchuk |
Middle Jurassic |
Prisayan Formation |
A member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites. |
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Lycopodites subulifolius[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov & Mashchuk |
Middle Jurassic |
Prisayan Formation |
A member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites. |
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Marchantites huolinhensis[99] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Huolinhe Formation |
A liverwort belonging to the group Marchantiales, a species of Marchantites. |
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Ningchengia[100] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs et al. |
A moss. Genus includes new species N. jurassica. |
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Pantiathallites[101] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Banerjee & Dutta |
Early Permian |
A metzgeriinean bryophyte. The type species is Pantiathallites gondwanensis. |
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Planatophyton[102] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gerrienne et al. |
Early or Middle Devonian |
Hujiersite Formation |
An euphyllophyte. The type species is Planatophyton hujiersitense. |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Heinrichs et al., 2014 |
Middle Eocene |
A Mniaceae moss |
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Ufadendron[104] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Permian (Kungurian) |
Koshelevsk Formation |
A lycopsid. The type species is Ufadendron ufaensis. |
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Vetiplanaxis espinosus[105] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt |
Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) |
A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. |
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Vetiplanaxis longiacuminatus[105] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt |
Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) |
A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. |
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Vetiplanaxis oblongus[105] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt |
Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) |
A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. |
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