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This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2024, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2024.
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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 |
Dengying Formation |
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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) |
Santa Marta Formation |
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) |
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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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A liverwort, a species of Frullania. |
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Jubula polessica[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov, Atwood & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
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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 |
Rovno amber |
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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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Heliodendron[29] |
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 |
Gensel et al. |
Devonian (Emsian) |
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A zosterophyll. Genus includes new species S. semiglobosa. |
| 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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Arthropitys raimundii[37] |
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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Equicalastrobus glabratus[42] |
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 |
Mazon Creek fossil beds |
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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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Neocalamites vanderburghii[46] |
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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Tempskya hailunensis[51] |
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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Otozamites meyenii[63] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bazhenova & Bazhenov |
Middle Jurassic |
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Weltrichia huitzilopochtlii[64] |
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 |
Pfeiler, Matsunaga & Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Ladd Formation |
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Frenelopsis callapezii[69] |
Sp. nov |
Kvaček, Mendes & Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert |
Early Cretaceous |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
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| 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 |
Tupuangi Formation |
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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) |
Budden Canyon Formation |
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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 |
Crato Formation |
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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 |
John Day Formation |
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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 |
Huitrera Formation |
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A member of Lauraceae. |
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Laurophyllum eocenicum[95] |
Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Brown) |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
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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 |
Olmos Formation |
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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) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
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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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Palmoxylon calamoides[103] |
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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Phoenicites insula-lacuna[105] |
Sp. nov |
Greenwood & Conran |
Cenozoic |
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Sabalites siwalicus[106] |
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) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
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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 |
(Ettingshausen) |
Miocene |
|
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) |
Eutaw Formation |
|
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) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
|
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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|
Platanites fremontensis[117] |
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 |
Hell Creek Formation |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Latah Formation |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Othniophyton[131] |
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 |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
|
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 |
Florissant Formation |
|
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. |
|||
|
Passiflora axsmithii[150] |
Sp. nov |
Stults, Hermsen & Starnes |
Oligocene |
Catahoula Formation |
|
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 |
Huitrera Formation |
|
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 |
|
A water caltrop. |
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|
Uruguaianoxylon ragoneseae[158] |
Sp. nov |
Franco, Martinez Martinez & Brea |
Miocene |
Ituzaingó Formation |
|
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 |
Laguna del Hunco Formation |
|
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 |
Cucaracha Formation |
|
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 |
Tonosí Formation |
|
A species of Leea. |
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|
Lithouva susmanii[166] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Paleocene |
Bogotá Formation |
|
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) |
Sobral Formation |
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 |
Northumberland Formation |
|
A dicot liana of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species C. multiporosa. |
|||
|
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. |
|||
|
Callixylon seamrogia[182] |
Sp. nov |
Durieux, Decombeix, Harper, Ramel & Prestianni in Durieux et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
Harrylock Formation |
|
A member of Archaeopteridales. |
|||
|
Compsopteris longipinnata[79] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Permian |
|
A member of Peltaspermales. |
|||
|
Cordaites pastuchovicensis[183] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
|
|||||
|
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. |
|||
|
Cosmosperma lepta[184] |
Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
|
An early seed plant. |
|||
|
Cyrillopteris orbicularis[185] |
Comb. nov |
(Halle) |
Permian |
Upper Shihezi Formation |
|
A seed fern. Moved from Odontopteris orbicularis Halle (1927). |
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|
Dicroidium sinensis[186] |
Sp. nov |
Sun & Deng in Sun et al. |
Middle Triassic |
Tongchuan Formation |
|
A seed fern belonging to the family Umkomasiaceae. |
|||
|
Gnetopsis quadria[187] |
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
|
|||||
|
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. |
|||
|
Mixoxylon jeffersonii[190] |
Sp. nov |
Oh et al. |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Mawson Formation |
|
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). |
|||
|
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. |
|||
|
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) |
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A gymnosperm belonging to the family Pseudotorelliaceae. |
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Sanfordiacaulis[196] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Gastaldo et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
Albert Formation |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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An aneurophytalean progymnosperm. |
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Xenofructus[199] |
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 |
Evergreen Formation |
|
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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 |
La Colonia Formation |
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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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Ladakhipollenites? pseudonanus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
|
Fossil pollen. |
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Liliacidites abruptus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
|
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 |
|
Possible algal spores. |
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Malvacipolloides? dupliechinatus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
|
Fossil pollen. |
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Microreticulatisporites patagonicus[215] |
Sp. nov |
De Benedetti et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleogene transition |
La Colonia Formation |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Fossil pollen. |
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|
Rhombipollis rugulatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
|
Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Sellaspora passa[213] |
Sp. nov |
McKellar & Cooling |
Jurassic–Cretaceous transition |
Westbourne Formation |
|
Spores of a fern. |
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Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Thakre et al. |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Amarwara Formation |
|
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) |
|
Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Spinizonocolpites gemmatus[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
|
Pollen grains of uncertain affinity. |
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Striamonocolpites paludosus[214] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
D'Apolito, Silva-Caminha & Jaramillo |
Miocene |
Solimões Formation |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
A salvinialean spore. |
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Triporotetradites deccanensis[216] |
Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Mandla Formation |
|
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 |
|
Spores of a member of the family Marattiaceae. |