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| List of years in paleobotany |
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This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were described during 2022, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2022.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Feist & Floquet |
Late Cretaceous |
A charophyte. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Feist & Floquet |
Late Cretaceous |
A charophyte. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Feist & Floquet |
Late Cretaceous |
A charophyte. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Grgasović |
Middle Triassic |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes "Oligoporella" karrerioidea Pia (1935). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
LoDuca in LoDuca et al. |
A green alga belonging to the group Bryopsidales. Genus includes new species E. fredricksi. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Torromé & Schlagintweit |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Grgasović |
Late Triassic, possibly also Middle Triassic |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes "Diplopora" lotharingica Benecke (1898), "Physoporella" jomdaensis Flügel & Mu (1982) and "Physoporella" zamparelliae Parente & Climaco (1999). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Chai, Aria & Hua |
A green alga belonging to the family Codiaceae. Genus includes new species P. sinense. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vachard & Krainer |
Permian-Triassic transition |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Deng in Deng et al. |
Tongchuan Formation |
A member of the family Isoetaceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al. |
Huolinhe Formation |
A member of the family Lycopodiaceae. Genus includes new species L. oellgaardii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Edwards, Li & Berry |
Early Devonian |
A member of Protolepidodendrales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species M. sinense. |
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Sp. nov |
Spiekermann, Jasper, Guerra-Sommer & Uhl in Spiekermann et al. |
A member of Lycopodiopsida of uncertain affinities. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Wutong Formation |
A member of Isoetales of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species O. gigas. |
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Sp. nov |
Deng in Deng et al. |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
A lycopsid. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Prestianni et al. |
An isoetalean lycopsid. Genus includes new species P. minitensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Wang in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
A species of Selaginella. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A species of Selaginella. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feldberg, Schäfer-Verwimp & Renner in Feldberg et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
A liverwort, a species of Radula. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feldberg, Schäfer-Verwimp & Renner in Feldberg et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
A liverwort, a species of Radula. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
A liverwort belonging to the family Ricciaceae. |
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Ricciopsis cortaderitaensis[21] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Savoretti et al. |
Middle Triassic |
A liverwort. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Savoretti et al. |
Middle Triassic |
A liverwort. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skog & Sender |
A member of the family Hymenophyllaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Trevisan et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Zhou et al. |
Early Permian |
A botryopteid fern. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
In press |
Pšenička et al. |
A leptosporangiate fern. Genus includes new species D. chlupatum and D. zlatkokvacekii. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Ren & Sun in Ren et al. |
A fern |
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Sp. nov |
Cantrill et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Gleichenia. |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Wang in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
A member of the family Hymenophyllaceae. Originally described as a species of Hymenophyllites, but subsequently moved to the genus Trichomanes sensu lato by Li et al. (2023).[29] |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Wang in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
A member of the family Hymenophyllaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Wang in Li et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
Burmese amber |
A member of the family Hymenophyllaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Long, Wang & Shi in Long et al. |
Cretaceous |
A fern of uncertain affinities. Originally described as a dennstaedtiaceous fern belonging to the genus Microlepia, but this classification was contested by Zhang (2024).[31] Published online in 2022, but the issue date of the article naming it is listed as March 2023. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Nishida et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
A probable stem polypod leptosporangiate fern. Genus includes new species M. rothwellii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Morales-Toledo, Mendoza-Ruiz & Cevallos-Ferriz |
A member of the family Dicksoniaceae. Genus includes new species P. jurassica. |
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Sp. nov |
Barbosa et al. |
Douro Carboniferous Basin |
A member of Equisetales. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Zhang et al. |
Early Permian |
Taiyuan Formation |
A member of Marattiales belonging to the family Psaroniaceae. |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Deshmukh |
A member of Stauropteridales; a replacement name for Gillespiea Erwin & Rothwell (1989). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester et al. |
Late Jurassic |
Morrison Formation |
A gnetale. Genus includes the species B. hoodiorum. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Ren et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Chijinbao Formation |
A member of the family Ephedraceae. Genus includes new species D. beishanensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Saadatnejad |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A member of Bennettitales. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Saadatnejad |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
Kalariz Formation |
A member of Bennettitales. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pott & Takimoto |
A member of Bennettitales. Genus includes new species K. densifolia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kvaček |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Sun & Deng in Sun et al. |
Late Triassic |
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Glossophyllum panii[43] |
Sp. nov |
Sun & Deng in Sun et al. |
Late Triassic |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Nosova & Kostina |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Dong et al. |
Middle-Late Jurassic |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Dong et al. |
Middle-Late Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bodnar et al. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Cheng et al. |
A probable member of the family Cheirolepidiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Mendes & Kvaček |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
A member of the family Cheirolepidiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Kvaček & Mendes |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sadowski, Schmidt & Kunzmann |
Eocene |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
Cupressaceous pollen cone. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Andruchow-Colombo et al. |
A member of the family Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species P. lefipanensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Shi, Sun, Meng & Yu in Shi et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A Keteleeria-like wood morphogenus. |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Dong in Dong et al. |
Miocene |
Changtai Formation |
A species of Nothotsuga. |
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Sp. nov |
Bazhenova, Wu & Jin in Bazhenova et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
Maoming Basin |
A pine. |
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Sp. nov |
Li, Hu & Xiao in Li et al. |
Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
A pine. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Announced |
Pujana et al. |
Oligocene |
San José Formation |
A podocarpaceous wood morphospecies |
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Sp. nov |
Announced |
Pujana et al. |
Oligocene |
San José Formation |
A podocarpaceous wood morphospecies |
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Sp. nov |
Castañeda-Posadas |
Miocene |
A species of Podocarpus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Jiang et al. |
Middle to Late Jurassic (Callovian to Kimmeridgian) |
A member of the family Sciadopityaceae. Genus includes new species Z. yanliaoense. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Announced |
Wang et al. |
Permian (Cisuralian) |
Shanxi Formation |
A voltzialean conifer. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Barbacka & Górecki in Barbacka et al. |
A needle leaf similar to the leaves of Pinus. Genus includes new species A. triangulatum. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Cai, Zhang & Feng in Cai et al. |
Late Permian |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Forte, Kustatscher & Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert in Forte et al. |
Genus includes new species S. tridentata. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kerp et al. |
Permian |
The type species is "Lebachia" laxifolia (1939); |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Almargem Formation |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Almargem Formation |
Genus includes new species P. portugallicus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) |
La Cintura Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vasquez-Loranca & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
A member of the family Lauraceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Maccracken et al. |
A member of the family Lauraceae. Genus includes new species C. gettyi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik, Iamandei & Çelik |
Early Miocene |
Hançili Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Lauraceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vasquez-Loranca & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
A member of the family Lauraceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vasquez-Loranca & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
A member of the family Lauraceae. |
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Mezilaurinoxylon draconis[70] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vasquez-Loranca & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
A member of the family Lauraceae. |
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Mezilaurinoxylon miocenica[70] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vasquez-Loranca & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
A member of the family Lauraceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Fissistigma. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Martinetto in Niccolini et al. |
Miocene (Messinian) |
Piedmont Basin |
A species of Magnolia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) |
A member of the family Aristolochiaceae. Genus includes new species A. huberi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A member of the family Aristolochiaceae. Genus includes new species S. mauldinense. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rozefelds et al. |
Oligocene |
A species of Pandanus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Kumar, Hazra & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Late Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
A member of the family Arecaceae belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Kumar, Hazra & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Late Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
A member of the family Arecaceae belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Huegele & Wang |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A platanaceous inflorescence. Genus includes new species D. hoisingtonensis. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Huegele & Manchester |
A platanaceous flowering head. |
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Sp. nov |
Moiseeva, Kodrul & Jin |
Late Eocene |
A species of Meliosma. |
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Sp. nov |
Luo & Jia in Luo et al. |
Miocene |
Upper Youshashan Formation |
A species of Nelumbo. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Dong et al. |
Miocene |
Fotan Group |
A species of Nelumbo. |
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Comb nov |
in press |
(Wolfe) |
Puget Group |
A platanaceous leaf. |
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Comb nov |
in press |
(Chen) |
Eocene |
A platanaceous leaf. |
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Sp. nov |
Golovneva et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A member of the family Platanaceae. |
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Sapindopsis orientalis[88] |
Sp. nov |
Golovneva et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A member of the family Platanaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Denk & Sami in Denk et al. |
Pleistocene (Calabrian) |
A species of Berberis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Singh et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Berberis. |
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Sp. nov |
Tang et al. |
Pliocene |
A species of Mahonia. |
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Sp. nov |
Wu & Zhou in Wu et al. |
Eocene |
Shuanghe Formation |
A member of the family Menispermaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A holly; a replacement name for Ilex antiqua Knobloch & Mai (1986). |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Miocene (Messinian) |
A holly; a replacement name for Ilex myricoides Massalongo (1858). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
A species of Podopterus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Deshmukh |
Pleistocene |
A member of the family Cornaceae; a replacement name for Cornoxylon Blackwell (1982). |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Manchester & Collinson |
Early Eocene |
A mastixioid fruit; a new genus for Beckettia mastixioides Reid & Chandler (1933). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Huang & Zhou in Huang et al. |
Late Pliocene |
Heqing Basin |
A species of Sambucus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Koutecký & Sakala in Koutecký, Sakala & Chytrý |
Ústí Formation |
A member of the family Ebenaceae. Genus includes new species P. kvacekii. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A member of the family Icacinaceae. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Calatola. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Huegele & Manchester |
Paleocene |
A member of the family Cucurbitaceae. Genus includes new species L. potamoglossensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Announced |
Nguyen, Su & J. Huang in Nguyen et al. |
Miocene |
Yen Bai Basin |
An Albizia species. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A member of the family Fabaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A species of Cedrelinga. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik, Iamandei & Çelik |
Early Miocene |
Hançili Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Fabaceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A member of the family Fabaceae. Genus includes new species C. yukeriense. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A member of the family Fabaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Announced |
Bhatia, Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Late Paleocene |
Tura Formation |
A fabaceous seed pod morphospecies. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A member of the family Fabaceae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Herendeen et al. |
Latest Paleocene to late early Eocene |
A member of Papilionoideae; a new genus for "Acacia" lamarensis Knowlton (1899). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A Fabaceae genus. |
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Sp. nov |
Announced |
Bhatia, Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Late Paleocene |
Tura Formation |
A fabaceous leaf morphospecies. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Li, Huang & Su in Li et al. |
Late Eocene |
Lunpola Basin |
A member of the family Fabaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ramos et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
A member of the family Fabaceae. Genus includes new species P. uniseriatum. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Herendeen et al. |
Eocene |
A member of Papilionoideae; a new genus for "Diplotropis" claibornensis Herendeen & Dilcher (1990). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Wang et al. |
Miocene |
Fotan Group |
A species of Castanopsis. |
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Sp. nov |
Xiao & Ji in Ji et al. |
Miocene |
Hannuoba Formation |
A species of Comptonia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik, Iamandei & Çelik |
Early Miocene |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Myricaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Announced |
Pujana et al. |
Oligocene |
San José Formation |
A nothofagaceous wood morphospecies |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stults, Tiffney & Axsmith |
Pliocene |
A species of Pterocarya. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu & Jin in Liu et al. |
Late Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu & Jin in Liu et al. |
Late Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu & Jin in Liu et al. |
Late Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
An oak. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Liu & Jin in Liu et al. |
Late Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
An oak. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Hamersma et al. |
Early Oligocene |
A member of the family Euphorbiaceae; a new genus for "Jatropha" tertiara Berry. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bennike in Bennike et al. |
Probably early Pleistocene |
A species of Elatine. Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Akkemik et al. |
Late Oligocene-Early Miocene |
İstanbul Formation |
A Mammea relative wood morphospecies |
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Comb. nov |
In press |
(Nelson & Jud) Akkemik & D. Mantzouka |
Miocene |
A Mammea relative wood morphospecies |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grote in Grote, Duangkrayom & Jintasakul |
Late Miocene |
Tha Chang beds |
A species of Parinari. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grote in Grote, Duangkrayom & Jintasakul |
Late Miocene |
Tha Chang beds |
A species of Parinari. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Miocene |
A species of Plukenetia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Late Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian–Danian) |
A member of the family Malvaceae. |
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Malvacipolloides intertrappea[117] |
Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Late Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian–Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
A member of the family Malvaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hazra, Mahato & Khan in Hazra et al. |
A species of Thespesia. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Dong et al. |
Miocene |
A member of the family Lythraceae belonging to the subfamily Trapoideae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Harsh & Shekhawat |
Eocene |
A member of the family Lythraceae. |
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Lagerstroemioxylon delicatum[121] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Harsh & Shekhawat |
Eocene |
A member of the family Lythraceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Announced |
Pujana et al. |
Oligocene |
San José Formation |
A myrtaceous wood morphospecies. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Han & Jia in Han et al. |
Late Eocene |
Bailuyuan Formation |
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|
Sp. nov |
Cai et al. |
Miocene |
A water caltrop. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp nov |
In press |
Tang, Smith, & Atkinson |
A Cunoniaceous species. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Baas et al. |
Cretaceous |
A probable Connaraceous wood morphotaxon. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Matel et al. |
Early Eocene |
A member of Cunoniaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Matel et al. |
Early Eocene |
Huitrera Formation |
A member of Cunoniaceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Announced |
Pujana et al. |
Oligocene |
San José Formation |
A cunoniaceous wood morphospecies. |
Tand, Smith, and Atkinson describe the first North American instance of the previously Paleo-Antarctic Rainforest Lineage Cunoniaceae fruits from Sucia Island. Previously considered solely a Gondwanan family, the new species indicate a complex geographic history for the group.[124]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Cretaceous |
A rhamnaceous floral morphotaxon. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
El-Noamani |
A member of the family Moraceae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Dong et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Ficus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Dong et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Ficus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Hazra et al. |
Pliocene |
A species of Ventilago. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Hazra et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Ventilago. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Manchester & Judd |
Eocene |
An anacardiaceous samara. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Yin et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Canarium. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Xiang & Jin in Xiang et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
Maoming Basin |
A species of Canarium. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Xiao & Wu in Xiao et al. |
Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
A species of Choerospondias. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Xiao & Wu in Xiao et al. |
Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
A species of Choerospondias. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Huang, Morley & Hoorn in Huang et al. |
Eocene |
A member of the family Sapindaceae. Genus includes new species G. burmanica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen, Del Rio & Su in Chen et al. |
Eocene |
Niubao Formation |
A species of Koelreuteria. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Manchester & Judd |
Eocene |
Ione Formation |
A member of the family Anacardiaceae. Genus includes new species L. weeksae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Strullu-Derrien et al. |
Eocene |
A fruit of likely sapindalean affinity; a new genus for "Juglandicarya" gruetii Vaudois-Miéja (1976). |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Rothwell & Stockey |
Late Cretaceous |
St. Mary River Formation |
An aquatic eudicot. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Chen & Wang |
A flower bud of an early angiosperm. Genus includes new species A. lingyuanensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Announced 2022 |
Čepičková & Kvaček |
A Basal angiosperm leaf morphogenus |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Heřmanová et al. |
An angiosperm fruit of uncertain affinities, with similarities to the family Dilleniaceae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Almargem Formation |
A flowering plant of uncertain position at the level of ANA-grade angiosperms-Chloranthaceae-magnoliids. Genus includes new species E. paisii. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Almargem Formation |
A flowering plant of uncertain position at the level of ANA-grade angiosperms-Chloranthaceae-magnoliids. Genus includes new species E. cateficensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Du et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A herbaceous eudicot. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Cui et al. |
Middle-Late Jurassic |
A possible flower bud. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Chijinpu Formation |
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species G. beishanensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Frolov & Enushchenko |
Irkutsk Coal Basin |
An angiosperm with leaf epidermal structure most similar to those of modern Asparagales and Liliales. Genus includes new species H. antiqua. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Huegele & Manchester |
Paleocene |
Fort Union Formation |
A flowering plant of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species H. bighornensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Almargem Formation |
A flowering plant of uncertain position at the level of ANA-grade angiosperms-Chloranthaceae-magnoliids. Genus includes new species I. cuneiformis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
Yixian Formation |
An early angiosperm. Genus includes new species L. inexpectus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A flowering plant of uncertain affinities. Originally described as a species of Phylica. Oskolski et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with an affinity to Rhamnaceae, possibly to an extinct basal lineage;[149] on the other hand Beurel et al. (2024) interpreted it as more likely to have lauralean affinities, and made it the type species of the separate genus Nothophylica.[150] |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Gobo et al. |
Originally described as a member or a relative of the family Ranunculaceae, but subsequently considered to be a mesangiosperm of uncertain affinities, possibly a magnoliid.[152] Genus includes new species S. lobata and S. acuta. |
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|
Comb. nov |
Announced |
(Velenovský) Čepičková & Kvaček |
A Basal angiosperm leaf morphogenus |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Edmonds, Stockey & Rothwell |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
An aquatic dicot. Genus includes new species T. aquatica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
Almargem Formation |
A flowering plant of uncertain position at the level of ANA-grade angiosperms-Chloranthaceae-magnoliids. Genus includes new species V. globiferus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Nosova & Tekleva |
Prisayan Formation |
Pollen cone with pollen of ginkgoalean or gnetophytalean affinity. |
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|
Gen et sp nov |
Announced |
Pujana et al. |
Oligocene |
San José Formation |
A wood morphospecies of uncertain affinity. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov, Kazanovsky & Enushchenko |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Middle Subformation of Prisayan Formation |
A member of Bryopsida of uncertain affinities. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Santos & Wang |
A cone-like reproductive organ of a seed plant. Genus includes new species C. triassica. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gomankov |
Permian |
A member of Cycadales. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Conceição et al. |
Pedra de Fogo Formation |
A gymnosperm. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Shi et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A seed-bearing structure of a corystosperm seed fern. Genus includes new species J. zhoui. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Barbacka in Barbacka et al. |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian) |
Zagaje Formation |
Cuticle of a seed fern. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Correia et al. |
Douro Carboniferous Basin |
An early gymnosperm. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Frolov, Kazanovsky & Enushchenko |
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) |
Lower Subformation of Prisayan Formation |
A member of Bryopsida of uncertain affinities. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Ma et al. |
Permian (Wuchiapingian) |
A gigantopterid. Genus includes new species P. qingloongensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
A euphyllophyte of uncertain affinities. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
Ordovician |
A rhyniophyte of uncertain affinities. The type species is P. caudatum. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Conceição et al. |
Permian (Cisuralian) |
Pedra de Fogo Formation |
A gymnosperm. Genus includes new species P. merlottii. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Colston, Landaw & Tomescu |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A member of the group Trimerophytopsida. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A seed plant similar to Brenneria potomacensis. Genus includes new species R. zhoui. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Krings |
Early Devonian |
An alga, probably a green alga belonging to the family Mesotaeniaceae. Genus includes new species R. velatum. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Linjia Formation |
A member of Glossopteridales. The type species is S. sunii. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh & Mogutcheva |
Keshinskian/Keshinskaya Formation |
A member of Peltaspermales belonging to the family Angaropeltaceae. Genus includes new species T. triassica. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McSweeney, Shimeta & Buckeridge |
Norton Gully Sandstone Formation |
A plant of uncertain affinities, similar to members of Zosterophyllopsida. Genus includes new species T. garrattii. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Huang, Liu & Xue |
Mangshan Group |
A polysporangiate land plant. Genus includes new species T. antrorsa. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rothwell et al. |
Jurassic |
A stem-cycad. Genus includes new species T. maahlae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A moss belonging to the group Hypnodendrales. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gensel |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A basal euphyllophyte. Genus includes new species W. phocarum. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Klymiuk, Rothwell & Stockey |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) |
A gymnosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly having affinities with gnetophytes or angiosperms. Genus includes new species X. quatsinoensis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Yang & Wang |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A fern-like plant of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species X. spina. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. Genus includes new species A. cancellosus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Camptotriletes suggrandis[184] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Playford |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Lyall Formation |
A trilete spore. |
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|
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sui, McLoughlin & Feng in Sui et al. |
Permian (Wuchiapingian–Changhsingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
A lycophyte megaspore. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Hu et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Bongor Basin |
A gymnosperm pollen. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Samant et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Pollen of a member of the family Typhaceae/Sparganiaceae. The name is preoccupied by Sparganiaceaepollenites reticulatus Doktorowicz-Hrebnicka (1960) ex Krutzsch & Vanhoorne (1977); DeBenedetti et al. (2025) coined a replacement name Sparganiaceaepollenites intertrappeansis.[188] |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Narváez et al. |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Salamanca Formation |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Legrand, Yamada & Nishida |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) |
Mikasa Formation |
A Normapolles-type flowering plant pollen. Genus includes new species Y. mikasaensis. |
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