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This article records new taxa of fossil plants that were described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in 2015.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Nagalingum & Cantrill |
Early Cretaceous |
A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Neregato, Rößler & Noll in Neregato et al. |
Permian |
A member of Calamitaceae, a species of Arthropitys. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Neregato, Rößler & Noll in Neregato et al. |
Permian |
A member of Calamitaceae, a species of Arthropitys. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mays & Tosolini in Mays et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A fern of probable osmundalean affinity, a species of Cladophlebis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nagalingum & Cantrill |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Triton Point Formation |
A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nagalingum & Cantrill |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Triton Point Formation |
A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nagalingum & Cantrill |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Triton Point Formation |
A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov. |
Valid |
Wittry et al. |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
A psaroniaceous marattialean fern. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rothwell & Ash |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A horsetail. The type species is Equisetocaulis muirii. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Elgorriaga et al. |
Early Jurassic |
A species of Equisetum. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera & Herbst |
Cretaceous (probably Albian–Turonian) |
Probably Mzinene Formation |
A tree fern. The type species is Kwazulupteris schaarschmidtii. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov & Mashchuk |
Early Jurassic |
A fern, a species of Lobifolia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Escapa et al. |
Early Jurassic |
A member of Marattiaceae, a species of Marattiopsis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Puebla, Prámparo & Gandolfo |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) |
A member of Marsileaceae. The type species is Mendozaphyllum loncochense. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera & Herbst |
Cretaceous (probably Albian–Turonian) |
Probably Mzinene Formation |
A tree fern. The type species is Natalipteris wildei. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jarzynka & Pacyna |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
A member of Equisetopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Neocalamites. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Nagalingum & Cantrill |
Early Cretaceous |
Triton Point Formation |
A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Nunatakia alexanderensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin |
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) |
A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Osmunda; transferred to the genus Osmundastrum by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).[13] |
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Osmundacaulis bamfordae[14] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herbst |
Cretaceous (Albian-Turonian interval) |
Probably Mzinene Formation |
A member of Osmundaceae, a species of Osmundacaulis. |
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Osmundacaulis tidwellii[14] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Herbst |
Cretaceous (Albian-Turonian interval) |
Probably Mzinene Formation |
A member of Osmundaceae, a species of Osmundacaulis. |
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Osmundacaulis whittlesii[15] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith, Rothwell & Stockey |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Osmundaceae, a species of Osmundacaulis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh & Pronin |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schneider, Heinrichs & Schmidt in Schneider et al. |
Miocene |
A fern found in Dominican amber, a species of Pleopeltis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A fern-like plant, a euphyllophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement.[19] Genus includes new species Shougangia bella. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nagalingum & Cantrill |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Triton Point Formation |
A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Sphenopteris. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov et al. |
Late Eocene |
A liverwort found in Rovno amber, a species of Anastrophyllum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Katagiri |
Eocene |
Europe (Baltic Sea coast) |
A liverwort belonging to the family Cephaloziaceae found in Baltic amber; a species of Cephalozia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov, Heinrichs & Váňa in Mamontov et al. |
Late Eocene |
A liverwort found in Rovno amber, a species of Cephaloziella. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs et al. |
Miocene |
A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Ceratolejeunea. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov et al. |
Late Eocene |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs et al. |
Miocene |
A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Mastigolejeunea. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lee et al. |
Miocene |
A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Microlejeunea. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs et al. |
Eocene |
Europe (Baltic Sea coast) |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Váňa et al. |
Paleogene |
A Jungermannial liverwort found in Bitterfeld amber, a species of Notoscyphus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Heinrichs, Váňa & Schäfer-Verwimp in Heinrichs et al. |
Eocene |
Europe (Baltic Sea coast) |
A liverwort, a species of Tetralophozia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhao et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Bennettitales, a species of Anomozamites. |
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Ptilophyllum cariae[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Scanu, Kustatscher & Pittau |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian–Bathonian) |
A member of Bennettitales, a species of Ptilophyllum. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pott & Axsmith |
Late Triassic |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sun et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Czekanowskia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sun, Na, Dilcher, Wang & Li in Sun et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Sun in Li et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A Phoenicopsis species Czekanowskiales. |
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Solenites baishanensis[35] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Solenites. |
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Solenites gracilis[35] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Solenites. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gordenko |
Middle Jurassic |
A possible ginkgoalean gymnosperm seed. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kostina & Herman in Kostina, Herman & Kodrul |
Middle Jurassic (possibly Aalenian) |
A relative of the ginkgo. |
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Ginkgoidium nundichii[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Velasco-de León et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Ginkgoidium. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kostina & Herman in Kostina, Herman & Kodrul |
Middle Jurassic (possibly Aalenian) |
A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Pseudotorellia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kostina & Herman in Kostina, Herman & Kodrul |
Middle Jurassic (possibly Aalenian) |
A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Pseudotorellia. |
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Sphenobaiera mixteca[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Velasco-de León et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Sphenobaiera. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mays |
Late Cretaceous |
An araucariaceous pollen. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao |
Early Cretaceous |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mays |
Late Cretaceous |
An araucariaceous pollen. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Klymiuk, Stockey & Rothwell |
Comox Formation |
A basal cupressaceous genus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
jr synonym |
Bodnar et al. |
Middle Triassic |
A Cupressaceae sensu lato wood. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tian & Wang in Tian et al. |
Late Middle Jurassic to early Late Jurassic |
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Protaxodioxylon. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Spencer, Mapes, Hilton & Rothwell in Spencer et al. |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
A member of Cupressaceae. The type species is Scitistrobus duncaanensis. |
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Sequoia maguanensis[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang & Zhou in Zhang et al. |
Late Miocene |
A relative of the coast redwood. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yudova & Golovneva |
Arman Formation |
A species of Sequoia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Late Eocene |
A Pinus subgenus Strobus pine. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yamada, Yamada & Tsukagoshi |
Late Miocene |
A pine. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu & Sun in Xu et al. |
Late Miocene |
A pine. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bondarenko, Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Tsuga. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera & Césari |
Early Cretaceous |
Baqueró Group |
A cheirolepidiaceous conifer wood. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
Carboniferous |
Saale Basin |
A Cordaitaceous conifer. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimunek & Haldovský |
Carboniferous |
Kladno-Rakovník Basin |
A Cordaitaceous conifer. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Early Permian |
A Cordaitaceous conifer. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Césari et al. |
Carboniferous (Stephanian) |
A Cordaitaceous conifer wood |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A conifer; |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz & Wachtler |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
A member of Coniferales. The type species is Estellencsia saezii. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moreau et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A member of Coniferales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Glenrosa. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Middle-Late Triassic |
A conifer. The type species is Junggaropitys dalongkouensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Tevshiin Govi Formation |
A member of Voltziales. The type species is Krassilovia mongolica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Middle Permian (Kazanian) |
A member of Pinophyta belonging to the group Vojnovskyales. The type species is M. ivagorica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Bathonian) |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu, Gao & Jin |
Late Eocene |
Maoming Basin |
A species of Nageia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz & Wachtler |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
A member of Coniferales belonging to the family Ortiseiaceae, a species of Ortiseia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Coniferales, a species of Pityospermum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mays |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to early Turonian) |
A conifer. |
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Podocarpoxylon atuelensis[65] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gnaedinger et al. |
Early Jurassic |
A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Podocarpoxylon. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Franco & Brea |
Late Cenozoic |
A member of Podocarpaceae. The type species is Prumnopityoxylon gnaedingerae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sucerquia, Bernardes-de-Oliveira & Mohr |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pseudofrenelopsis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A species of Taxus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feng in Feng et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Apossible Miroviaceous pinophyte. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Late Eocene |
A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic affinity. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Edrei & Manchester |
Eocene |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang & Lin in Yang, Lin & Ferguson |
Early Cretaceous |
A species of Ephedra. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cariglino |
Permian (Guadalupian?-Lopingian) |
A member of Glossopteridales belonging to the family Arberiaceae. The type species is Golondrinia archangelskyi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
Wutong (Wutung) Formation |
An early seed plant. The type species is Latisemenia longshania. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wan & Wang |
Late Permian (Changhsingian) |
A seed fern belonging to the group Peltaspermales. The type species is Nanshanopteris nervosa. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bukhman, Bukhman & Gomankov |
Late Permian |
A seed fern. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A member of Lagenospermopsida (a group of plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably spermatophytes). The type species is Placotheca minuta. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Middle Permian (Kazanian) |
A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement described on the basis of isolated roots. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz & Wachtler |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
A member of Caytoniales, a species of Sagenopteris. |
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Taeniopteris novomundensis[79] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Prestianni et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a member of Cycadophyta; a species of Taeniopteris. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Prestianni & Gerrienne |
Late Devonian |
A spermatophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Thorezia vezerensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao |
Early Cretaceous |
A seed fern belonging to the group Corystospermales, a species of Thinnfeldia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Prestianni et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
An early seed plant, a species of Warsteinia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang & Liu |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic affinity, |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Late Miocene |
Zhaotong Basin |
A member of Nymphaeaceae related to Euryale ferox. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Albian) |
A member of Chloranthaceae. The type species is Canrightiopsis intermedia; genus also contains Canrightiopsis crassitesta and Canrightiopsis dinisii. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Artabotrys. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos, Brea & Kröhling |
Late Pleistocene |
A member of Lauraceae, a species of Cryptocaryoxylon. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Meiogyne. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Franco et al. |
Cretaceous |
A member of Lauraceae, a species of Paraperseoxylon. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Martínez et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of Piperaceae, a species of Piper. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Pseuduvaria. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Atkinson et al. |
Eocene |
A member of Lauraceae. The type species is Tinaflora beardiae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Oligocene |
A coryphoid palm tree, a species of Chuniophoenix. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
Eocene or Miocene |
A monocot of uncertain phylogenetic placement found in Dominican amber. The type species is Dasylarynx anomalus. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Coiffard & Mohr |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of Araceae; a new genus for "Proteaephyllum" sagenopteroides. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Oligocene |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček & Smith |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian to early Campanian) |
A member of Araceae. A new genus for "Araciphyllites" austriacus Kvaček & Herman (2005); genus also contains "Zingiberopsis" riggauensis Knobloch (1979). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sainz-Resendiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A palm tree wood taxon, a species of Palmoxylon. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Allen |
Eocene |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
A member of Commelinaceae. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Denk et al. |
Miocene |
A member of Smilacaceae; a replacement name for "Quercus" aspera Unger (1847) (subsequently transferred to the genus Smilax, which would make it a junior homonym of the extant Smilax aspera). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Oligocene |
A coryphoid palm tree, a species of Trachycarpus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ma & Sun in Ma et al. |
Oligocene |
A species of Buxus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ma & Sun in Ma et al. |
Oligocene |
A species of Buxus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golovneva in Golovneva, Herman & Shczepetov |
Cretaceous (late Albian–early Turonian) |
A species of Menispermites. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. |
Late middle Eocene |
A member of Menispermaceae, a species of Menispermoxylon. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A member of the family Rubiaceae described on the basis of leaf impressions. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhu, Huang & Zhou in Zhu et al. |
Late Pliocene |
A member of Araliaceae, a species of Aralia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hammouda & Weigend in Hammouda et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian to Lutetian) |
A member of Boraginaceae belonging to the tribe Echiochileae, a species of Boraginocarpus. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Cerbera. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Chionanthus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Martinetto |
Pliocene |
A species of Cornus. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Diospyros. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A member of the family Ebenaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Gardenia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A member of the family Rubiaceae described on the basis of leaf impressions. Genus includes new species G. cambayum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Allen, Stull & Manchester |
Eocene |
A member of Icacinaceae, a species of Goweria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Allen, Stull & Manchester |
Eocene |
A member of Icacinaceae, a species of Icacinicaryites. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Allen, Stull & Manchester |
Eocene |
A member of Icacinaceae, a species of Iodes. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar, Weigend & Henning |
A member of Loasaceae. The type species is Klaprothiopsis dyscrita. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pavlyutkin |
Late Miocene |
Ust-Suifun Formation |
A honeysuckle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
(Trivedi & Srivastava) Srivastava, et al. |
An Oleaceous wood taxon. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Randia. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Franco, Brea & Zavattieri |
Middle Miocene |
A member of Verbenaceae related to members of the genus Rhaphithamnus. The type species is Rhaphithamnoxylon artabeae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moya, Brea & Franco |
Late Pleistocene |
A member of Styracaceae, a species of Styracoxylon. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Maslova et al. |
Late Eocene |
A member of Altingiaceae, a species of Liquidambar. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu & Sun in Wu et al. |
Pliocene (Piacenzian) |
Upper Mangbang Formation |
A species of Rhodoleia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Vitis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Moya & Brea |
Late Pleistocene |
A member of Mimosoideae. The type species is Abaremaxylon hydrochorea. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
A member of Moraceae, a species of Artocarpus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
A member of Leguminosae, a species of Bauhinia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
Fotan Group |
A member of Leguminosae, a species of Bauhinia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
A member of Urticaceae, a species of Boehmeria. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A member of the family Calophyllaceae described on the basis of leaf impressions. Genus includes new species C. eocenicum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
A member of Calophyllaceae, a species of Calophyllum. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
An angiosperm pollen with a close affinity with Carallia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Sun in Li et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Castanopsis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Sun in Li et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Castanopsis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jia, Huang & Zhou in Jia et al. |
Late Miocene |
A member of Ulmaceae, a species of Cedrelospermum. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Lin & Wong |
Late Oligocene to middle Miocene |
A Cercis species. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chambers & Poinar |
Eocene or Miocene |
El Mamey Formation |
A member of Rhamnaceae found in Dominican amber. The type species is Comopellis presbya. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Moya & Brea |
Late Pleistocene |
A member of Mimosoideae. The type species is Cylicodiscuxylon paragabunensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Manchester |
Oligocene |
A member of Polygalaceae, a species of Deviacer. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Myers & Erwin |
Late Eocene–Early Oligocene |
A member of Polygalaceae, a species of Deviacer. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
A member of Salicaceae, a species of Flacourtia. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Shukla, Singh & Mehrotra |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A species of Gynocardia. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Hydnocarpus. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mu et al. |
Miocene |
A member of Fagaceae, a species of Lithocarpus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. |
Miocene (Langhian) |
A member of Euphorbiaceae, a species of Macaranga. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Millettia. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Millettia. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Meng et al. |
Late Miocene |
A member of Juglandaceae, a species of Palaeocarya. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ickert-Bond, Pigg & DeVore |
Late Paleocene |
A member of Ochnaceae. The type species is Paleoochna tiffneyi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu & Jin in Xu et al. |
Eocene |
A member of Caesalpinioideae, a species of Podocarpium. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
Eocene or Miocene |
A member of Fabaceae belonging to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae found in Dominican amber, a species of Prioria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Su, Wilf & Zhou in Su et al. |
Late Pliocene |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pavlyutkin |
Early Oligocene |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jia et al. |
Late Miocene |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pavlyutkin |
Early Oligocene |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kovar-Eder in Kovar-Eder, Kern & Sun |
Late Pliocene |
Ma’anshancun Formation |
An oak. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jia et al. |
Late Miocene |
An oak. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Miocene |
An oak; a replacement name for Quercus lavrovii Rajushkina (1987) (preoccupied). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kovar-Eder in Kovar-Eder, Kern & Sun |
Late Pliocene |
Ma’anshancun Formation |
An oak. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Rhamnus. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Pliocene (Piacenzian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Spatholobus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boonchai, Manchester & Wheeler |
Eocene |
A moraceous wood morphogenus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kloster & Gnaedinger in Kloster et al. |
Miocene |
A member of Fabaceae belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae. The type species is Zygiaxylon amazonicum. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Miocene |
A maple. |
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|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Bombax. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Buchanania. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lebreton Anberrée et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Burretiodendron. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lebreton Anberrée et al. |
Early Oligocene[140] to late Miocene |
A species of Burretiodendron. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Khan, Bera & Spicer in Khan et al. |
Middle to late Miocene |
A member of Combretaceae, a species of Combretum. |
||||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Cupania. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Srivastava, Gaur & Mehrotra |
Miocene |
A member of Lythraceae, a species of Lagerstroemia. |
||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
An Anacardiaceae leaf morphotaxon. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Paranephelium. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rozefelds, Dettmann & Clifford in Rozefelds et al. |
Probably Oligocene |
A species of Pleiogynium. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rozefelds, Dettmann & Clifford in Rozefelds et al. |
Latest Oligocene or early Miocene |
A species of Pleiogynium. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A member of the family Malvaceae belonging to the subfamily Dombeyoideae, described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Moya & Brea |
Late Pleistocene |
A member of Vochysiaceae, a species of Qualeoxylon. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Latest Miocene to earliest Pliocene |
A member of Staphyleaceae, a species of Staphylea. |
||||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Sterculia. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Sterculia. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Sterculia. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A member of the family Rutaceae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Vatica. |
|||
|
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Late Miocene |
Geabdat Sandstone Formation |
A species of Vatica. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Xie in Liu et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Ventilago. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Oskolski in Li et al. |
Miocene |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Passalia, Llorens & Páez |
Late Cretaceous |
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Bamfordphyllum crassivena. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Martinetto |
An angiosperm seed of uncertain affinity |
|||||
|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Eocene |
An angiosperm seed of uncertain affinity. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Halamski & Kvaček |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
A dicotyledon of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Halamski & Kvaček |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
A dicotyledon of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
||||
|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Jud |
Early Cretaceous |
An early eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Sphenopteris" thyrsopteroides Fontaine (1889). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Marmi et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) |
A willow-like eudicot, a species of Saliciphyllum. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vachard, Krainer & Lucas |
Permian (Kungurian) |
A member of Codiaceae. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vachard, Krainer & Lucas |
Permian (Kungurian) |
A member of Codiaceae. |
||||
|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Holocene |
A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta and the family Characeae; a species of Chara. A replacement name for Chara elliptica Nikolskaja (1984) (preoccupied). |
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|
Charaxis martinclosasi[154] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Granier et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta; a species of Charaxis. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wellman, Steemans & Miller |
Late Ordovician and early Silurian |
An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Chelinospora. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Strother, Traverse & Vecoli |
Ordovician (Darriwilian to Late Ordovician[157]) |
An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cryptotetras erugata; genus also contains Cryptotetras mordacis. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Strother, Traverse & Vecoli |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Didymospora luna; genus also contains Didymospora fucosogranulata. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vachard, Krainer & Lucas |
Permian (Kungurian) |
A member of Gymnocodiaceae. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vachard, Krainer & Lucas |
Permian (Kungurian) |
A member of Gymnocodiaceae. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thomas & Seyfullah |
Carboniferous (Bashkirian) |
|||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Late Devonian (Famennian) |
A member of Lycopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Lobodendron fanwanense. |
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|
Montenegrella? gracilis[160] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sokač & Grgasović |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales, possibly a species of Montenegrella. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mays & Cantrill in Mays et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
McLoughlin et al. |
Permian (Guadalupian) |
A member of Isoetales, a species of Paurodendron. |
||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Slater et al. |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member or a relative of lycopsids. The type species is Reticuspinosporites whytei. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hashemi-Yazdi, Sajjadi & Dehbozorgi |
Middle Jurassic |
A lycophyte known from spores, a species of Retitriletes. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Strother, Traverse & Vecoli |
Ordovician (Darriwilian to Late Ordovician[157]) |
An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Rimosotetras. |
||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wellman, Steemans & Miller |
Late Ordovician and early Silurian |
An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Tetraplanarisporites laevigatus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shelton et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A pleurocarpous moss. The type species is Tricosta plicata. |