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