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This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2024, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2024.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Pérez-Cano & Martín-Closas |
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) |
Els Mangraners Formation |
A member of the family Clavatoraceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Ernst, Vachard & Rodríguez |
Devonian (Pragian) |
A probable member of Dasycladales. The type species is B. hispanica. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Del Piero & Martini |
Late Triassic ( Norian) |
A member of Dasycladales. |
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Nom. nov |
Pu |
Silurian (Llandovery) |
Waukesha Lagerstätte |
A dasycladalean alga; a replacement name for Heterocladus LoDuca, Kluessendorf & Mikulic (2003). |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Heliodendron [7] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Qin et al. |
Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Dichostrobiles. The type species is H. longshanense. The generic name is preoccupied by Heliodendron Gill.K.Br. & Bayly (2022). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cariglino, Zavattieri & Lara |
Triassic |
A member of the family Selaginellaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Moran in Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A member of the family Cystodiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Procopio Rodríguez, Bodnar & Beltrán |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
Cortaderita Formation |
A member of the family Equisetaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo, Zhou & Feng in Guo et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
A filicalean fern. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
D'Antonio et al. |
Carboniferous |
A member of Sphenophyllales. Genus includes new species H. kostorhysii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Meyer-Berthaud et al. |
Devonian (Givetian) |
A member of Cladoxylopsida. Genus includes new species J. modica. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kundu, Hazra & Khan in Kundu et al. |
Miocene |
A member of the family Polypodiaceae. Announced in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Songliao Basin |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Comb. nov |
(Wieland) |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Rosario Formation |
A member of Bennettitales. Moved from Williamsonia huitzilopochtli Wieland. |
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Sp. nov |
Velasco de León et al. |
Early-Middle Jurassic |
Cualac Formation |
A member of Bennettitales belonging to the family Williamsoniaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sokolova et al. |
Paleocene |
A conifer with affinities with the family Cupressaceae. The type species is A. pilosum. Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. |
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Sp. nov |
Vanner et al. |
Cretaceous |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Oligocene to Pliocene |
Cottbus Formation |
The type species is "Pseudotsuga" jechorekiae Czaja (2000). |
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Sp. nov |
Zhu, Li, Wang & Zouros in Zhu et al. |
Miocene |
Sigri Pyroclastic Formation |
A species of Pseudotsuga. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
Miocene |
A species of
Tsuga. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Vanner et al. |
Cretaceous |
Tupuangi Formation |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Conceição et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Pinidae of uncertain affinities. The type species is C. placidoi. The name is preoccupied by Cratoxylon Blume. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A conifer cone. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Sunjiagou Formation |
A conifer wood. The type species is S. zhangziensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A conifer cone. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kumar & Khan |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
A member of the tribe Cryosophileae. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Sp. nov |
Kumar, Roy & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Arecaceae and the subfamily Calamoideae. |
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Palmoxylon coryphaoides [32] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ali, Roy & Khan in Ali et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Arecaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mahato & Khan |
Miocene |
Chunabati Formation |
Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Kumar, Su & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Paleocene (Danian) |
A member of the family Arecaceae. The type species is S. acanthorachis. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera & Manchester |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
A species of Dioscorea. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera & Manchester |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
A species of Dioscorea. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Miocene |
Spremberg Formation |
A species of Sparganium. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Latchaw & Manchester |
Miocene |
Succor Creek Formation |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Ali, Manchester & Khan in Ali et al. |
Eocene |
Palana Formation |
A species of Ancistrocladus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Oligocene to Miocene |
A member of the family Styracaceae. The type species is P. lusatica. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Toprak & Mantzouka |
Eocene |
Çekerek Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Apocynaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Apocynaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Cao, Wu & Ding in Cao et al. |
Pliocene |
Mangbang Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Zhao, Huang & Su in Zhao et al. |
Miocene |
Lower Sanhaogou Formation |
A species of Dalbergia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Hernández-Damián, Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
La Quinta Formation |
A member of the subfamily Detarioideae belonging to the tribe Detarieae. The type species is H. mirandae. |
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Sp. nov |
Zhao, Jia & Su in Zhao et al. |
Miocene |
Sanhaogou Formation |
A species of Mezoneuron. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
A species of Juglans. |
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
A species of Juglans. |
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
A species of Juglans. |
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Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Kirchheimer) |
Miocene |
A member of the family Myricaceae; moved from Myrica stoppii Kirchheimer (1942). |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Hazra, Manchester & Khan |
Pliocene |
A species of Dicella. |
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Sp. nov |
Stults, Hermsen & Starnes |
Oligocene |
A species of Passiflora. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma & Lozano-Gutiérrez in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
A species of Andesanthus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Patel, Almeida, Ali & Khan in Patel et al. |
Eocene |
Palana Formation |
A member of the family Myrtaceae. The type species is H. eocenicus. |
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Sp. nov |
Centeno-González, Alvarado-Cárdenas & Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Miconia. |
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Sp. nov |
Woodcock |
Eocene |
Fossil wood with affinities with the family Vochysiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma & Lozano-Gutiérrez in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Combretaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Toprak & Mantzouka |
Eocene |
Çekerek Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik in Akkemik & Toprak |
Miocene (Burdigalian-Serravallian) |
Mut Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Rhamnaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma, Lozano-Gutiérrez & Orejuela in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
A species of Anacardium. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wilf et al. |
Eocene |
A member of Anacardiaceae related to Dobinea; a new genus for "Celtis" ameghinoi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mejia-Roldán, Rodríguez-Reyes & Estrada-Ruiz in Mejia-Roldán et al. |
Eocene |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Anacardiaceae. The type species is P. ductifera. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Xu, Zdravchev, Maslova & Jin in Xu et al. |
Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
A species of Liquidambar. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu et al. |
Miocene |
Zhangpu amber |
A species of Parrotia. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Ampelocissus. |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Miocene |
Cucaracha Formation |
A species of Cissus. |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Eocene |
A species of Leea. |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Paleocene |
A member of the family Vitaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Huang & Wang |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
Yixian Formation |
An early flowering plant. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
A chloranthoid flowering plant. The type species is A. hedlundii; genus also includes A. norrisii. |
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Sp. nov |
Zhang, Su & Oskolski in Zhang et al. |
Miocene |
Dajie Formation |
A species of Cryptocarya. |
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Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Mai) |
Oligocene to Miocene |
A species of Magnolia; moved from Manglietia germanica Mai (1971). |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Beurel et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A flowering plant of uncertain affinities. Oskolski et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with an affinity to Rhamnaceae, possibly to an extinct basal lineage; [65] on the other hand Beurel et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with probable magnoliid affinities. [64] The type species is "Phylica" piloburmensis Shi et al. (2022). |
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Sp. nov |
Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of Laurales. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Potomac Group |
A chloranthoid flowering plant. The type species is S. alata. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
Vale de Água clay pit complex |
A chloranthoid flowering plant. The type species is W. portugallica. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
Wutong Formation |
A seed plant of uncertain affinities. The type species is A. tria. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen, Zhang & Yang |
Permian |
A callipterid seed fern. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
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Cordaites roprachticensis [71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
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Cordaites setlikii [71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
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Comb. nov |
(Halle) |
Permian |
Upper Shihezi Formation |
A seed fern. Moved from Odontopteris orbicularis Halle (1927). |
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Sp. nov |
Sun & Deng in Sun et al. |
Middle Triassic |
Tongchuan Formation |
A seed fern belonging to the family Umkomasiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Juárez-Martínez & Estrada-Ruiz in Juárez-Martínez, Córdova-Tabares & Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
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Comb. nov |
(Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al.) |
Late Triassic |
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities. Moved from Hydropterangium roesleri Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. (2017) |
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Sp. nov |
Shi et al. |
Late Triassic |
Yangmeilong Formation |
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities, associated with pinnate leaves of Ptilozamites. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov, Atwood & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
A liverwort, a species of Jubula. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Jin in Jin et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian–Barremian) |
Laiyang Formation |
A member of the family Ephedraceae. The type species is L. compacta. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A liverwort, a species of Leptoscyphus. |
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Sp. nov |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A liverwort. |
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Sp. nov |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A liverwort. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Qin, He, Hilton & Wang in Qin et al. |
Permian |
Xuanwei Formation |
A taeniopterid. The type species is P. taeniopteroides. |
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Sp. nov |
Xu & Zhao in Zhao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Guyang Formation |
A gymnosperm wood. |
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Sp. nov |
Jiang & Wan in Jiang et al. |
Permian |
Upper Shihhotse Formation |
Fossil trunk of a gymnosperm. |
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Sp. nov |
Nosova in Nosova, Fedyaevskiy & Lyubarova |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian–Callovian) |
A gymnosperm belonging to the family Pseudotorelliaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
A liverwort, a species of Radula. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Gastaldo et al. |
Carboniferous ( Tournaisian) |
A tree of uncertain affinities. The type species is S. densifolia. |
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Sp. nov |
Meyer-Berthaud et al. |
Devonian (Givetian) |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
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This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2024, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2024.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Pérez-Cano & Martín-Closas |
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) |
Els Mangraners Formation |
A member of the family Clavatoraceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Ernst, Vachard & Rodríguez |
Devonian (Pragian) |
A probable member of Dasycladales. The type species is B. hispanica. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Del Piero & Martini |
Late Triassic ( Norian) |
A member of Dasycladales. |
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Nom. nov |
Pu |
Silurian (Llandovery) |
Waukesha Lagerstätte |
A dasycladalean alga; a replacement name for Heterocladus LoDuca, Kluessendorf & Mikulic (2003). |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Heliodendron [7] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Qin et al. |
Devonian |
Wutong Formation |
A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Dichostrobiles. The type species is H. longshanense. The generic name is preoccupied by Heliodendron Gill.K.Br. & Bayly (2022). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cariglino, Zavattieri & Lara |
Triassic |
A member of the family Selaginellaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Li & Moran in Guo et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A member of the family Cystodiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Procopio Rodríguez, Bodnar & Beltrán |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
Cortaderita Formation |
A member of the family Equisetaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo, Zhou & Feng in Guo et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
A filicalean fern. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
D'Antonio et al. |
Carboniferous |
A member of Sphenophyllales. Genus includes new species H. kostorhysii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Meyer-Berthaud et al. |
Devonian (Givetian) |
A member of Cladoxylopsida. Genus includes new species J. modica. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kundu, Hazra & Khan in Kundu et al. |
Miocene |
A member of the family Polypodiaceae. Announced in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Sp. nov |
Liu et al. |
Cretaceous |
Songliao Basin |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Comb. nov |
(Wieland) |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Rosario Formation |
A member of Bennettitales. Moved from Williamsonia huitzilopochtli Wieland. |
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Sp. nov |
Velasco de León et al. |
Early-Middle Jurassic |
Cualac Formation |
A member of Bennettitales belonging to the family Williamsoniaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sokolova et al. |
Paleocene |
A conifer with affinities with the family Cupressaceae. The type species is A. pilosum. Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. |
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Sp. nov |
Vanner et al. |
Cretaceous |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Oligocene to Pliocene |
Cottbus Formation |
The type species is "Pseudotsuga" jechorekiae Czaja (2000). |
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Sp. nov |
Zhu, Li, Wang & Zouros in Zhu et al. |
Miocene |
Sigri Pyroclastic Formation |
A species of Pseudotsuga. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
Miocene |
A species of
Tsuga. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Vanner et al. |
Cretaceous |
Tupuangi Formation |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Conceição et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Pinidae of uncertain affinities. The type species is C. placidoi. The name is preoccupied by Cratoxylon Blume. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A conifer cone. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Sunjiagou Formation |
A conifer wood. The type species is S. zhangziensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A conifer cone. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kumar & Khan |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
A member of the tribe Cryosophileae. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
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Sp. nov |
Kumar, Roy & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Arecaceae and the subfamily Calamoideae. |
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Palmoxylon coryphaoides [32] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ali, Roy & Khan in Ali et al. |
Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
Deccan Intertrappean Beds |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Arecaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mahato & Khan |
Miocene |
Chunabati Formation |
Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Kumar, Su & Khan in Kumar et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Paleocene (Danian) |
A member of the family Arecaceae. The type species is S. acanthorachis. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera & Manchester |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
A species of Dioscorea. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera & Manchester |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
A species of Dioscorea. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Miocene |
Spremberg Formation |
A species of Sparganium. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Latchaw & Manchester |
Miocene |
Succor Creek Formation |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Ali, Manchester & Khan in Ali et al. |
Eocene |
Palana Formation |
A species of Ancistrocladus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kowalski in Kowalski et al. |
Oligocene to Miocene |
A member of the family Styracaceae. The type species is P. lusatica. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Toprak & Mantzouka |
Eocene |
Çekerek Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Apocynaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Apocynaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Cao, Wu & Ding in Cao et al. |
Pliocene |
Mangbang Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Zhao, Huang & Su in Zhao et al. |
Miocene |
Lower Sanhaogou Formation |
A species of Dalbergia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Hernández-Damián, Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Miocene |
La Quinta Formation |
A member of the subfamily Detarioideae belonging to the tribe Detarieae. The type species is H. mirandae. |
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Sp. nov |
Zhao, Jia & Su in Zhao et al. |
Miocene |
Sanhaogou Formation |
A species of Mezoneuron. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
A species of Juglans. |
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
A species of Juglans. |
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Sp. nov |
Manchester et al. |
Eocene |
Buchanan Lake Formation |
A species of Juglans. |
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Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Kirchheimer) |
Miocene |
A member of the family Myricaceae; moved from Myrica stoppii Kirchheimer (1942). |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Hazra, Manchester & Khan |
Pliocene |
A species of Dicella. |
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Sp. nov |
Stults, Hermsen & Starnes |
Oligocene |
A species of Passiflora. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma & Lozano-Gutiérrez in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
A species of Andesanthus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Patel, Almeida, Ali & Khan in Patel et al. |
Eocene |
Palana Formation |
A member of the family Myrtaceae. The type species is H. eocenicus. |
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Sp. nov |
Centeno-González, Alvarado-Cárdenas & Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
A species of Miconia. |
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Sp. nov |
Woodcock |
Eocene |
Fossil wood with affinities with the family Vochysiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma & Lozano-Gutiérrez in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Combretaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Akkemik & Mantzouka in Akkemik, Toprak & Mantzouka |
Eocene |
Çekerek Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Akkemik in Akkemik & Toprak |
Miocene (Burdigalian-Serravallian) |
Mut Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Rhamnaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Ayala-Usma, Lozano-Gutiérrez & Orejuela in Ayala-Usma et al. |
Pleistocene |
A species of Anacardium. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wilf et al. |
Eocene |
A member of Anacardiaceae related to Dobinea; a new genus for "Celtis" ameghinoi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mejia-Roldán, Rodríguez-Reyes & Estrada-Ruiz in Mejia-Roldán et al. |
Eocene |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Anacardiaceae. The type species is P. ductifera. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Xu, Zdravchev, Maslova & Jin in Xu et al. |
Oligocene |
Yongning Formation |
A species of Liquidambar. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wu et al. |
Miocene |
Zhangpu amber |
A species of Parrotia. Published online in 2023; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2024. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Ampelocissus. |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Miocene |
Cucaracha Formation |
A species of Cissus. |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Eocene |
A species of Leea. |
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Sp. nov |
Herrera et al. |
Paleocene |
A member of the family Vitaceae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Huang & Wang |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
Yixian Formation |
An early flowering plant. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) |
Figueira da Foz Formation |
A chloranthoid flowering plant. The type species is A. hedlundii; genus also includes A. norrisii. |
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Sp. nov |
Zhang, Su & Oskolski in Zhang et al. |
Miocene |
Dajie Formation |
A species of Cryptocarya. |
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Comb. nov |
Valid |
(Mai) |
Oligocene to Miocene |
A species of Magnolia; moved from Manglietia germanica Mai (1971). |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Beurel et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A flowering plant of uncertain affinities. Oskolski et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with an affinity to Rhamnaceae, possibly to an extinct basal lineage; [65] on the other hand Beurel et al. (2024) interpreted it as a flowering plant with probable magnoliid affinities. [64] The type species is "Phylica" piloburmensis Shi et al. (2022). |
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Sp. nov |
Rubalcava-Knoth & Cevallos-Ferriz |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of Laurales. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Potomac Group |
A chloranthoid flowering plant. The type species is S. alata. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen in Friis et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) |
Vale de Água clay pit complex |
A chloranthoid flowering plant. The type species is W. portugallica. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Devonian (Famennian) |
Wutong Formation |
A seed plant of uncertain affinities. The type species is A. tria. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen, Zhang & Yang |
Permian |
A callipterid seed fern. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
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Cordaites roprachticensis [71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
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Cordaites setlikii [71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Šimůnek |
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Comb. nov |
(Halle) |
Permian |
Upper Shihezi Formation |
A seed fern. Moved from Odontopteris orbicularis Halle (1927). |
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Sp. nov |
Sun & Deng in Sun et al. |
Middle Triassic |
Tongchuan Formation |
A seed fern belonging to the family Umkomasiaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Juárez-Martínez & Estrada-Ruiz in Juárez-Martínez, Córdova-Tabares & Estrada-Ruiz |
Miocene |
Mexican amber |
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Comb. nov |
(Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al.) |
Late Triassic |
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities. Moved from Hydropterangium roesleri Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. (2017) |
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Sp. nov |
Shi et al. |
Late Triassic |
Yangmeilong Formation |
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities, associated with pinnate leaves of Ptilozamites. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov, Atwood & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
A liverwort, a species of Jubula. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Jin in Jin et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian–Barremian) |
Laiyang Formation |
A member of the family Ephedraceae. The type species is L. compacta. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A liverwort, a species of Leptoscyphus. |
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Sp. nov |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A liverwort. |
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Sp. nov |
Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A liverwort. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Qin, He, Hilton & Wang in Qin et al. |
Permian |
Xuanwei Formation |
A taeniopterid. The type species is P. taeniopteroides. |
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Sp. nov |
Xu & Zhao in Zhao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Guyang Formation |
A gymnosperm wood. |
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Sp. nov |
Jiang & Wan in Jiang et al. |
Permian |
Upper Shihhotse Formation |
Fossil trunk of a gymnosperm. |
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Sp. nov |
Nosova in Nosova, Fedyaevskiy & Lyubarova |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian–Callovian) |
A gymnosperm belonging to the family Pseudotorelliaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mamontov & Perkovsky in Mamontov et al. |
Eocene |
A liverwort, a species of Radula. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Gastaldo et al. |
Carboniferous ( Tournaisian) |
A tree of uncertain affinities. The type species is S. densifolia. |
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Sp. nov |
Meyer-Berthaud et al. |
Devonian (Givetian) |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Thakre et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |