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Template:Year nav topic20 This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were described during the year 2024, and notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2024.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Echinochara pontis[1] |
Sp. nov |
Pérez-Cano & Martín-Closas |
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) |
Els Mangraners Formation |
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A member of the family Clavatoraceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Acicularia claudiopolitana[2] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur et al. |
Triassic |
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A species of Acicularia. |
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Bediaella[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Ernst, Vachard & Rodríguez |
Devonian (Pragian) |
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A probable member of Dasycladales. The type species is B. hispanica. |
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Clypeina? pamelareidae[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Del Piero & Martini |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
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A member of Dasycladales. |
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Griphoporella? speleoluka[5] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grgasović |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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A member of Dasycladales belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. |
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Harpericystis[6] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Krings |
Devonian |
Rhynie chert |
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A probable member of Chlorophyta. The type species is H. verecunda. |
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Jimaodanus[7] |
Nom. nov |
Pu |
Silurian (Llandovery) |
Waukesha Lagerstätte |
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A dasycladalean alga; a replacement name for Heterocladus LoDuca, Kluessendorf & Mikulic (2003). |
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Julpiaella baltresi[2] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur et al. |
Triassic |
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A member of Dasycladales. |
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Palaeodasycladus primus[5] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grgasović |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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A member of Dasycladales belonging to the family Dasycladaceae. |
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Pseudodiplopora ioanaletitiae[2] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur et al. |
Triassic |
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A member of Dasycladales. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Houjiashania[8] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Ediacaran |
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A possible brown alga. The type species is H. yuxiensis. Announced in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Mallomonas enigmata[9] |
Sp. nov |
Siver |
Eocene |
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A species of Mallomonas. |
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Mallomonas gigantica[10] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Siver |
Eocene |
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A species of Mallomonas. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Amphiroa dabbabensis[11] |
Sp. nov |
Hamad |
Pliocene |
Shagra Formation |
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A species of Amphiroa. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Characrhynium[12] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Krings |
Devonian |
Windyfield chert |
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A probable unicellular alga. Genus includes new species C. amoenum. |
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Yunnanospirellus[13] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Li et al. |
Ediacaran and Cambrian |
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A macroalga known from the Ediacaran Miaohe biota and from the Cambrian Chengjiang biota. The type species is Y. typica; genus also includes Y. elegans. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jamesrossia[18] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Walker et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Antarctica |
A moss belonging to the family Rhabdoweisiaceae. The type species is J. plicata. |
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Servicktia tatyanae[19] |
Sp. nov |
Ignatov in Ignatov et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
A moss belonging to the group Protosphagnales. |
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Tricosta angeiophoros[20] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Valois et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) |
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A moss belonging to the family Tricostaceae. Published online in 2024; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2025. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Frullania delgadillii[21] |
Sp. nov |
Juárez-Martínez & Estrada-Ruiz in Juárez-Martínez, Córdova-Tabares & Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
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Jubula polessica[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov, Atwood & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
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A liverwort, a species of Jubula. |
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Lejeunea aristovii[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schäfer-Verwimp, Mamontov, Feldberg & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
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A liverwort, a species of Lejeunea. |
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Leptoscyphus davidii[24] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
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A liverwort, a species of Leptoscyphus. |
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Nipponolejeunea rovnoi[25] |
Sp. nov |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
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A liverwort. |
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Nipponolejeunea solodovnikovii[25] |
Sp. nov |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
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A liverwort. |
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Radula tikhomirovae[26] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
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A liverwort, a species of Radula. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bisigillariostrobus[28] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Asghar et al. |
Permian |
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A member of Lepidodendrales belonging to the family Sigillariaceae. Genus includes new species B. prolificus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Qin et al. |
Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
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A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Dichostrobiles. The type species is H. longshanense. The generic name is preoccupied by Heliodendron Gill.K.Br. & Bayly (2022). |
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Lepidostrobus willardii[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pšenička, Bek & Nelson |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
Tradewater Formation |
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Selaginellites argentinensis[31] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cariglino, Zavattieri & Lara |
Triassic |
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A member of the family Selaginellaceae. |
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Staphylophyton[32] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gensel et al. |
Devonian (Emsian) |
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A zosterophyll. Genus includes new species S. semiglobosa. Published online in 2024; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2025. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Acitheca machadoi[35] |
Sp. nov |
Correia et al. |
Carboniferous (Gzhelian) |
Monsarros Formation |
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A member of the family Psaroniaceae. |
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Adiantum qaidamense[36] |
Sp. nov |
Chen & Yan in Chen et al. |
Oligocene |
Shangganchaigou Formation |
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A species of Adiantum. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rößler et al. |
Permian |
Leukersdorf Formation |
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A calamitalean. Published online in 2024; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2025. |
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Artisophyton chalmersii[38] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Goodlet) |
Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) |
Limestone Coal Formation |
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A member of the family Tedeleaceae; moved from "Megaphyton" chalmersii Goodlet (1957). |
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Bussacoconus[39] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Correia & Sá |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
Vale da Mó Formation |
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A member of Sphenophyllales. Genus includes new species B. zeliapereirae. |
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Cyathocarpus benefoliatii[40] |
Sp. nov |
Guo, Zhou & Feng in Guo et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
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A marattialean fern. |
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Cystodium parasorbifolium[41] |
Sp. nov |
Li & Moran in Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
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A member of the family Cystodiaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Procopio Rodríguez, Bodnar & Beltrán |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
Cortaderita Formation |
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A member of the family Equisetaceae. |
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Henanotheca qingyunensis[43] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo, Zhou & Feng in Guo et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
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A filicalean fern. |
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Hexaphyllostrobus[44] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
D'Antonio et al. |
Carboniferous |
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A member of Sphenophyllales. Genus includes new species H. kostorhysii. |
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Jerana[45] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Meyer-Berthaud et al. |
Devonian (Givetian) |
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A member of Cladoxylopsida. Genus includes new species J. modica. |
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Sp. nov |
Kuipers, van Konijnenburg-van Cittert & Wagner-Cremer |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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A member of Equisetales. |
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Palaeosorum siwalikum[47] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kundu, Hazra & Khan in Kundu et al. |
Miocene |
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A member of the family Polypodiaceae. Announced in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Paracladoxylon[48] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Chu & Tomescu in Chu, Durieux & Tomescu |
Devonian (Emsian) |
Battery Point Formation |
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A member of Cladoxylopsida. Genus includes new species P. kespekianum. |
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Pecluma hispaniolae[49] |
Sp. nov |
Regalado & Schmidt in Regalado et al. |
Miocene |
Dominican amber |
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A species of Pecluma. |
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Scolecopteris oxydonta[50] |
Sp. nov |
Sun et al. |
Permian |
Taiyuan Formation |
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A marattialean fern. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Songliao Basin |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bazhenova & Bazhenov |
Middle Jurassic |
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Comb. nov |
(Wieland) |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Rosario Formation |
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A member of Bennettitales. Moved from Williamsonia huitzilopochtli Wieland. |
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Williamsoniella rosarensis[65] |
Sp. nov |
Velasco de León et al. |
Early-Middle Jurassic |
Cualac Formation |
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A member of Bennettitales belonging to the family Williamsoniaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Araucaria timkarikensis[66] |
Sp. nov |
Slodownik |
Eocene |
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A species of Araucaria. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Classostrobus doylei[67] |
Sp. nov |
Mendes et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
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Classostrobus minutus[68] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pfeiler, Matsunaga & Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Ladd Formation |
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Published online in 2024; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2025. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Mendes & Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert |
Early Cretaceous |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
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Published online in 2024; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2025. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Amurodendron[70] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sokolova et al. |
Paleocene |
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A conifer with affinities with the family Cupressaceae. The type species is A. pilosum. Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. |
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Cunninghamia nakatonbetsuensis[71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang & Yamada in Jiang et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Heitaro-zawa Formation |
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A species of Cunninghamia. |
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Cupressoxylon dianneae[72] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vanner et al. |
Cretaceous |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Keteleerioxylon shandongense[73] |
Sp. nov |
Hao, Jiang, Tian & Wang in Hao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Zhifengzhuang Formation |
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Onostrobus[74] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rothwell & Stockey |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
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The type species is O. elongatus. |
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Paranothotsuga[75] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Oligocene to Pliocene |
Cottbus Formation |
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The type species is "Pseudotsuga" jechorekiae Czaja (2000). |
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Pseudotsuga lesvosensis[76] |
Sp. nov |
Zhu, Li, Wang & Zouros in Zhu et al. |
Miocene |
Sigri Pyroclastic Formation |
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A species of Pseudotsuga. |
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Tsuga weichangensis[77] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
Miocene |
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A species of Tsuga. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Podocarpus paralungatikensis[66] |
Sp. nov |
Slodownik |
Eocene |
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A species of Podocarpus. |
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Protophyllocladoxylon jacobusii[72] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vanner et al. |
Cretaceous |
Tupuangi Formation |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Torreya jiuquanensis[78] |
Sp. nov |
Li & Du in Li et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian) |
Jiuquan Basin |
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A species of Torreya. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Archaeovoltzia kuedensis[79] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Permian |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Cratoxylon[80] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Conceição et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
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A member of Pinidae of uncertain affinities. The type species is C. placidoi. The name is preoccupied by Cratoxylon Blume. |
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Ferganiella ivantsovii[81] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov & Mashchuk |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Prisayan Formation |
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Leliacladus[82] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Batista & Kunzmann in Batista et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Crato Formation |
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A member of Cupressales of uncertain affinities. The type species is "Brachyphyllum" castilhoi Duarte (1985). |
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Ourostrobus einbergensis[83] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
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A conifer cone. |
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Shanxiopitys[84] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Sunjiagou Formation |
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A conifer wood. The type species is S. zhangziensis. |
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Sphaerostrobus einbergensis[83] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
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A conifer cone. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Laiyangia[92] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Jin in Jin et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian–Barremian) |
Laiyang Formation |
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A member of the family Ephedraceae. The type species is L. compacta. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Asterostemon[93] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
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A chloranthoid flowering plant. |
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Swamyflora[93] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Potomac Group |
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A chloranthoid flowering plant. |
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Wasmyflora[93] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Vale de Água clay pit complex |
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A chloranthoid flowering plant. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cryptocarya latiradiata[94] |
Sp. nov |
Zhang, Su & Oskolski in Zhang et al. |
Miocene |
Dajie Formation |
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A species of Cryptocarya. |
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Daphnogene knowltonii[95] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Meyer & Manchester) |
Eocene and Oligocene |
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A member of Lauraceae; moved from Cinnamomophyllum knowltonii Meyer & Manchester (1997). |
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Illigera berryi[96] |
Sp. nov |
Zhu, Manchester & Lott |
Miocene |
Fort Preston Formation |
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A species of Illigera. |
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Laurinoxylon patagonicum[97] |
Sp. nov |
Pujana et al. |
Eocene |
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A member of Lauraceae. |
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Laurophyllum eocenicum[95] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Brown) |
Eocene |
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A member of Lauraceae; moved from Umbellularia eocenica Brown (1940). |
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Magnolia dorotheae[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kunzmann et al. |
Eocene |
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A species of Magnolia. Published online in 2024; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2025. |
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Magnolia germanica[75] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Mai) |
Oligocene to Miocene |
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A species of Magnolia; moved from Manglietia germanica Mai (1971). |
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Pabiania enochii[99] |
Sp. nov |
Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Late Cretaceous |
|
A member of Laurales. |
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Polyalthia miolongifolia[100] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Miocene |
Middle Siwalik Group |
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A species of Polyalthia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cryosophiloxylon indicum[102] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kumar & Khan |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
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A member of the tribe Cryosophileae. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Sp. nov |
Kumar, Roy & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
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Fossil wood of a member of the family Arecaceae and the subfamily Calamoideae. |
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Palmoxylon coryphaoides[104] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ali, Roy & Khan in Ali et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
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Fossil wood of a member of the family Arecaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Greenwood & Conran |
Cenozoic |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mahato & Khan |
Miocene |
Chunabati Formation |
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Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. |
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Sabalites striatipetiolaphyllum[107] |
Sp. nov |
Gao & Su in Gao et al. |
Paleocene |
Liuqu Formation |
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Spinopinnophyllum[108] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Kumar, Su & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Paleocene (Danian) |
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A member of the family Arecaceae. The type species is S. acanthorachis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dioscorea lindgrenii[109] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera & Manchester |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
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A species of Dioscorea. |
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Dioscorea shermanii[109] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera & Manchester |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
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A species of Dioscorea. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Smilax sphenophylla[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Unger) |
Miocene |
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A species of Smilax; moved from "Ilex" sphenophylla Unger (1847). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sparganium tuberculatum[75] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Miocene |
Spremberg Formation |
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A species of Sparganium. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Berberis mahonioides[110] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kovar-Eder |
Miocene |
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A species of Berberis. |
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Clematis oligoneure[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
Miocene |
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A species of Clematis; moved from "Elaeodendron" oligoneure Ettingshausen (1869). |
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Costellifructus[114] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Axsmith et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
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A member of the family Ranunculaceae. The type species is C. alabamensis. |
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Palaeosinomenium indicum[115] |
Sp. nov |
Kumar, Manchester & Khan |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
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A member of the family Menispermaceae. |
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Palaeosinomenium oisensis[116] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kara et al. |
Paleocene |
|
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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|
Comb. nov |
(Berry) Nares, Huegele, Manchester |
Eocene |
Aycross Formation |
|
Negundo fremontensis (1930) |
A sycamore relative |
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|
Platanites montanus[117] |
Comb. nov |
(Brown) Nares, Huegele, Manchester |
Late Cretaceous |
|
A sycamore relative |
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|
Sabia megacarpa[118] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Latchaw & Manchester |
Miocene |
Succor Creek Formation |
|
A member of Proteales belonging to the family Sabiaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ilex wennebergii[121] |
Sp. nov |
Rasmussen & Johansen in Rasmussen et al. |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
|
A holly. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cordioxylon indicum[122] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bhatia, Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Miocene |
Tipam Sandstone |
|
Fossil wood of a member of the genus Cordia. Announced in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ancistrocladus eocenicus[123] |
Sp. nov |
Ali, Manchester & Khan in Ali et al. |
Eocene |
Palana Formation |
|
A species of Ancistrocladus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fenestracarpa[124] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Nguyen & Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Cedar District Formation |
|
A member of Cornales not assignable to any extant family. Genus includes new species F. washingtonensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sambucus ettingshausenii[110] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kovar-Eder |
Miocene |
|
A species of Sambucus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pterosinojackia[75] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Oligocene to Miocene |
|
A member of the family Styracaceae. The type species is P. lusatica. |
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|
Remberella[125] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Manchester & Judd |
Miocene |
|
A probable Ebenaceae genus |
| ||
|
Sapotoxylon costarricensis[126] |
Sp. nov |
Cevallos-Ferriz et al. |
Miocene |
|
Wood of a member of the family Sapotaceae. |
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|
Symplocos ampullaris[127] |
Sp. nov |
Xu & Jin in Xu et al. |
Oligocene and Miocene |
|
A species of Symplocos. |
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|
Symplocos unilocularis[127] |
Sp. nov |
Xu & Jin in Xu et al. |
Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
|
A species of Symplocos. |
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|
Ternstroemites diversifolius[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
A member of the family Theaceae; moved from "Euonymus" diversifolius Ettingshausen (1888). |
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|
Ternstroemites egeriae[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
A member of the family Theaceae; moved from "Sorbus" egeriae Ettingshausen (1888). |
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|
Ternstroemites stiriacus[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
A member of the family Theaceae; moved from "Elaeodendron" stiriacum Ettingshausen (1869). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apocynoxylon umut-tuncii[128] |
Sp. nov |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Toprak & Mantzouka |
Eocene |
Çekerek Formation |
|
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|
Aspidospermoxylon guatambue[129] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
|
Fossil wood of a member of the family Apocynaceae. |
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|
Aspidospermoxylon paleoneuron[129] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
|
Fossil wood of a member of the family Apocynaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Schoepfioides[130] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Huang, Liu & Wang |
Eocene (Priabonian) |
Baltic amber |
A member of the family Schoepfiaceae. The type species is S. kaliningradensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et comb nov |
in press |
Manchester, Judd, Correa-Narvaez |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
|
O. elongatum synonymy
|
A superastrid plant of possible caryophyllalean affinity. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Palaeochrysa[136] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Conran, Bannister & Lee |
Miocene |
Foulden Maar Lagerstätte |
|
A member of the family Celastraceae. The type species is P. celastroides. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aphanocalyxylon[126] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Cevallos-Ferriz et al. |
Miocene |
|
Wood of a member of Detarioideae. The type species is A. carballense. |
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|
Bauhinia tengchongensis[137] |
Sp. nov |
Cao, Wu & Ding in Cao et al. |
Pliocene |
Mangbang Formation |
|
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|
Cynometroxylon aegyptiacum[138] |
Sp. nov |
El-Noamani & Ziada |
Miocene |
Gebel El-Khashab Formation |
|
A member of Detarioideae. |
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|
Dalbergia ziwenii[139] |
Sp. nov |
Zhao, Huang & Su in Zhao et al. |
Miocene |
Lower Sanhaogou Formation |
|
A species of Dalbergia. |
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|
Dalbergioxylon judasea[126] |
Sp. nov |
Cevallos-Ferriz et al. |
Miocene |
|
Wood of a member of Papilionoideae. |
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|
Hymenaeaphyllum[140] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Hernández-Damián, Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
La Quinta Formation |
|
A member of the subfamily Detarioideae belonging to the tribe Detarieae. The type species is H. mirandae. |
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|
Jantungspermum[141] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Spagnuolo & Wilf in Spagnuolo et al. |
Eocene |
Tanjung Formation |
|
A legume. Genus includes new species J. gunnellii. |
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|
Mezoneuron zhekunii[142] |
Sp. nov |
Zhao, Jia & Su in Zhao et al. |
Miocene |
Sanhaogou Formation |
|
A species of Mezoneuron. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alnus milleri[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
An alder; moved from "Tilia" milleri Ettingshausen (1869). |
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|
Engelhardioxylon lesbium[143] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Iamandei & Iamandei in Iamandei et al. |
Miocene |
|
Wood of a member of the family Juglandaceae. |
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|
Eucaryoxylon lesbium[143] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Iamandei & Iamandei in Iamandei et al. |
Miocene |
|
Wood of a member of the family Juglandaceae. |
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|
Juglans cordata[144] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
|
A species of Juglans. |
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|
Juglans eoarctica[144] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
|
A species of Juglans. |
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|
Juglans nathorstii[144] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
|
A species of Juglans. |
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|
Morella stoppii[75] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Kirchheimer) |
Miocene |
|
A member of the family Myricaceae; moved from Myrica stoppii Kirchheimer (1942). |
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|
Pogonokarydion[145] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Manchester & Judd |
Eocene |
|
A new genus for "Juncus" crassulus Cockerell (1908). |
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|
Pterocarya liae[146] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Song & Wang in Song et al. |
Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
|
A species of Pterocarya. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aspidopterys mangbangensis[147] |
Sp. nov |
Lou & Ding in Lou et al. |
Pliocene |
|
A species of Aspidopterys. |
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|
Calophyllum ramthiensis[148] |
Sp. nov |
Mahato et al. |
Neogene |
|
A species of Calophyllum. |
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|
Dicella indica[149] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hazra, Manchester & Khan |
Pliocene |
|
A species of Dicella. |
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|
Passiflora axsmithii[150] |
Sp. nov |
Stults, Hermsen & Starnes |
Oligocene |
|
A species of Passiflora. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eriolaena paleowallichii[151] |
Sp. nov |
Shukla, Chandra & Shukla |
Late Paleocene to early Eocene |
Palana Formation |
|
A species of Eriolaena. |
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|
Malvacioxylon[126] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Cevallos-Ferriz et al. |
Miocene |
|
Wood of a member of the family Malvaceae. The type species is M. conacytea. |
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|
Uiher[152] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Siegert, Gandolfo & Wilf |
Eocene |
|
A member of Malvoideae. Genus includes new species U. karuen. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andesanthus risaraldense[153] |
Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma & Lozano-Gutiérrez in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
|
A species of Andesanthus. |
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|
Eucalitoxylon[126] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Cevallos-Ferriz et al. |
Oligocene-Miocene |
Masachapa Formation |
|
Wood of a member of the family Myrtaceae. The type species is E. nicaraguense. |
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|
Hindeucalyptus[154] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Patel, Almeida, Ali & Khan in Patel et al. |
Eocene |
Palana Formation |
|
A member of the family Myrtaceae. The type species is H. eocenicus. |
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|
Miconia villasenorii[155] |
Sp. nov |
Centeno-González, Alvarado-Cárdenas & Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
|
A species of Miconia. |
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|
Qualeoxylon lafila[156] |
Sp. nov |
Woodcock |
Eocene |
|
Fossil wood with affinities with the family Vochysiaceae. |
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|
Terminalioxylon gumminae[153] |
Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma & Lozano-Gutiérrez in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
|
Fossil wood of a member of the family Combretaceae. |
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|
Trapa radiatiformis[157] |
Sp. nov |
Xiao in Xiao et al. |
Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
|
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|
Uruguaianoxylon ragoneseae[158] |
Sp. nov |
Franco, Martinez Martinez & Brea |
Miocene |
|
A member of the family Myrtaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sloanea serratifolia[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
A species of Sloanea; moved from "Artocarpidium" serratifolium Ettingshausen (1869). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ficoxylon anatolica[128] |
Sp. nov |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Toprak & Mantzouka |
Eocene |
Çekerek Formation |
|
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|
Rosa mariae[159] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Agbamuche, Hamersma & Manchester |
Oligocene |
|
A rose. |
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|
Rosa packardae[159] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fields, Agbamuche & Hamersma in Agbamuche, Hamersma & Manchester |
Miocene |
Sucker Creek Formation |
|
A rose. |
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|
Ziziphoxylon sayaz[160] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik in Akkemik & Toprak |
Miocene (Burdigalian-Serravallian) |
Mut Formation |
|
Fossil wood of a member of the family Rhamnaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anacardium quindiuense[153] |
Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma, Lozano-Gutiérrez & Orejuela in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
|
A species of Anacardium. |
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|
Dobineaites[161] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wilf et al. |
Eocene |
|
A member of Anacardiaceae related to Dobinea; a new genus for "Celtis" ameghinoi. |
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|
Pericuxylon[162] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mejia-Roldán, Rodríguez-Reyes & Estrada-Ruiz in Mejia-Roldán et al. |
Eocene |
Tepetate Formation |
|
Fossil wood of a member of the family Anacardiaceae. The type species is P. ductifera. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Liquidambar nanningensis[163] |
Sp. nov |
Xu, Zdravchev, Maslova & Jin in Xu et al. |
Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
|
A species of Liquidambar. |
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|
Parrotia zhiyanii[164] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu et al. |
Miocene |
Zhangpu amber |
|
A species of Parrotia. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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|
Zlatkophyllum[165] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wu et al. |
Eocene |
|
A member of the family Altingiaceae. Genus includes "Laurophyllum" fischkandelii Kunzmann & Walther (2002). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ampelocissus wenae[166] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Miocene |
|
A species of Ampelocissus. |
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|
Cissus correae[166] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Miocene |
Cucaracha Formation |
|
A species of Cissus. |
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|
Leea mcmillanae[166] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Eocene |
|
A species of Leea. |
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|
Lithouva susmanii[166] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Paleocene |
|
A member of the family Vitaceae. |
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|
Nekemias mucronata[167] |
Sp. nov |
Tosal, Vicente & Denk |
Eocene to Oligocene |
Montmaneu Formation |
|
A species of Nekemias. |
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|
Parthenocissus rhombifolia[110] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
A species of Parthenocissus; moved from "Acer" rhombifolium Ettingshausen (1869). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aextoxicoxylon jacksius[170] |
Sp. nov |
Tilley |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Antarctica |
Fossil wood of a flowering plant sharing traits with extant Aextoxicon punctatum. |
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|
Archaebuda cretaceae[171] |
Sp. nov |
Huang & Wang |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
Yixian Formation |
|
An early flowering plant. |
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|
Comoxia[172] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Jud et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
|
A dicot liana of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species C. multiporosa. |
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|
Felinanthus[173] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Heřmanová et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
|
A flowering plant with pollen of the Normapolles type. Genus includes "Walbeckia" aquisgranensis Knobloch & Mai (1986), "Microcarpolithes" guttaeformis Knobloch (1971), "Walbeckia" scutata Knobloch & Mai (1986) and "Walbeckia" fricii Knobloch & Mai (1986). |
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|
Nothophylica[174] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Beurel et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
|
A flowering plant of uncertain affinities. Oskolski et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with an affinity to Rhamnaceae, possibly to an extinct basal lineage;[175] on the other hand Beurel et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with probable magnoliid affinities.[174] The type species is "Phylica" piloburmensis Shi et al. (2022). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alasemenia[179] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
Wutong Formation |
|
A seed plant of uncertain affinities. The type species is A. tria. |
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|
Anisopteris shuteana[180] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hayes & Pearson |
Carboniferous (Viséan) |
Teilia Formation |
|
A member of Lyginopteridales. |
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|
Callipteris seshufenensis[181] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen, Zhang & Yang |
Permian |
|
A callipterid seed fern. |
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|
Callixylon seamrogia[182] |
Sp. nov |
Durieux, Decombeix, Harper, Ramel & Prestianni in Durieux et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
Harrylock Formation |
|
A member of Archaeopteridales. |
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|
Compsopteris longipinnata[79] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Permian |
|
A member of Peltaspermales. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
|
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|
Cordaites roprachticensis[183] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
|
|||||
|
Cordaites setlikii[183] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
|
|||||
|
Cosmosperma dicrana[184] |
Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
|
An early seed plant. |
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|
Cosmosperma lepta[184] |
Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
|
An early seed plant. |
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|
Cyrillopteris orbicularis[185] |
Comb. nov |
(Halle) |
Permian |
Upper Shihezi Formation |
|
A seed fern. Moved from Odontopteris orbicularis Halle (1927). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Sun & Deng in Sun et al. |
Middle Triassic |
Tongchuan Formation |
|
A seed fern belonging to the family Umkomasiaceae. |
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|
Gnetopsis quadria[187] |
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
|
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|
Harrisiothecium roesleri[188] |
Comb. nov |
(Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al.) |
Late Triassic |
|
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities. Moved from Hydropterangium roesleri Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. (2017) |
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|
Harrisiothecium sanduense[188] |
Sp. nov |
Shi et al. |
Late Triassic |
Yangmeilong Formation |
|
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities, associated with pinnate leaves of Ptilozamites. |
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|
Ilfeldia tectlapis[189] |
Sp. nov |
Zhou et al. |
Permian (Asselian) |
Taiyuan Formation |
|
A taeniopterid plant. |
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|
Mixoxylon jeffersonii[190] |
Sp. nov |
Oh et al. |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
|
Indeterminate Spermatopyte Wood, maybe related with Bennettitales or Cycadales | ||||
|
Neuralethopteris lindahlii[191] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(White) |
Carboniferous |
|
A member of Medullosales. Moved from Neuropteris lindahlii White (1903). |
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|
Panxianopteris[192] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Qin, He, Hilton & Wang in Qin et al. |
Permian |
Xuanwei Formation |
|
A taeniopterid. The type species is P. taeniopteroides. |
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|
Protocircoporoxylon guyangensis[193] |
Sp. nov |
Xu & Zhao in Zhao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Guyang Formation |
|
A gymnosperm wood. |
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|
Protocupressinoxylon baii[194] |
Sp. nov |
Jiang & Wan in Jiang et al. |
Permian |
Upper Shihhotse Formation |
|
Fossil trunk of a gymnosperm. |
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|
Pseudotorellia oskolica[195] |
Sp. nov |
Nosova in Nosova, Fedyaevskiy & Lyubarova |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian–Callovian) |
A gymnosperm belonging to the family Pseudotorelliaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Gastaldo et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
Albert Formation |
|
A tree of uncertain affinities. The type species is S. densifolia. |
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|
Satpuraphyllum[197] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Agnihotri, Srivastava & McLoughlin |
Permian (Kungurian) |
Barakar Formation |
|
A member of Peltaspermales. The type species is S. furcatum. |
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|
Shaolinia[198] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang & Chen |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
|
A plant with conifer-like vegetative and reproductive morphologies, as well as a single seed partially wrapped by the subtending bract. The type species is S. intermedia. |
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|
Triloboxylon maroccanum[45] |
Sp. nov |
Meyer-Berthaud et al. |
Devonian (Givetian) |
|
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|
Gen. nov |
Fu et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Dabu Formation |
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A possible flowering plant. The type species is X. dabuensis, formerly named Williamsoniella dabuensis Zheng & Zhang (1990). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Aratrisporites woodii[213] |
Sp. nov |
Cooling in McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Orallo Formation |
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Spores of a member of Isoetopsida. |
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Arecipites moicanus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen. |
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Callialasporites propinquivellersis[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
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Camarozonosporites dorsus[213] |
Sp. nov |
Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Orallo Formation |
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Clavatosporis varians[215] |
Sp. nov |
De Benedetti et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleogene transition |
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A fern spore of uncertain affinities. |
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Contignisporites confractus[213] |
Sp. nov |
Cooling in McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Orallo Formation |
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Converrucosisporites parvitumulus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Orallo Formation |
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Converrucosisporites pricei[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Gubberamunda Sandstone |
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Convolutispora prisca[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Walloon Coal Measures |
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Spores of a fern. |
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Curvaturaspora[213] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic |
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Spores with uncertain (possibly lycopodialean) affinity. The type species is "Lycopodiacidites" frankonense Achilles (1981). |
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Dejerseysporites[213] |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic and Early Cretaceous |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Spores of a member of the family Sphagnaceae. The type species is D. biannuliverrucatus; genus also includes "Stereisporites (Dicyclosporis)" verrucyclus Schulz in Döring et al (1966) and "Distalanulisporites" verrucosus Pocock (1970). |
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Densoisporites filatoffii[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Walloon Coal Measures |
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Dicolpopollis pottiorum[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen, probably of a member of the family Pontederiaceae. |
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Dictyotosporites esterleae[213] |
Sp. nov |
Cooling in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Orallo Formation |
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Dictyotosporites obscurus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Mooga Sandstone |
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Dictyotosporites sandrana[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Walloon Coal Measures |
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Echinatisporis adultus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil spores. |
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Echitricolpites longicolpatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Foveobrevitricolporites[216] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. The type species is F. foveolatus. |
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Heteroclavatus[216] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. The type species is H. chitaleyae. |
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Impardecispora neopunctata[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Intertrappeapollis[216] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Amarwara Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. The type species is I. perforatus. |
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Interulobites scabratus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Probably spores of a bryophyte. |
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Januasporites spinosireticulatus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Jiangsupollis intertrappea[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Ladakhipollenites? pseudonanus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen. |
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Liliacidites abruptus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen, probably of a member of the family Bromeliaceae. |
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Loranthacites magnopolaris[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen of a member of the family Loranthaceae. |
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Maculatasporites eurombahensis[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Possible algal spores. |
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Maculatasporites fionabethiana[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Possible algal spores. |
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Malvacipolloides? dupliechinatus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen. |
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Microreticulatisporites patagonicus[215] |
Sp. nov |
De Benedetti et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleogene transition |
La Colonia Formation |
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A fern spore of uncertain affinities. |
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Neoraistrickia loconiensis[215] |
Sp. nov |
De Benedetti et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleogene transition |
La Colonia Formation |
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A lycophyte spore. |
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Neoraistrickia parvibacula[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Walloon Coal Measures |
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Neoraistrickia rugobacula[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Walloon Coal Measures |
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Nevesisporites annakhlonovae[213] |
Nom. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Triassic |
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Probably spores of a hornwort; a replacement name for Simeonospora khlonovae Balme (1970). |
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Osmundacidites injunensis[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Perisyncolporites verrucosus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen, probably of a member of the family Malpighiaceae. |
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Peroaletes ieiunus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Perotrilites cameronii[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Retitriletes johniorum[213] |
Sp. nov |
Cooling in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Orallo Formation |
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Retitriletes neofacetus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Retitriletes proxiradiatus[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Hutton Sandstone |
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Retitriletes siobhaniae[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Gubberamunda Sandstone |
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Retitriletes thomsonii[213] |
Sp. nov |
Cooling in Cooling & McKellar |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Rhoipites gracilis[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen. |
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Rhombipollis rugulatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Sellaspora passa[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Spores of a fern. |
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Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Thakre et al. |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Amarwara Formation |
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Possible pollen grains of a member of the family Typhaceae/Sparganiaceae. The name is preoccupied by Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus De Benedetti (2023); furthermore, DeBenedetti et al. (2025) considered the species to be synonymous with the Maastrichtian species Sparganiaceaepollenites intertrappeansis.[217] |
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Spinizonocolpites deccanensis[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Paleocene (Danian) |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Spinizonocolpites gemmatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Striamonocolpites paludosus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
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Fossil pollen, probably of a member of the family Cabombaceae. |
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Syncolpraedapollis[218] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Mendes et al. |
Eocene-Oligocene |
Kwanza Basin |
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Genus includes new species S. angolensis. |
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Thecaspora polygonalis[215] |
Sp. nov |
De Benedetti et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleogene transition |
La Colonia Formation |
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A salvinialean spore. |
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Triporotetradites deccanensis[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
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Pollen grains of a possible member of the family Ericaceae. |
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Tuberculatosporites westbournensis[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
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Spores of a member of the family Marattiaceae. |