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| List of years in paleobotany |
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This article records new taxa of fossil plants described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in 2020.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Low, Su & Xing in Low et al. |
Late Oligocene |
A member of the family Araceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Na, Blanchard & Wang |
Middle Eocene |
A member of the family Araliaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Pollen of a flowering plant, probably a member of the family Arecaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Khan, Hazra & Bera in Khan et al. |
A petrified palm stem of a member of the subfamily Ceroxyloideae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Khan, Roy & Bera in Khan et al. |
A petrified palm stem. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Greenwood & Conran |
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Sabalites karondiensis[7] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Roy, Hazra & Khan in Roy et al. |
Late Cretaceous-Paleocene (latest Maastrichtian-earliest Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
A palm frond . |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vallati & De Sosa Tomas in Vallati, De Sosa Tomas & Casal |
A member of Arecaceae described on the basis of fossil pollen grains. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A species of Pachysandra. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant, possibly produced by members of the family Amaranthaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pipo, Iglesias & Bodnar |
Late Cretaceous (early–middle Campanian) |
A member of the family Chloranthaceae. Genus includes new species S. sanjosense. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huegele & Manchester |
Early Paleocene |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huegele & Manchester |
Early Paleocene |
Denver Formation |
A member of the family Mastixiaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huegele & Manchester |
Early Paleocene |
Denver Formation |
A member of the family Mastixiaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hably |
A tupelo. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hably |
Miocene |
A tupelo. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Denk et al. |
Late Oligocene |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huegele & Manchester |
Early Paleocene |
Denver Formation |
A member of the family Mastixiaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylea woodworthensis[15] | Sp. nov | In press | Zhu & Manchester | Oligocene | Renova Formation | ( |
A species of Staphylea. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Barreda, Palazzesi & Tellería in Renner et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian–early Maastrichtian) |
Lopez de Bertodano Formation |
Pollen grains similar to those of extant members of the genus Coriaria. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Cayaponia. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Na, Blanchard & Wang |
Middle Eocene |
Cockfield Formation |
A member of the family Theaceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith & Manchester |
Middle Eocene |
A member of the family Theaceae. Genus includes new species A. andersonae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Early Miocene |
A species of Cercis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A species of Gleditsia. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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| Menendoxylon lutzi[19] | Sp. nov | In press | Baez & Crisafulli | Miocene | Chiquimil | Fossil wood of a member of the family Fabaceae. | ||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Parkia. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rodríguez-Reyes & Estrada-Ruiz |
Oligocene-Miocene |
A species of Prioria. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the family Polygalaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Pollen of an eudicot, probably a member of the family Fabaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Averyanova & Xing |
An alder. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
A member of the family Fagaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Xue & Jia in Xue et al. |
Early Miocene |
Maguan |
A species of Carpinus. |
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| Carpinus symmetrica[23] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Xue & Jia in Xue et al. |
Early Miocene |
A species of Carpinus |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Swinehart & Farlow |
Late Neogene |
A hickory. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
A member of the family Fagaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
A member of the family Fagaceae. |
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| Castanopsis bulgarica[25] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mantzouka, Ivanov & Bozukov | Late Miocene–early Pliocene (late Messinian–early Zanclean) | Pokrovnik | A species of Castanopsis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | ||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
A species of Lithocarpus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Denk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Averyanova & Xing |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Denk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Denk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Denk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Denk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Denk |
Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Jin in Liu, Song & Jin |
Eocene |
Changchang Formation |
An oak. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A species of Eucommia. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Del Rio et al. |
Early Eocene |
An asclepiadoid Apocynaceae genus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Rauvolfia. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Del Rio et al. |
Early Oligocene |
Wenshan Basin |
A member of the family Icacinaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Del Rio & De Franceschi |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Icacinaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Stull & Rozefelds in Rozefelds et al. |
Cenozoic (mid-Miocene or, more likely, middle Eocene) |
A member of the family Icacinaceae. Genus includes new species M. australis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull et al. |
Early Oligocene |
A species of Pyrenacantha. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Aegiphila. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the family Acanthaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Retistephanocolpites pardoi[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant, possibly produced by members of the genus Amphilophium. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Akkemik et al. |
A member of the family Lauraceae. Genus includes new species A. zileensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz, Brea & Pujana in Ruiz et al. |
A member of the family Lauraceae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz, Brea & Pujana in Ruiz et al. |
A member of Laurales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. scalariforme. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chambers & Poinar |
Possibly an early representative of Monimiaceae. Genus includes new species T. toxandra. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
Possibly a member of Laurales related to the families Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae. Genus includes new species V. pleristaminis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dong et al. |
Middle Miocene |
A species of Smilax. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dong et al. |
Middle Miocene |
A species of Smilax. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Late Oligocene |
A species of Magnolia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A species of Magnolia. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
A relative of extant early-diverging members of the Magnoliales. Genus includes new species M. virginiensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Narita et al. |
A willow. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastardioxylon[19] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Baez & Crisafulli | Miocene | Chiquimil | Fossil wood of a member of the family Malvaceae. Genus includes new species B. antiqua. | ||
| Dipterocarpus dindoriensis[40] | Sp. nov | Valid | Khan, Spicer & Bera in Khan et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Deccan Intertrappean Beds | A species of Dipterocarpus. | ||
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Echiperiporites jaramilloi[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Hibiscus. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Echiperiporites titanicus[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Malachra. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the genus Ceiba. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rodríguez-Reyes & Estrada-Ruiz |
Oligocene-Miocene |
A member of the family Malvaceae. Genus includes new species V. panamense. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gandolfo & Zamaloa in Zamaloa, Gandolfo & Nixon |
A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Moya & Brea |
Late Miocene? |
A member of the family Combretaceae; a new genus for "Menendoxylon" areniensis Lutz (1979). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz, Brea & Pujana in Ruiz et al. |
A member of the family Myrtaceae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li & Li in Li et al. |
A member of Trapoideae. Genus includes new species P. weichangensis, as well as "Carpolithus" pomelii Saporta (1878) and "Hemitrapa" alpina Su & Zhou in Su et al. (2018). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Barrón, Peris & Labandeira in Peris et al. |
Pollen of a member of Nymphaeaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jud & Gandolfo |
A member of the family Cunoniaceae. Genus includes new species C. bicarpellata. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Late Oligocene |
A species of Elaeocarpus. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Elaeocarpus. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Late Miocene |
Foluo Formation |
A species of Elaeocarpus. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Late Miocene |
Foluo Formation |
A species of Elaeocarpus. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Late Miocene |
Foluo Formation |
A species of Elaeocarpus. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Elaeocarpus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen produced by members of the family Poaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Robledo & Anzótegui in Robledo et al. |
Miocene-Pliocene |
A member of Cyperaceae. Genus includes new species R. cyperoides. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Carpenter in Carpenter & Milne |
Late Eocene |
A species of Banksia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Milne in Carpenter & Milne |
Late Eocene |
A Banksia-like pollen. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huegele, Spielbauer & Manchester |
A species of Platanus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Del Rio & Su in Del Rio et al. |
Middle Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A species of Cissampelos. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hably |
Miocene |
A species of Clematis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jia et al. |
Late Miocene |
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang in Del Rio et al. |
Middle Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang in Del Rio et al. |
Middle Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang in Del Rio et al. |
Middle Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Han et al. |
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Genus includes new species P. parvum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Del Rio & Su in Del Rio et al. |
Middle Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A species of Stephania. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Han et al. |
A species of Stephania |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Han et al. |
A species of Stephania |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Del Rio & Su in Del Rio et al. |
Middle Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A species of Stephania. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou, Wang & Huang in Zhou et al. |
Late Eocene |
A member of the family Rhamnaceae |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A species of Crataegus. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Averyanova & Xing |
A member of the family Ulmaceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Pollen of an eudicot, probably a member of the family Ulmaceae or Cannabaceae. Genus includes new species S. variabilis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A maple. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A maple. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček, Teodoridis & Denk |
A maple. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Pollen of a flowering plant, probably a member of the family Burseraceae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Wang et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Choerospondias. |
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| Llanodelacruzoxylon[55] | Gen. et sp. nov | Rodríguez-Reyes, Estrada-Ruiz & Gasson | Oligocene–Miocene | Santiago Formation | A member of the family Anacardiaceae. Genus includes new species L. sandovalii. | |||
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Atkinson |
A member of the family Meliaceae described on the basis of a fossil fruit. Genus includes new species M. vancouverensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Franco et al. |
A member of the family Anacardiaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. crystalliferum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Pollen of a flowering plant, probably a member of the family Meliaceae |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester & Disney in Manchester, Disney & Pham |
A fossil fruit with affinities with the Rutaceae. Genus includes new species Q. obovata. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Quirk & Hermsen |
Early Pliocene |
A species of Corylopsis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Huang & Tian in Tian et al. |
A species of Itea. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Scharfstein, Stockey & Rothwell |
A member of the family Altingiaceae. Genus includes new species P. comoxense. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Deanna, Wilf & Gandolfo |
Early Eocene |
A species of Physalis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester, Kvaček & Judd |
A member of the family Trochodendraceae. Genus includes new species E. polystylum. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Manchester, Kvaček & Judd |
A Trochodendraceae; a new genus for "Concavistylon" wehrii Manchester et al. (2018). Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester, Kvaček & Judd |
Paleocene |
A species of Trochodendron. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
He & Wang |
A species of Yua. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera et al. |
A fossil dicot wood |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
An early flowering plant, possibly related to the group Austrobaileyales. Genus includes new species A. virginiensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hably & Erdei in Hably |
Miocene |
A fossil fruit of a flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species C. dolichostemon. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Siegert & Hermsen |
Early Pliocene |
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil endocarps. Genus includes new species C. pratchettii. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
Genus includes new species C. zeugostylus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
Genus includes new species C. papillosa. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Laurales. Genus includes new species D. leptomiscus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
A eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species D. pentamera. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Han & Wang |
An infructescence including a central axis and five fruits resembling Liaoningfructus. Genus includes new species E. liutiaogouensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Potomac Group |
An early flowering plant, possibly related to the group Austrobaileyales. Genus includes new species L. elegans. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Malvacipolloides echibaculatus[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Malvacipolloides romeroae[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Uhl, Paudayal & El Atfy in Uhl et al. |
A eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species M mosbruggeri. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-early Albian) |
An early flowering plant, possibly related to the group Austrobaileyales. Genus includes new species M. portugallica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar & Chambers |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly related to myrsinoid members of the family Primulaceae. Genus includes new species P. dicycla. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Halamski & Kvaček in Halamski et al. |
Trifoliolate platanoid leaves. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Psilaperiporites lunaris[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xing & Gu |
A possible epizoochorous fruit. Genus includes new species R. auricularus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Retibrevitricolporites? toigoae[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramteke, Manchester & Nagrale in Ramteke et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
A member of Pentapetalae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. kapgatei. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu & Wang in Liu, Chen & Wang |
An early monocot. Genus includes new species S. ningchengensis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species V. lingyuanensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
A winged fruit of a eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species W. viccallii, as well as W. major (Hollick). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Oskolski et al. |
A species of Agathis |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gnaedinger & Zavattieri |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Noll & Kunzmann |
A species of Araucaria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stockey & Rothwell |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A species of Araucaria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
A species of Araucaria |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rossetto-Harris in Rossetto-Harris et al. |
Early Eocene |
A species of Araucaria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Noll & Kunzmann |
Middle Jurassic |
A species of Araucaria. |
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| Araucarites pachacuteci[88] | Sp. nov |
In press |
Martínez in Martínez et al. |
A member of the family Araucariaceae |
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| Brachyoxylon zhouii[89] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang et al. |
A conifer wood. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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| Brachyphyllum sattlerae[90] | Sp. nov | Valid | Batista et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Crato Formation | A member of the family Pinidae. | ||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Kvaček & Mendes |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian) |
Lusitanian Basin |
A pollen cone of a member of Araucariaceae. Genus includes new species C. sousai. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik |
Early Miocene |
A species of Cedrus. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Xia et al. |
Possibly a member of the family Podocarpaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stockey, Rothwell & Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian) |
A member of the family Cupressaceae belonging to the subfamily Taiwanioideae. Genus includes new species C. rossii. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Blokhina |
A member of the family Cupressaceae; a replacement name for Cupressinoxylon biotoides Blokhina (1989). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gnaedinger & Zavattieri |
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| Cupressinoxylon manuelii[96] | Sp. nov | In press | Ríos-Santos, Cevallos-Ferriz & Pujana | Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) | Cabullona Group | |||
|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Gou & Feng in Gou et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Xishanyao Formation |
A conifer stem. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Mendes & Kvaček |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian – early Albian) |
An ovuliferous cone of a member of the family Podocarpaceae. Genus includes new species F. lusitanica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Akkemik |
Early Miocene |
Hançili Formation |
A member of the family Cupressaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Mantzouka & Kıran Yıldırım |
Divriği Formation |
A member of the family Pinaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov & Mashchuk |
Prisayan Formation |
A member of the family Taxaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stockey, Nishida & Rothwell |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian—early Maastrichtian) |
A member of the family Cupressaceae belonging to the subfamily Taiwanioideae. Genus includes new species M. satoi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou, Peng, Deng, Zhang & Yang in Zhou et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Pinaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dolezych & Reinhardt |
A member of the family Pinaceae described on the basis of fossil wood |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou, Peng, Deng, Zhang & Yang in Zhou et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Xiagou Formation |
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu & Zhou in Wu et al. |
Late Paleogene |
A species of Tsuga. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Shi, Yu & Sun |
Permian (Lopingian) |
A root of a member of Cordaitales |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Bodnar et al. |
A member of Cycadales. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Seyfullah, Roberts, Schmidt & Kunzmann in Seyfullah et al. |
A seed plant belonging to the group Erdtmanithecales. Genus includes new species A. resinosus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
A member of Pinophyta belonging to the group Vojnovskyales. Genus includes new species A. progressus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Mendes, Pedersen & Friis |
A seed plant belonging to the informal grouping Bennettitales-Erdtmanithecales-Gnetales. Genus includes new species B. hirsutum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gómez et al. |
A fossil seed, possibly produced by a member of Gnetales. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Conceição & Crisafulli in Conceição et al. |
Pedra de Fogo Formation |
A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species D. mussae. |
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|
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
In press |
Zhou et al. |
Late Permian |
A gigantopterid. Genus includes new species F. asymmetrica and F. dahaia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Deng, Yang & Zhou |
Early Cretaceous |
A species of Ginkgo. |
||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang, Wang & Ferguson |
A member of Ephedraceae. Genus includes new species J. verticillata. |
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| Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Looy & Duijnstee |
A member of Voltziales. Genus includes new species J. multinerve. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Anderson in Anderson et al. |
A seed fern. A new genus for "Dicroidium" irnensis Abu Hamad et al. (2008); genus also includes "Dicroidium" jordanensis Abu Hamad et al. (2008), "Dicroidium" robustum Kerp & Vörding (2008) and "Dicroidium" bandelii Abu Hamad et al. (2017). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Conceição, Neregato & Iannuzzi in Conceição et al. |
Permian (Cisuralian) |
Pedra de Fogo Formation |
A conifer described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Čepičková & Kvaček |
Peruc-Korycany Formation |
A cycad. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Conceição & Crisafulli in Conceição et al. |
Permian (Cisuralian) |
A gymnosperm stem. Genus includes new species N. maranhensis Conceição, Neregato & Iannuzzi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh & Linkevich |
A member of Ginkgoales belonging to the family Cheirocladaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Wan, Yang & Wang |
Late Permian |
A silicified gymnospermous fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. uniseriale. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova in Zolina et al. |
Late Cretaceous–Paleocene (Maastrichtian–Danian) |
A member of Czekanowskiales | ||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Looy & Duijnstee |
A member of Voltziales |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Conran et al. |
Middle Miocene |
A cycad |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Blomenkemper et al. |
Late Permian |
A pollen organ of a seed fern |
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|
Pteruchus lepidus[124] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Blomenkemper et al. |
A pollen organ of a seed fern |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hua & Sun in Hua et al. |
Early Permian |
A seed fossil. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Nosova |
||||||
|
Umaltolepis sogdianica[126] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Nosova |
Middle Jurassic |
Angren Formation |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Blomenkemper et al. |
A cupulate structure of a seed fern |
|||||
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Looy & Duijnstee |
A member of Voltziales. Genus includes new species W. acaulis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pšenička et al. |
Early Permian |
A small vine, most similar to pteridosperms from the group Callistophytales. Genus includes new species W. wangii. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Zhou et al. |
A seed fern; a new genus for "Alethopteris" ascendens Halle. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Conceição & Crisafulli in Conceição et al. |
Permian (Cisuralian) |
A gymnosperm stem. Genus includes new species Y. novaiorquensis Conceição, Neregato & Iannuzzi. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Correia et al. |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
A liverwort belonging to the family Blasiaceae. |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
In press |
He et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
A fern |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golovneva, Grabovskiy & Zolina |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Frentsevka Formation |
A fern belonging to the family Dicksoniaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thomas |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Late Ordovician |
Ordos Basin |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes new species C. gigantia. |
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|
emend. nov. |
Valid |
Pérez-Cano, Bover-Arnal et Martín-Closas in Pérez-Cano et al. |
Barremian |
Thallus of Echinochara lazarii. Both taxa has been firstly found anatomically attached |
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| Chlamydomonas hanublikanus[136] |
Sp. nov |
Vršanská & Hinkelman |
A species of Chlamydomonas |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Robledo & Anzótegui in Robledo et al. |
Miocene-Pliocene |
A fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae. Genus includes new species C. pteridoides. |
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| Clavatisporites cenomaniana[137] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santamarina in Santamarina et al. |
Spores of a member of Filicopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. |
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| Clavator calcitrapus var. jiangluoensis[135] |
comb. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-Cano, Bover-Arnal et Martín-Closas in Pérez-Cano et al. |
Barremian |
Clavatoracean species. |
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| Collarecodium? nezpercae[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bucur & Rigaud in Bucur et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | ( |
A green alga belonging to the group Bryopsidales and possibly to the family Udoteaceae. | ||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santamarina in Santamarina et al. |
Spores of a member of Filicopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yuan & Sun in Yuan et al. |
||||||
|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Thomas & Cleal |
Carboniferous |
A lycophyte; a new genus for "Lepidodendron" hickii. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yu & Xie in Yu et al. |
Late Miocene |
A fern belonging to the family Polypodiaceae. |
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|
comb. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-Cano, Bover-Arnal et Martín-Closas in Pérez-Cano et al. |
Barremian |
A member of Clavatoraceans. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang & Yan in Zhang et al. |
A member of Equisetales. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021. |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Aung et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Equisetum |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Aung et al. |
Late Pliocene |
A species of Equisetum |
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| Filippoporella[144] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Sokač & Grgasović | Early Paleocene | A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes new species F. barattoloi. | |||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
A liverwort, a species of Frullania |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McSweeney, Shimeta & Buckeridge |
A member of Zosterophyllaceae. Genus includes new species G. minutus. |
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| Gmujij[148] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pfeiler & Tomescu | Devonian (Emsian) | Battery Point | ( |
An early euphyllophyte. Genus includes new species G. tetraxylopteroides. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | |
| Griphoporella minuta[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bucur & Peybernes in Bucur et al. | Late Triassic | A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Triploporellaceae. | |||
| Hansopteris[149] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Zhou et al. | Permian (Asselian) | An anachoropterid fern. Genus includes new species H. uncinatus. | |||
| Holosporella magna[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bucur & Fucelli in Bucur et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | ( |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Triploporellaceae. | ||
| Holosporella? rossanae[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bucur & Del Piero in Bucur et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | ( |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Triploporellaceae. | ||
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
LoDuca et al. |
An alga related to the group Bryopsidales. Genus includes "Buthotrephis" divaricata White (1901), "B." newlini White (1901), "B." lesquereuxi Grote & Pitt (1876) and "Chondrites" verus Ruedemann (1925). Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Late Ordovician |
Ordos Basin |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a flowering plant described on the basis of a probable fossil drupe. Genus includes new species J. daohugouensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Champreux, Meyer-Berthaud & Decombeix |
Mandowa Mudstone Formation |
A member of Iridopteridales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species K. mawsoniae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov in Kopylov et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A liverwort belonging to the group Marchantiidae. Genus includes new species K. ginkgoides. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mosseichik |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
A member of Equisetales. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh et al. |
A species of Lygodium. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Katagiri in Katagiri & Shinden |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
A liverwort. |
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| Munieria martinclosasi[135] |
comb. nov. |
Valid |
Pérez-Cano, Bover-Arnal et Martín-Closas in Pérez-Cano et al. |
Barremian |
Clavatoracean thallus. Formerly known as Charaxis martinclosasi |
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| Neoarthropitys[158] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Gnaedinger et al. | Middle Triassic | Quebrada de los Fósiles | A member of Equisetales. Genus includes new species N. gondwanaensis. | ||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cheng et al. |
A member of the family Osmundaceae |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cheng et al. |
A member of the family Osmundaceae |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zavattieri, Gutiérrez & Monti |
Quebrada de los Fósiles Formation |
A green alga belonging to the group Zygnematales. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zavattieri, Gutiérrez & Monti |
Middle Triassic |
Quebrada de los Fósiles Formation |
A green alga belonging to the group Zygnematales. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu et al. |
Permian (Asselian) |
A member of the family Calamitaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McSweeney, Shimeta & Buckeridge |
Late Silurian–early Devonian |
A member of Zosterophyllaceae. Genus includes new species P. timsiae. |
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| Patruliuspora oregonica[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bucur & Rigaud in Bucur et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | ( |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Polyphysaceae. | ||
| Patruliuspora pacifica[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bucur, Del Piero & Peyrotty in Bucur et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | ( |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Polyphysaceae. | ||
| Pellites hamiensis[162] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | Xishanyao | A liverwort belonging to the family Pelliaceae. | ||
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Hiller et al. |
A member of Osmundaceae |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santamarina in Santamarina et al. |
Spores of a member of Bryophyta of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly of sphagnaceous affinity. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pteridophyte spore. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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| Polysporia baetica[165] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Álvarez-Vázquez, Bek & Drábková |
A member of Isoetales |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček in Kvaček & Teodoridis |
A fern, a species of Polystichum |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
A fern belonging to the family Lindsaeaceae. Genus includes new species P. myanmarensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tang et al. |
Mesoproterozoic |
An early siphonocladalean chlorophyte |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rabelo Leite, Ferreira da Silva-Caminha & D'Apolito |
Miocene |
Solimões Basin |
Pteridophyte spore. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sanjuan & Soulié-Märsche |
Middle Miocene |
A charophyte. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Late Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a lycopsid or a sphenopsid. Genus includes new species Q. mira. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Wan et al. |
Early Permian |
A fern belonging to the group Marattiales. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
D'Antonio, Boyce & Wang |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
D'Antonio, Boyce & Wang |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sanjuan & Soulié-Märsche |
A charophyte. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
A species of Thyrsopteris |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feng in Feng et al. |
A member of the family Isoetaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
A fern belonging to the family Gleicheniaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tang et al. |
Late Permian |
A lycopsid belonging to the family Tomiodendraceae |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mosseichik & Filimonov |
A member of Lycopodiopsida. Genus includes new species U. asiaticum. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thomas et al. |
A fern |