This article records new taxa of fossil plants that are scheduled to be described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that are scheduled to occur in the year 2015.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Adiantitophyllum[1] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nagalingum & Cantrill | Early Cretaceous | Triton Point Formation | Antarctica (Alexander Island) | A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Adiantitophyllum serratum. Possibly also including "Adiantites" lindsayoides from the Koonwarra flora in Australia. | |
Arthropitys iannuzzii[2] | Sp. nov | Valid | Neregato, Rößler & Noll in Neregato et al. | Permian | Motuca Formation | A member of Calamitaceae, a species of Arthropitys. | ||
Arthropitys isoramis | Sp. nov | Valid | Neregato, Rößler & Noll in Neregato et al. | Permian | Motuca Formation | A member of Calamitaceae, a species of Arthropitys. | ||
Cladophlebis auriculipilosus[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mays & Tosolini in Mays et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Tupuangi Formation | A fern of probable osmundalean affinity, a species of Cladophlebis. | ||
Cladophlebis dissecta | Sp. nov | Valid | Nagalingum & Cantrill | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Triton Point Formation | Antarctica (Alexander Island) | A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. | |
Cladophlebis drinnanii | Sp. nov | Valid | Nagalingum & Cantrill | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Triton Point Formation | Antarctica (Alexander Island) | A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. | |
Cladophlebis macloughlinii | Sp. nov | Valid | Nagalingum & Cantrill | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Triton Point Formation | Antarctica (Alexander Island) | A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. | |
Crenulopteris[4] | Gen. et comb. nov. | Valid | Wittry et al. | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | A psaroniaceous marattialean fern. A new genus for "Pecopteris" acadica (1962). Also including "Pecopteris" micromiltoni (1951) and "Pecopteris" lamuriana (1865). | |||
Equisetocaulis[5] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rothwell & Ash | Late Triassic (Norian) | A horsetail. The type species is Equisetocaulis muirii. | |||
Equisetum dimorphum[6] | Sp. nov | Valid | Elgorriaga et al. | Early Jurassic | A species of Equisetum. | |||
Kwazulupteris[7] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vera & Herbst | Cretaceous (probably Albian–Turonian) | Probably Mzinene Formation | A tree fern. The type species is Kwazulupteris schaarschmidtii. | ||
Lobifolia nana[8] | Sp. nov | Valid | Frolov & Mashchuk | Early Jurassic | Cheremkhovskaya Formation | A fern, a species of Lobifolia. | ||
Marattiopsis patagonica[9] | Sp. nov | Valid | Escapa et al. | Early Jurassic | A member of Marattiaceae, a species of Marattiopsis. | |||
Mendozaphyllum[10] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Puebla, Prámparo & Gandolfo | Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) | Loncoche Formation | A member of Marsileaceae. The type species is Mendozaphyllum loncochense. | ||
Natalipteris | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vera & Herbst | Cretaceous (probably Albian–Turonian) | Probably Mzinene Formation | A tree fern. The type species is Natalipteris wildei. | ||
Neocalamites grojecensis[11] | Sp. nov | Valid | Jarzynka & Pacyna | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A member of Equisetopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Neocalamites. | |||
Nunatakia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nagalingum & Cantrill | Early Cretaceous | Triton Point Formation | Antarctica (Alexander Island) ? | A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Nunatakia alexanderensis. | |
Osmunda pulchella[12] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin | Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) | Djupadal Formation | 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 | 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. | |||
Phlebopteris hazarensis[16] | Sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh & Pronin | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris. | |||
Pleopeltis dominicensis[17] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schneider, Heinrichs & Schmidt in Schneider et al. | Miocene | A fern found in Dominican amber, a species of Pleopeltis. | |||
Shougangia[18] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Devonian (Famennian) | Wutong Formation | A fern-like plant, a euphyllophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement.[19] Genus includes new species Shougangia bella. | ||
Sphenopteris sinuosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Nagalingum & Cantrill | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Triton Point Formation | Antarctica (Alexander Island) | A leptosporangiate fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Sphenopteris. | |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anastrophyllum rovnoi[20] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mamontov et al. | Late Eocene | A liverwort found in Rovno amber, a species of Anastrophyllum. | |||
Cephalozia veltenii[21] | Sp. nov | Valid | Katagiri | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A liverwort belonging to the family Cephaloziaceae found in Baltic amber; a species of Cephalozia. | |
Cephaloziella nadezhdae[22] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mamontov, Heinrichs & Váňa in Mamontov et al. | Late Eocene | Rovno amber | A liverwort found in Rovno amber, a species of Cephaloziella. | ||
Ceratolejeunea sublaetefusca[23] | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | Miocene | Mexican Amber | A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Ceratolejeunea. | ||
Frullania riclefgrollei[24] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mamontov et al. | Late Eocene | A liverwort found in Rovno amber, a species of Frullania. | |||
Mastigolejeunea extincta | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | Miocene | A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Mastigolejeunea. | |||
Microlejeunea miocenica[25] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lee et al. | Miocene | A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Microlejeunea. | |||
Notoscyphus balticus[26] | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A Jungermannial liverwort. | |
Notoscyphus grollei[27] | Sp. nov | Valid | Váňa et al. | Paleogene | A Jungermannial liverwort found in Bitterfeld amber, a species of Notoscyphus. | |||
Tetralophozia groehnii[28] | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs, Váňa & Schäfer-Verwimp in Heinrichs et al. | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A liverwort, a species of Tetralophozia. | |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anomozamites sanjiaocunensis[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhao et al. | Middle Jurassic | Haifanggou Formation | A member of Bennettitales, a species of Anomozamites. | ||
Ptilophyllum cariae[30] | Sp. nov | Valid | Scanu, Kustatscher & Pittau | Middle Jurassic (Bajocian–Bathonian) | Genna Selole Formation | A member of Bennettitales, a species of Ptilophyllum. | ||
Williamsonia carolinensis[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Pott & Axsmith | Late Triassic | Pekin Formation | A williamsoniaceous bennettitale. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Czekanowskia (Harrisella) ordosensis[32] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sun et al. | Middle Jurassic | Yan'an Formation | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Czekanowskia. | ||
Phoenicopsis neimengguensis[33] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sun, Na, Dilcher, Wang & Li in Sun et al. | Middle Jurassic | Zhaogou Formation | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis. | ||
Phoenicopsis (Phoenicopsis) odorsensis[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li & Sun in Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | Yan'an Formation | A Phoenicopsis species Czekanowskiales. The name is spelled Phoenicopsis ordosensis on some pages; which is preoccupied by Phoenicopsis (Culgoweria) ordosensis (2014). | ||
Solenites baishanensis[35] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Early Cretaceous | Yingzuilazi Formation | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Solenites. | ||
Solenites gracilis | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Early Cretaceous | Yingzuilazi Formation | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Solenites. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Allicospermum budantsevii[36] | Sp. nov | Valid | Gordenko | Middle Jurassic | A possible ginkgoalean gymnosperm seed. | |||
Ginkgo badamgaravii[37] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kostina & Herman in Kostina, Herman & Kodrul | Middle Jurassic (possibly Aalenian) | Bakhar Formation | 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. | |||
Pseudotorellia gobiense | Sp. nov | Valid | Kostina & Herman in Kostina, Herman & Kodrul | Middle Jurassic (possibly Aalenian) | Bakhar Formation | A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Pseudotorellia. | ||
Pseudotorellia mongolica | Sp. nov | Valid | Kostina & Herman in Kostina, Herman & Kodrul | Middle Jurassic (possibly Aalenian) | Bakhar Formation | A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Pseudotorellia. | ||
Sphenobaiera mixteca | 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 |
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Araucariacites mildenhallii[39] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mays | Late Cretaceous Cenomanian to Turonian | Tupuangi Formation | An araucariaceous pollen. | ||
Araucarites raghavapurensis[40] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao | Early Cretaceous | Raghavapuram Formation | An araucariaceous conifer. | ||
Balmeiopsis disca | Sp. nov | Valid | Mays | Late Cretaceous Cenomanian to Early Turonian | Tupuangi Formation | An araucariaceous pollen. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Acanthostrobus[41] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Klymiuk, Stockey & Rothwell | Cretaceous Coniacian | Comox Formation Dunsmuir Member | A basal cupressaceous genus. The type species is Acanthostrobus edenensis. | ||
Cupressinoxylon zamunerae[42] | Sp. nov | jr synonym | Bodnar et al. | Middle Triassic | Cortaderita Formation | A Cupressaceae sensu lato wood. First described in Cupressinoxylon Moved to Juniperoxylon zamunerae (2019).[43] | ||
Protaxodioxylon jianchangense[44] | Sp. nov | Valid | Tian & Wang in Tian et al. | Late Middle Jurassic to early Late Jurassic | Tiaojishan Formation | A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Protaxodioxylon. | ||
Scitistrobus[45] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Spencer, Mapes, Hilton & Rothwell in Spencer et al. | Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) | Bearreraig Sandstone | A member of Cupressaceae. The type species is Scitistrobus duncaanensis. | ||
Sequoia maguanensis[46] | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang & Zhou in Zhang et al. | Late Miocene | Xiaolongtan Formation | A relative of the coast redwood. | ||
Sequoia ochotica[47] | Sp. nov | Valid | Yudova & Golovneva | Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian) | Arman Formation Chingandzha Formation | A species of Sequoia. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Pinus maomingensis[48] | Sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | Late Eocene | Huangniuling Formation | A Pinus subgenus Strobus pine. | ||
Pinus mikii[49] | Sp. nov | Valid | Yamada, Yamada & Tsukagoshi | Late Miocene | Tokiguchi Formation | A pine. | ||
Pinus preyunnanensis[50] | Sp. nov | Valid | Xu & Sun in Xu et al. | Late Miocene | Shengxian Formation | A pine. | ||
Tsuga nanfengensis[51] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bondarenko, Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. | Late Miocene | Xiaolongtan Formation | A species of Tsuga. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Brachyoxylon baqueroensis[52] | Sp. nov | Valid | Vera & Césari | Early Cretaceous | Baqueró Group | A cheirolepidiaceous conifer wood. | ||
Cordaites principaloides[53] | Sp. nov | Valid | Šimůnek | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | Saale Basin | A Cordaitaceous conifer. | ||
Cordaites theodorii[54] | Sp. nov | Valid | Šimunek & Haldovský | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | Kladno-Rakovník Basin | A Cordaitaceous conifer. | ||
Cordaites yongchangensis[55] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Early Permian | A Cordaitaceous conifer. | |||
Cordaixylon andresii[56] | Sp. nov | Valid | Césari et al. | Carboniferous (Stephanian) | A Cordaitaceous conifer wood | |||
Elatocladus velenovskyi[57] | Nom. nov | Valid | Kvaček | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Peruc-Korycany Formation | A conifer; a replacement name for "Sequoia" heterophylla (1885). Moved to Elatocladus by Kvaček (2015); however, the name was a junior homonym of Elatocladus heterophylla Halle (1913). | ||
Estellencsia[58] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz & Wachtler | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of Coniferales. The type species is Estellencsia saezii. | |||
Glenrosa carentonensis[59] | Sp. nov | Valid | Moreau et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Coniferales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Glenrosa. | |||
Junggaropitys[60] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Shi et al. | Middle-Late Triassic | Karamay Formation | A conifer. The type species is Junggaropitys dalongkouensis. | ||
Krassilovia[61] | 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. | ||
Megasylvella[62] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Middle Permian (Kazanian) | A member of Pinophyta belonging to the group Vojnovskyales. The type species is M. ivagorica. | |||
Mirovia pethiorica[63] | Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Kiritchkova | Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Bathonian) | Sysola Formation | A conifer, a species of Mirovia. | ||
Nageia maomingensis[64] | Sp. nov | Valid | Liu, Gao & Jin | Late Eocene | Maoming Basin | A species of Nageia. | ||
Ortiseia collii | Sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz & Wachtler | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of Coniferales belonging to the family Ortiseiaceae, a species of Ortiseia. | |||
Pityospermum godavarianum | Sp. nov | Valid | Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao | Early Cretaceous | Raghavapuram Formation | A member of Coniferales, a species of Pityospermum. | ||
Podocarpidites microradiatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Mays | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to early Turonian) | Tupuangi Formation | A conifer. | ||
Podocarpoxylon atuelensis[65] | Sp. nov | Valid | Gnaedinger et al. | Early Jurassic | El Freno Formation | A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Podocarpoxylon. | ||
Prumnopityoxylon[66] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Franco & Brea | Late Cenozoic | Ituzaingó Formation | A member of Podocarpaceae. The type species is Prumnopityoxylon gnaedingerae. | ||
Pseudofrenelopsis capillata[67] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sucerquia, Bernardes-de-Oliveira & Mohr | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | A member of Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pseudofrenelopsis. | ||
Taxus guyangensis[68] | Sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | Early Cretaceous | Guyang Formation | A species of Taxus. | ||
Xenoxylon yunnanensis[69] | Sp. nov | Valid | Feng in Feng et al. | Middle Jurassic | Shaximiao Formation | Apossible Miroviaceous pinophyte. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Carpolithes phoenixnordensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Late Eocene | A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic affinity. | |||
Ctenis clarnoensis[71] | Sp. nov | Valid | Edrei & Manchester | Eocene | Clarno Formation | A cycad, a species of Ctenis. | ||
Ephedra multinervia[72] | Sp. nov | Valid | Yang & Lin in Yang, Lin & Ferguson | Early Cretaceous | Yixian Formation | A species of Ephedra. | ||
Golondrinia[73] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cariglino | Permian (Guadalupian?-Lopingian) | La Golondrina Formation | A member of Glossopteridales belonging to the family Arberiaceae. The type species is Golondrinia archangelskyi. | ||
Latisemenia[74] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Devonian (Famennian) | Wutong (Wutung) Formation | An early seed plant. The type species is Latisemenia longshania. | ||
Nanshanopteris[75] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wan & Wang | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | Sunan Formation | A seed fern belonging to the group Peltaspermales. The type species is Nanshanopteris nervosa. | ||
Peltaspermopsis nebritovii[76] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bukhman, Bukhman & Gomankov | Late Permian | A seed fern. | |||
Placotheca[77] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Devonian (Famennian) | Wutong Formation | A member of Lagenospermopsida (a group of plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably spermatophytes). The type species is Placotheca minuta. | ||
Radicites trimorphus | Sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Middle Permian (Kazanian) | A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement described on the basis of isolated roots. | |||
Sagenopteris nadalii | Sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz & Wachtler | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of Caytoniales, a species of Sagenopteris. | |||
Taeniopteris novomundensis[78] | 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. | |||
Thorezia[79] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Prestianni & Gerrienne | Late Devonian | A spermatophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Thorezia vezerensis. | |||
Thinnfeldia vemavaramensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao | Early Cretaceous | Vemavaram Formation | A seed fern belonging to the group Corystospermales, a species of Thinnfeldia. | ||
Warsteinia sancheziae[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Prestianni et al. | Carboniferous (Tournaisian) | An early seed plant, a species of Warsteinia. | |||
Yiduxylon[81] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Liu | Devonian (Famennian) | Tizikou Formation | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic affinity, an early seed plant or a taxon closely related to seed plants. The type species is Yiduxylon trilobum. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Euryale yunnanensis[82] | Sp. nov | Valid | Huang et al. | Late Miocene | Zhaotong Basin | A member of Nymphaeaceae related to Euryale ferox. | ||
Nuphar carlquistii[83] | Sp. nov | Valid | DeVore, Taylor, & Pigg | Eocene Ypresian | Klondike Mountain Formation | A water lily | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Artabotrys siwalicus[85] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Artabotrys. | ||
Cryptocaryoxylon oleiferum[86] | Sp. nov | Valid | Ramos, Brea & Kröhling | Late Pleistocene | El Palmar Formation | A member of Lauraceae, a species of Cryptocaryoxylon. | ||
Meiogyne sevokensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Meiogyne. | ||
Paraperseoxylon septatum[87] | Sp. nov | Valid | Franco et al. | Cretaceous | Puerto Yeruá Formation | A member of Lauraceae, a species of Paraperseoxylon. | ||
Piper margaritae[88] | Sp. nov | Valid | Martínez et al. | Late Cretaceous | Guaduas Formation | A member of Piperaceae, a species of Piper. | ||
Pseuduvaria mioreticulata | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Pseuduvaria. | ||
Tinaflora[89] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Atkinson et al. | Eocene | A member of Lauraceae. The type species is Tinaflora beardiae. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Chuniophoenix slenderifolia[90] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Oligocene | A coryphoid palm tree, a species of Chuniophoenix. | |||
Dasylarynx[91] | 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. | |||
Lejalia[92] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Coiffard & Mohr | Late Cretaceous | A member of Araceae; a new genus for "Proteaephyllum" sagenopteroides. | |||
Livistona roundifolia | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Oligocene | A coryphoid palm tree, a species of Livistona. | |||
Orontiophyllum[93] | 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). | |||
Palmoxylon kikaapoa[94] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sainz-Resendiz et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Olmos Formation | A palm tree wood taxon, a species of Palmoxylon. | ||
Phoenix windmillis[95] | Sp. nov | Valid | Allen | Eocene | A member of Arecaceae, a species of Phoenix. | |||
Pseudhaplocricus[96] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Chambers | Burdigalian | Dominican amber | A member of Commelinaceae. The type species is Pseudhaplocricus hexandrus. | ||
Smilax miohavanensis[97] | 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). | |||
Trachycarpus formosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Oligocene | A coryphoid palm tree, a species of Trachycarpus. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Buxus ningmingensis[98] | Sp. nov | Valid | Ma & Sun in Ma et al. | Oligocene | Nigming Formation | A species of Buxus. | ||
Buxus preaustro-yunnanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Ma & Sun in Ma et al. | Oligocene | Nigming Formation | A species of Buxus. | ||
Menispermites orientalis[99] | Sp. nov | Valid | Golovneva in Golovneva, Herman & Shczepetov | Cretaceous (late Albian–early Turonian) | Krivorechenskaya Formation | A species of Menispermites. | ||
Menispermoxylon mowglii[100] | Sp. nov | Valid | Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. | Late middle Eocene | A member of Menispermaceae, a species of Menispermoxylon. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anthocephalophyllum[101] | 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 A. vastanicum. | ||
Aralia stratosa[102] | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhu, Huang & Zhou in Zhu et al. | Late Pliocene | A member of Araliaceae, a species of Aralia. | |||
Boraginocarpus algeriensis[103] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hammouda & Weigend in Hammouda et al. | Eocene (Ypresian to Lutetian) | Méridja Formation | A member of Boraginaceae belonging to the tribe Echiochileae, a species of Boraginocarpus. | ||
Cerbera miocenica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Cerbera. | ||
Chionanthus siwalicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Chionanthus. | ||
Cornus maii[104] | Sp. nov | Valid | Martinetto | Pliocene | A species of Cornus. | |||
Diospyros palaeoargentea | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Diospyros. | ||
Ebenoxylon cambayense | Sp. nov | Valid | Singh et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A member of the family Ebenaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | ||
Gardenia precoronaria | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Gardenia. | ||
Gardeniophyllum | 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. | ||
Goweria bluerimensis[105] | Sp. nov | Valid | Allen, Stull & Manchester | Eocene | A member of Icacinaceae, a species of Goweria. | |||
Icacinicaryites lottii | Sp. nov | Valid | Allen, Stull & Manchester | Eocene | A member of Icacinaceae, a species of Icacinicaryites. | |||
Iodes occidentalis | Sp. nov | Valid | Allen, Stull & Manchester | Eocene | A member of Icacinaceae, a species of Iodes. | |||
Klaprothiopsis[106] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar, Weigend & Henning | Burdigalian | Dominican amber | A member of Loasaceae. The type species is Klaprothiopsis dyscrita. | ||
Lonicera krassilovii[107] | Sp. nov | Valid | Pavlyutkin | Late Miocene | Ust-Suifun Formation | A honeysuckle. | ||
Oleoxylon deccanense[108] | Sp. nov | Valid | (Trivedi & Srivastava) Srivastava, et al. | Late Cretaceous–Paleocene (Maastrichtian–Danian) | Deccan Intertrappean Beds (Dhuma Formation) | An Oleaceous wood taxon. Originally nomen nudum by Trivedi & Srivastava (1981); Srivastava et al. (2015) validated the name. | ||
Randia lishensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Randia. | ||
Rhaphithamnoxylon[109] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Franco, Brea & Zavattieri | Middle Miocene | Mariño Formation | A member of Verbenaceae related to members of the genus Rhaphithamnus. The type species is Rhaphithamnoxylon artabeae. | ||
Styracoxylon thyllosum[110] | Sp. nov | Valid | Moya, Brea & Franco | Late Pleistocene | Arroyo Feliciano Formation | A member of Styracaceae, a species of Styracoxylon. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Liquidambar maomingensis[112] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maslova et al. | Late Eocene | A member of Altingiaceae, a species of Liquidambar. | |||
Rhodoleia tengchongensis[113] | 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 |
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Abaremaxylon[114] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Moya & Brea | Late Pleistocene | Arroyo Feliciano Formation | A member of Mimosoideae. The type species is Abaremaxylon hydrochorea. | ||
Artocarpus basirotundatus[115] | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | A member of Moraceae, a species of Artocarpus. | |||
Bauhinia fotana | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | A member of Leguminosae, a species of Bauhinia. | |||
Bauhinia ungulatoides[116] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lin et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | Fotan Group | A member of Leguminosae, a species of Bauhinia. | ||
Boehmeria fujianensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | A member of Urticaceae, a species of Boehmeria. | |||
Calophyllaceophyllum | 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. | ||
Calophyllum striatum | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | A member of Calophyllaceae, a species of Calophyllum. | |||
Carallioipollenites | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Singh et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | An angiosperm pollen with a close affinity with Carallia. The type species is C. integerrimoides. | ||
Castanopsis praefissa[117] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li & Sun in Li et al. | Late Miocene | Shengxian Formation | A species of Castanopsis. | ||
Castanopsis praeouonbiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Li & Sun in Li et al. | Late Miocene | Shengxian Formation | A species of Castanopsis. | ||
Cedrelospermum asiaticum[118] | Sp. nov | Valid | Jia, Huang & Zhou in Jia et al. | Late Miocene | A member of Ulmaceae, a species of Cedrelospermum. | |||
Cercis usnadzei[119] | Nom. nov | Valid | Lin & Wong | Late Oligocene to middle Miocene | A Cercis species. a replacement name for the preoccupied Cercis kryshtofovichii Usnadze (1971). | |||
Comopellis[120] | 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. | ||
Cylicodiscuxylon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Moya & Brea | Late Pleistocene | Arroyo Feliciano Formation | A member of Mimosoideae. The type species is Cylicodiscuxylon paragabunensis. | ||
Deviacer guangxiensis[121] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chen & Manchester | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | A member of Polygalaceae, a species of Deviacer. | ||
Deviacer pidemarmanii[122] | Sp. nov | Valid | Myers & Erwin | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | A member of Polygalaceae, a species of Deviacer. | |||
Flacourtia serrulata | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | A member of Salicaceae, a species of Flacourtia. | |||
Gynocardia eocenica[123] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Shukla, Singh & Mehrotra | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A species of Gynocardia. | ||
Hydnocarpus ghishiensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Hydnocarpus. | ||
Lithocarpus longchuanensis[124] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mu et al. | Miocene | A member of Fagaceae, a species of Lithocarpus. | |||
Macaranga stellata | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacques, Shi & Zhou in Jacques et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | A member of Euphorbiaceae, a species of Macaranga. | |||
Millettia miosericea | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Millettia. | ||
Millettia sevokensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Millettia. | ||
Palaeocarya hispida[125] | Sp. nov | Valid | Meng et al. | Late Miocene | A member of Juglandaceae, a species of Palaeocarya. | |||
Paleoochna[126] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ickert-Bond, Pigg & DeVore | Late Paleocene | A member of Ochnaceae. The type species is Paleoochna tiffneyi. | |||
Podocarpium eocenicum[127] | Sp. nov | Valid | Xu & Jin in Xu et al. | Eocene | Changchang Formation Youganwo Formation | A member of Caesalpinioideae, a species of Podocarpium. | ||
Prioria dominicana[128] | 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. | |||
Prunus kunmingensis[129] | Sp. nov | Valid | Su, Wilf & Zhou in Su et al. | Late Pliocene | Ciying Formation | A species of Prunus related to the peach. | ||
Quercus chekryzhovii[130] | Sp. nov | Valid | Pavlyutkin | Early Oligocene | An oak. | |||
Quercus heterobracteolata[131] | Sp. nov | Valid | Jia et al. | Late Miocene | An oak. | |||
Quercus kraskinensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Pavlyutkin | Early Oligocene | An oak. | |||
Quercus maii[132] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kovar-Eder in Kovar-Eder, Kern & Sun | Late Pliocene | Ma’anshancun Formation | An oak. | ||
Quercus paraglauca | Sp. nov | Valid | Jia et al. | Late Miocene | An oak. | |||
Quercus rajushkinae[133] | Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | An oak; a replacement name for Quercus lavrovii Rajushkina (1987) (preoccupied). | |||
Quercus waltheri | Sp. nov | Valid | Kovar-Eder in Kovar-Eder, Kern & Sun | Late Pliocene | Ma’anshancun Formation | An oak. | ||
Rhamnus siwalicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Rhamnus. | ||
Rubus lanpingensis[134] | Sp. nov | Valid | Huang et al. | Pliocene (Piacenzian) | A member of Rosaceae, a species of Rubus. | |||
Spatholobus siwalicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Spatholobus. | ||
Welkoetoxylon[135] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boonchai, Manchester & Wheeler | Eocene | Green River Formation | A moraceous wood morphogenus. The type species is W. multiseriatum. | ||
Zygiaxylon[136] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kloster & Gnaedinger in Kloster et al. | Miocene | Solimões Formation | A member of Fabaceae belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae. The type species is Zygiaxylon amazonicum. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Acer lincangense[137] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Miocene | Bangmai Formation | A maple. | ||
Bombax palaeomalabaricum | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Bombax. | ||
Buchanania palaeosessilifolia | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Buchanania. | ||
Burretiodendron miocenicum[138] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lebreton Anberrée et al. | Late Miocene | A species of Burretiodendron. | |||
Burretiodendron parvifructum | Sp. nov | Valid | Lebreton Anberrée et al. | Early Oligocene[139] to late Miocene | A species of Burretiodendron. | |||
Combretum prechinense[140] | Sp. nov | Valid | Khan, Bera & Spicer in Khan et al. | Middle to late Miocene | Dafla Formation | A member of Combretaceae, a species of Combretum. | ||
Cupania oodlabariensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Cupania. | ||
Lagerstroemia himalayaensis[141] | Sp. nov | Valid | Srivastava, Gaur & Mehrotra | Miocene | A member of Lythraceae, a species of Lagerstroemia. | |||
Melanorrhoeophyllum | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Singh et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | An Anacardiaceae leaf morphotaxon. Genus includes new species M. suratum. | ||
Paranephelium miocenica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Paranephelium. | ||
Pleiogynium parvum[142] | Sp. nov | Valid | Rozefelds, Dettmann & Clifford in Rozefelds et al. | Probably Oligocene | A species of Pleiogynium. | |||
Pleiogynium wannanii | Sp. nov | Valid | Rozefelds, Dettmann & Clifford in Rozefelds et al. | Latest Oligocene or early Miocene | Riversleigh | A species of Pleiogynium. | ||
Pterospermoxylon suratensis | 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. | ||
Qualeoxylon felicianensis[143] | Sp. nov | Valid | Moya & Brea | Late Pleistocene | Arroyo Feliciano Formation | A member of Vochysiaceae, a species of Qualeoxylon. | ||
Staphylea levisemia[144] | Sp. nov | Valid | Huang et al. | Latest Miocene to earliest Pliocene | Gray Fossil Site | A member of Staphyleaceae, a species of Staphylea. | ||
Sterculia miocolorata | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Sterculia. | ||
Sterculia mioparviflora | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Sterculia. | ||
Sterculia siwalica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Sterculia. | ||
Toddalia miocenica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A member of the family Rutaceae. | ||
Vatica prenitida | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Vatica. | ||
Vatica siwalica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Late Miocene | Geabdat Sandstone Formation | A species of Vatica. | ||
Ventilago lincangensis[145] | Sp. nov | Valid | Liu & Xie in Liu et al. | Late Miocene | Bangmai Formation | A species of Ventilago. | ||
Wataria yunnanica[146] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li & Oskolski in Li et al. | Miocene | Dajie Formation | A member of Malvaceae, a species of Wataria. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bamfordphyllum[147] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Passalia, Llorens & Páez | Late Cretaceous | Puesto Manuel Arce Formation | A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Bamfordphyllum crassivena. | ||
Carpolites pliocucurbitinus | Nom. nov | Valid | Martinetto | Pliocene to Pleistocene (Zanclean to Gelasian) | An angiosperm seed of uncertain affinity A replacement name for Carpolites cucurbitinus Martinetto (1995) (preoccupied). | |||
Carpolithes albolutum[148] | Nom. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Eocene Ypresian | An angiosperm seed of uncertain affinity. | |||
Dicotylophyllum montis-nivium[149] | Sp. nov | Valid | Halamski & Kvaček | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | A dicotyledon of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||
Dicotylophyllum thaddaeiguniae | Sp. nov | Valid | Halamski & Kvaček | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | A dicotyledon of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||
Fairlingtonia[150] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Jud | Early Cretaceous | Potomac Group | An early eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Sphenopteris" thyrsopteroides Fontaine (1889). | ||
Saliciphyllum gaetei[151] | 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 |
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Boueina? crassundia[152] | Sp. nov | Valid | Vachard, Krainer & Lucas | Permian (Kungurian) | Los Vallos Formation San Andres Formation | A member of Codiaceae. | ||
Boueina? tubulata | Sp. nov | Valid | Vachard, Krainer & Lucas | Permian (Kungurian) | San Andres Formation | A member of Codiaceae. | ||
Chara nikolskae[153] | 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. | |||
Chelinospora prisca[155] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wellman, Steemans & Miller | Late Ordovician and early Silurian | Qasim Formation Sarah Formation | An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Chelinospora. | ||
Cryptotetras[156] | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Strother, Traverse & Vecoli | Ordovician (Darriwilian to Late Ordovician) | Ghelli Formation Qasim Formation | [157] | An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cryptotetras erugata; genus also contains Cryptotetras mordacis. | |
Didymospora | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Strother, Traverse & Vecoli | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | Qasim Formation | An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Didymospora luna; genus also contains Didymospora fucosogranulata. | ||
Gymnocodium? bacillum | Sp. nov | Valid | Vachard, Krainer & Lucas | Permian (Kungurian) | Los Vallos Formation San Andres Formation | A member of Gymnocodiaceae. | ||
Gymnocodium? johnsonii | Sp. nov | Valid | Vachard, Krainer & Lucas | Permian (Kungurian) | Los Vallos Formation San Andres Formation | ? ? | A member of Gymnocodiaceae. | |
Lepidodendron wingfieldense[158] | Sp. nov | Valid | Thomas & Seyfullah | Carboniferous (Bashkirian) | ||||
Lobodendron[159] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Late Devonian (Famennian) | Wutong Formation | 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. | |||
Muscites gracilis | Sp. nov | Valid | Mays & Cantrill in Mays et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Tupuangi Formation | A leafy moss, a species of Muscites. | ||
Paurodendron stellatum[161] | Sp. nov | Valid | McLoughlin et al. | Permian (Guadalupian) | Antarctica | A member of Isoetales, a species of Paurodendron. | ||
Reticuspinosporites[162] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Slater et al. | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | Scalby Formation | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member or a relative of lycopsids. The type species is Reticuspinosporites whytei. | ||
Retitriletes polygonatus[163] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hashemi-Yazdi, Sajjadi & Dehbozorgi | Middle Jurassic | Dalichai Formation | A lycophyte known from spores, a species of Retitriletes. | ||
Rimosotetras subsphaerica | Sp. nov | Valid | Strother, Traverse & Vecoli | Ordovician (Darriwilian to Late Ordovician) | Ghelli Formation Qasim Formation | An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Rimosotetras. | ||
Tetraplanarisporites | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wellman, Steemans & Miller | Late Ordovician and early Silurian | Ghelli Formation Qasim Formation Sarah Formation | An early land plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Tetraplanarisporites laevigatus. | ||
Tricosta[164] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Shelton et al. | Early Cretaceous | A pleurocarpous moss. The type species is Tricosta plicata. | |||