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This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were described during the year 2012, as well as other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2012.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bryokhutuliinia crassimarginata[1] |
Sp nov |
Ignatov et al |
Late Jurassic |
Ukurey formation |
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A moss of uncertain placement. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Winslowia[2] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dunn et al. |
Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) |
Pride Mountain Formation |
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A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Chaloneriaceae. Genus includes new species W. tuscumbiana. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Riccardiothallus[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Devonian (Pragian) |
Posongchong Formation |
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A liverwort belonging to the family Aneuraceae. Genus includes new species R. devonicus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Korallipteris[4] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Vera & Passalia |
Triassic to Miocene |
Antarctica |
A fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Millerocaulis tekelili[6] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera |
Cerro Negro Formation |
Antarctica |
An Osmundaceae fern. Originally placed in Millerocaulis; |
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Osmundopsis rafaelii[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Escapa & Cúneo |
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A member of Osmundaceae. |
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Todites cacereii[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Escapa & Cúneo |
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A member of Osmundaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anomozamites harrisi[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Anomozamites heeri[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pott et al. |
Probably late Middle Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds |
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A member of Bennettitales. Originally described as a species of Anomozamites |
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Cycadolepis barnardii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis karatauensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis kirillii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis kokalensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis lata[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis maija[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis multistomata[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis pachydermatica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis perfecta[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis prynadае[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis schairensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Nilssoniopteris localis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Nilssoniopteris saveljevii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Tonasha Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum doludenkoae[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum originalum[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum pаrvisegmentatum[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum pinniforme[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum valentinaeа[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum vsevolodii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia baranovaeа[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia chagaensе[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia kokalensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia vialovaea[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Ctenozamites schweitzerii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
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A member of Pteridospermatophyta of uncertain affinities. |
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Eretmonia macloughlinii[13] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor |
Late Permian |
Upper Buckley Formation |
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A member of Glossopteridales. |
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Kuvakospermum[14] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh & Sidorov |
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A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes new species K. pedatum. |
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Lidgettoniopsis[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor |
Late Permian |
Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation) |
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A seed fern belonging to the group Dictyopteridiales and the family Eretmoniaceae. Genus includes new species L. ramulus. |
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Scutum leiophyllum[15] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor |
Late Permian |
Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation) |
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A member of Glossopteridales belonging to the family Dictyopteridiaceae. |
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Vetlugospermum[16] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
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A seed fern belonging to the group Peltaspermales. Genus includes new species V. rombicum. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gnaedinger |
Roca Blanca Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou, Quan, & Liu |
upper Paleocene |
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An extinct species in the modern genus Ginkgo |
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Ginkgo gomolitzkyana[19] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova |
Middle Jurassic |
Angren Formation |
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A member of Ginkgoales. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dong & Sun |
Huolinhe Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Ginkgoites irdalicus[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic |
Ergozi Suite |
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Ginkgoites kelendensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Tonasha Formation |
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Ginkgoites ketovianus[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Sarydiirmeny Suite |
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Leptotoma asiatica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
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Pseudotorellia karadiirmenica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Emwadea[21] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dettmann, Clifford & Peters |
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A member of the family Araucariaceae. Genus includes new species E. microcarpa. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Duartenia[22] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohr et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
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A possible member of Cheirolepidiaceae. The type species is Duartenia araripensis. |
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Glenrosa falcata[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gomez, Ewin & Daviero-Gomez |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Calizas de La Huergina Formation |
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A conifer. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Zhou, & Xie |
Oligocene |
Ningming Formation |
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A Calocedrus species |
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Fokienia shengxianensis[25] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
He, Sun & Liu |
Late Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
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Originally placed in Fokienia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rothwell et al. |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) |
Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
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A member of Pinaceae. The type species is Eathiestrobus mackenziei. |
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Picea burtonii[28] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Klymiuk & Stockey |
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A spruce species seed cone. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg et al. |
Speeton Clay Formation |
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A pine. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Dacrycarpus puertae[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wilf |
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A species of Dacrycarpus |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Marskea kazachstanica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Kokala Suite |
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Torreya kazachstanica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Kokala Suite |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Kokala Suite |
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A conifer of uncertain affinities. |
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Plyophyllioxylon[31] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Feng et al. |
Lower Shihhotse Formation |
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A conifer of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. hulstaiense. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
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A cycad. |
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Rehezamites[32] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pott et al. |
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A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species R. anisolobus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Archaeampelos senonica[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Baasia[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian) |
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A member of the family Celastraceae. Genus includes new species B. armendarisense. |
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Bertilanthus[35] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis & Pedersen |
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An asterid. Genus includes new species B. scanicus. |
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Camptodromites sibiricus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Celastrinites lanceolatus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feng & Jin |
Changchang Basin |
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A fossil fruit. |
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Cissites basicordatus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Cissus lombardii[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester, Chen & Lott |
Early Oligocene |
Mancora Formation |
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A species of Cissus. |
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Eucalyptus caldericola[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa |
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A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Eucalyptus frenguelliana[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gandolfo & Zamaloa in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa |
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A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Eucalyptus lynchiae[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gandolfo & Hermsen in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa |
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A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Fulleroxylon[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian) |
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A member of the family Myrtaceae. Genus includes new species F. armendarisense. |
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Juglandiphyllites microdentatus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Laurinoxylon stichkai[39] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Boonchai & Manchester |
Early Eocene |
Bridger Formation |
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A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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Laurophyllum calicarioides[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Litsea. |
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Laurophyllum lacustris[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum maarensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Laurophyllum microphyllum[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Laurophyllum otagoensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum sylvestris[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum taieriensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Laurophyllum vulcanicola[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum waipiata[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Litseopsis nova-zelandiae[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
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A member of Lauraceae. |
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Mahonia grimmii[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Güner & Denk |
Miocene |
Eskihisar Formation |
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A species of Mahonia. |
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Mahonia somaensis[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Güner & Denk |
Miocene |
Soma Formation |
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A species of Mahonia. |
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Morinda chinensis[42] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Changchang Formation |
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A species of Morinda. |
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Newtonia mushensis[43] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pan et al. |
Early Miocene |
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A species of Newtonia. |
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Palaeophytocrene hammenii[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull in Stull et al. |
Middle-late Paleocene |
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A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae. |
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Palaeophytocrene piggae[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull in Stull et al. |
Late Paleocene |
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A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae. |
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Pygmaeoxylon[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian) |
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A magnoliid of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. paucipora. |
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Pyrenacantha austroamericana[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull in Stull et al. |
Late early Oligocene |
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A species of Pyrenacantha. |
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Schenkeriphyllum glanduliferum[45] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohr, Coiffard & Bernardes-de-Oliveira |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
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Fossil magnolialean angiosperm. |
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Wilsonoxylon[39] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boonchai & Manchester |
Early Eocene |
Bridger Formation |
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A member of Canellaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species W. edenense. |