This article records new taxa of plants that are scheduled to be described during the year 2018, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year 2018.
Alloberberis axelrodii[1]
Sp. nov
Valid
Doweld
Miocene
United States( Nevada)
A member of the family Berberidaceae; a replacement name for the previously invalidly published Mahonia sinuata Axelrod (1985), lacking holotype designation when published.
Alloberberis caeruleomontana[1]
Nom. nov
United States( Oregon)
A member of the family Berberidaceae; a replacement name for Ilex sinuata Chaney & Axelrod (1959).
Anacolosidites eosenonicus[2]
Arai & Dias-Brito
Late Cretaceous (Santonian)
São Carlos Formation
Brazil
A pollen taxon, possibly a member of the family Loranthaceae.
Aniba caucasica[3]
Pliocene
Abkhazia
A species of Aniba; a replacement name for Aniba longifolia Kolakovsky & Schakryl (1958).
Anisodromum upchurchii[4]
Wang & Dilcher
Early Cretaceous (Albian)
Dakota Formation
United States( Kansas)
A rosid described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Annona nepalensis[5]
Prasad et al.
Churia Formation
Nepal
A species of Annona.
Araliaephyllum popovii[6]
Golovneva
Russia
A member of Laurales described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Archeampelos betulifolia[7]
Moiseeva, Kodrul & Herman
Paleocene
Zeya–Bureya Basin
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves, similar to leaves of members of the family Betulaceae.
Austrovideira[8]
Gen. et sp. nov
Rozefelds & Pace
Early Oligocene
Australia
A member of Vitaceae. Genus includes new species A. dettmannae.
Berberis miopannonica[1]
Romania
A species of Berberis; a replacement name for Berberis lanceolata Givulescu (1985).
Berberis notata[1]
Austria
A species of Berberis; a replacement name for Ilex ambigua Unger (1847) and Berberis ambigua Kovar-Eder & Kvaček (2004).
Berryoxylon[9]
Awasthi, Mehrotra & Shukla
Late Miocene–early Pliocene
Cuddalore Sandstone Formation
India
A fossil wood showing affinities with members of the genus Berrya. Genus includes new species B. cuddalorensis.
Bignonioxylon[10]
Moya & Brea
Late Pleistocene
Arroyo Feliciano Formation
Argentina
A member of Bignoniaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species B. americanum.
Burretiodendron guangxiensis[11]
Dong & Sun in Dong et al.
Oligocene
Ningming Formation
China
A species of Burretiodendron.
Buxus pliosinica[12]
Huang, Su & Zhou
Late Pliocene
Sanying Formation
A species of Buxus.
Canarium guangxiensis[13]
Han & Manchester in Han et al.
Late Oligocene to late Miocene
Erzitang Formation Foluo Formation Yongning Formation
A species of Canarium
Carlquistoxylon australe[14]
Pujana et al.
Early Cretaceous (late Albian)
Cerro Barcino Formation
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil wood.
Castanopsis guangxiensis[15]
Huang et al.
Late Oligocene
Yongning Formation
A species of Castanopsis.
Castanopsis nanningensis[15]
Chenocybus[16]
Poinar
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Burmese amber
Myanmar
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species C. allodapus.
Chisochetonoxylon vastanensis[17]
Shukla & Mehrota
Early Eocene
Cambay Shale Formation
A member of the family Meliaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Cladium transdnestrovicum[18]
Miocene (Serravallian)
Transnistria
A species of Cladium; a replacement name for Cladium crassum Negru (1972), preoccupied by extant C. crassum (Thwaites) Kükenthal.
Clerodendrum sarmatiacum[3]
Russia( Rostov Oblast)
A species of Clerodendrum; a replacement name for Clerodendrum ovalifolium Baikovskaja in Kryshtofovich & Baikovskaja (1965).
Cobbania pharao[19]
Coiffard & Mohr
Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
Quseir Formation
Egypt
A member of the family Araceae belonging or related to the subfamily Aroideae.
Concavistylon[20]
Gen. et 2 sp. nov
Manchester, Pigg & Devore
Early Eocene to Middle Miocene
Little Butte Volcanic Series
A Trochodendraceae genus. Type species C. kvacekii Manchester, Pigg & Devore (2018) from Oregon C. wehrii Manchester et al. (2018) from Washington state and British Columbia was originally described as a second species of this genus,[21] but subsequently it was transferred to the separate genus Paraconcavistylon.[22]
Craspedodromophyllum boguchanicum[7]
A member of the family Betulaceae.
Cretaceoxylon[23]
Pujana in Pujana et al.
Santa Marta Formation
Antarctica(James Ross Island)
A eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species C. heteropunctatum.
Cryptocaryoxylon lemnium[24]
Mantzouka
Early Miocene
Greece
A member of the family Lauraceae.
Cryptocaryoxylon lesbium[24]
Cussoniophyllum[25]
Czech Republic
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves; a replacement name for the invalidly published Cussoniphyllum Velenovský (1889). Genus includes "Cussonia" partita Velenovský (1882).
Cyperus maii[18]
Germany
A species of Cyperus; a replacement name for Dichostylis macrocarpa Mai (1987).
Cyperus waltheri[18]
A species of Cyperus; a replacement name for Dichostylis minor Mai in Mai & Walther (1991).
Dakotanthus[26]
Gen. et comb. nov
Manchester et al.
Cretaceous (late Albian to Cenomanian)
Dakota Formation Woodbine Formation
United States( Kansas Nebraska Texas)
An early eudicot; a new genus for "Carpites" cordiformis Lesquereux (1892).
Dalbergioxylon biseriatensis[27]
Cheng et al.
Yuanmou Basin
A member of the family Fabaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Diaphoranthus[16]
Junior homonym
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species D. burmensis. The generic name is preoccupied by Diaphoranthus Meyen (1834); Poinar (2019) coined a replacement name Exalloanthum.[28]
Dicotylophyllum skogii[4]
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Dioscorites palauensis[29]
Guzmán-Vázquez, Calvillo-Canadell & Sánchez-Beristain
Late Cretaceous
Olmos Formation
Mexico
A member of the family Dioscoreaceae.
Diplosophyllum[25]
Czech Republic Germany
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves; a replacement name for the preoccupied Diplophyllum Velenovský & Viniklář (1929). Genus includes "Inga" cottae Ettingshausen (1867), "Diplophyllum" cretaceum Velenovský & Viniklář (1929), "Hymenaea" elongata Velenovský (1884), "Hymenaea" inaequalis Velenovský (1884) and "Hymenaea" primigenia de Saporta in Velenovský (1884).
Dipterocarpuspollenites cretacea[30]
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
A pollen taxon belonging to the family Dipterocarpaceae.
Donlesia cheyennensis[31]
Cheyenne Sandstone
A member of the family Ceratophyllaceae.
Ebenoxylon cuddalorensis[9]
A fossil wood showing affinities with members of the family Ebenaceae.
Edencarpa[32]
Atkinson, Stockey & Rothwell
Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian)
Canada( British Columbia)
A member of Cornales. Genus includes new species E. grandis.
Endobeuthos[33]
Poinar & Chambers
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a possible relative of members of the family Dilleniaceae; Chambers & Poinar (2023) subsequently reinterpreted it as a member of the family Proteaceae,[34] but this interpretation was rejected by Lamont & Ladd (2024).[35] Genus includes new species E. paleosum.
Eucalyptoxylon cuddalorensis[9]
A fossil wood showing affinities with members of the genus Eucalyptus.
Euphorbia pontiana[3]
Ukraine
A species of Euphorbia; a replacement name for Euphorbia cylindrica Negru (1979).
Eydeia vancouverensis[32]
A member of Cornales.
Ficophyllum angustifolium[36]
A replacement name for Ficus angustifolia Hosius (1869).
Ficophyllum antiquum[36]
A replacement name for Ficus crassinervis Hosius (1869).
Ficophyllum hosii[36]
A replacement name for Ficus laurifolia Hosius & Marck (1880).
Ficophyllum magnolioides[36]
A replacement name for Ficus magnoliifolia Lesquereux (1883).
Ficophyllum marckii[36]
A replacement name for Ficus elongata Hosius (1869).
Ficus aenigmatica[36]
Eocene
Wilcox Formation
United States( Mississippi)
A species of Ficus; a replacement name for Ficus schimperi Lesquereux (1868).
Ficus microtrivia[37]
Huang & Zhou in Huang et al.
Wenshan Basin
A species of Ficus.
Ficus myrtoides[36]
A species of Ficus; a replacement name for Ficus myrtifolius Berry (1916).
Ficus slovenica[36]
Slovenia
A species of Ficus; a replacement name for Ficus pilosa Ettingshausen (1872).
Ficus venustoides[36]
Oligocene (Chattian)
France
A species of Ficus; a replacement name for Ficus venusta Saporta (1861).
Ficus venustula[36]
Croatia
A species of Ficus; a replacement name for Malpighiastrum venustum Unger (1860).
Ficus yellowstonica[36]
United States( Wyoming)
A species of Ficus; a replacement name for Ficus densifolia Knowlton (1899).
Fissistigma nanningense[38]
Li et al.
A species of Fissistigma.
Gardenia eocenicus[39]
Shukla, Mehrotra & Nawaz Ali
Palana Formation
A species of Gardenia.
Gastonispermum[40]
Friis, Crane & Pedersen
Early Cretaceous
Portugal
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species G. portugallicum.
Gleditsioxylon jiangsuensis[41]
A member of Leguminosae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Gmelina siwalika[42]
Khan, Bera & Bera in Khan et al.
Late Pliocene or early Pleistocene
Kimin Formation
A species of Gmelina.
Goniothalamus miocenicus[5]
Late Miocene
Middle Churia Formation
A species of Goniothalamus.
Gouania miocenica[43]
Hernandez-Hernández & Castañeda-Posadas
Mexican amber
A species of Gouania.
Hederago[25]
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves; a replacement name for the invalidly published Hederophyllum Velenovský (1889). Genus includes "Hedera" credneriifolia Velenovský (1882) and "Hedera" primordialis de Saporta (1879).
Hemitrapa alpina[44]
Su & Zhou in Su et al.
A member of the family Lythraceae. Originally described as a species of Hemitrapa, but subsequently transferred to the genus Primotrapa by Li et al. (2020).[45]
Hibiscus sarmatiacus[3]
A species of Hibiscus; a replacement name for the invalidly named Hibiscus splendens Baikovskaja.
Holigarna palaeograhamii[39]
A species of Holigarna.
Hopenium tertiarum[9]
A fossil wood showing affinities with members of the genus Hopea.
Ipomoea meghalayensis[46]
Srivastava, Mehrotra & Dilcher
Paleocene (Thanetian)
A species of Ipomoea.
Kirchheimeria[47]
Kowalski in Kowalski & Worobiec
Oligocene to Pliocene
Denmark Germany Poland Russia( Kaliningrad Oblast)
A member of Ericaceae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes "Elaeocarpus" globulus Menzel (1906).
Kvacekispermum[48]
Figueira da Foz Formation
A member of the family Chloranthaceae. Genus includes new species K. rugosum.
Lachnociona camptostylus[49]
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, most similar to members of the families Brunelliaceae and Cunoniaceae.
Lacinipetalum[50]
Jud et al.
Paleocene (early Danian)
Upper Salamanca Formation
A member of Cunoniaceae. Genus includes new species L. spectabilum.
Laurinoxylon rennerae[51]
Estrada-Ruiz et al.
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)
McRae Formation
United States( New Mexico)
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Laurus ficoides[36]
A species of Laurus; a replacement name for Ficus reticulata Saporta (1863).
Lefipania[52]
Martínez, Gandolfo & Cúneo
Lefipán Formation
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil leaves. Genus includes new species L. padillae.
Leguminocarpum oguruiensis[53]
Yabe & Nakagawa
Shimo Formation
Japan
A fossil legume fruit.
Ligustrum miovulgare[3]
A species of Ligustrum; a replacement name for the invalidly named Ligustrum vulgare var. fossilis Baikovskaja.
Lijinganthus[54]
Liu et al.
A member of Pentapetalae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species L. revoluta.
Limnobiophyllum stockeyana[19]
A member of the family Araceae belonging to the subfamily Lemnoideae.
Liquidambar fujianensis[55]
Dong et al.
Middle Miocene
Fotan Group
A species of Liquidambar.
Lithocarpoxylon microporosum[27]
A member of the family Fagaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Lithocarpoxylon nanningensis[15]
A member of Fagaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Litseoxylon[56]
A member of the family Lauraceae. Genus includes new species L. nanningensis.
Luckowcarpa[57]
Martínez
Late Eocene
Esmeraldas Formation
Colombia
A member of Fabaceae belonging to the group Dalbergieae. Genus includes new species L. gunnii.
Lusitanispermum[40]
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species L. choffatii.
Lycopus europleistocenicus[3]
Pleistocene
Belarus
A species of Lycopus; a replacement name for the invalidly named Lycopus intermedius Dorofeev (1963).
Malus antiqua[3]
A species of Malus; a replacement name for Malus pulcherrima Givulescu (1980).
Maytenoxylon[58]
Franco
Late Cenozoic
Ituzaingó Formation
A member of Celastraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species M. perforatum.
Mcraeoxylon[51]
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil wood, with a suite of features seen in several families of Malpighiales, Myrtales and Oxalidales. Genus includes new species M. waddellii.
Meliosma antiqua[3]
United Kingdom
A species of Meliosma; a replacement name for Calvarinus reticulatus Reid & Reid (1910).
Menispermites calderensis[59]
Eocene (Ypresian)
Huitrera Formation
A member of the family Menispermaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Menispermites olmosensis[29]
A member of the family Menispermaceae.
Nelumbo jiayinensis[60]
Liang et al.
Yong'ancun Formation
A species of Nelumbo.
Neofructus[61]
Liu & Wang
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian)
Yixian Formation
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species N. lingyuanensis.
Nitaspermum[62]
Gen. et 5 sp. nov
Potomac Group
United States( Maryland Virginia)
A fossil seed with affinities to Austrobaileyales and Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species N. taylorii, N. hopewellense, N. crassum, N. virginiense and N. marylandense.
Nyssa givulescui[3]
A tupelo; a replacement name for Nyssa maxima Givulescu, Petrescu & Barbu (1997).
Obamacarpa[32]
A member of Cornales. Genus includes new species O. edenensis.
Ocotea undulatoides[3]
A species of Ocotea; a replacement name for Laurophyllum undulatum Weyland & Kilpper (1963).
Paisia[63]
Friis, Mendes & Pedersen
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Albian)
Almargem Formation
An early eudicot. Genus includes new species P. pantoporata.
Palaeocarya huashanensis[64]
Chen et al.
A member of the family Juglandaceae.
Paleoallium[65]
Pigg, Bryan & DeVore
EoceneYpresian
Okanagan HighlandsKlondike Mountain Formation
United States Washington
A monocot similar to members of Amaryllidaceae. Genus includes new species P. billgenseli.
Paliurus hirsuta[66]
A species of Paliurus.
Palmoxylon araneus[67]
Nour-El-Deen, El-Saadawi & Thomas
Oligocene (Rupelian)
Jebel Qatrani Formation
Palmoxylon elsaadawii[67]
Nour-El-Deen & Thomas in Nour-El-Deen, Thomas & El-Saadawi
Palmoxylon qatraniense[67]
Paraalbizioxylon sinica[27]
Paraalbizioxylon yunnanensis[27]
Parahancornioxylon[68]
Moya, Brea & Lutz
Andalhualá Formation
A member of Apocynaceae described on the basis of fossil wood; a new genus for "Menendoxylon" piptadiensis Lutz (1987).
Paraphyllanthoxylon antarcticum[23]
Pazlia[40]
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species P. hilaris.
Pazliopsis[40]
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species P. reyi.
Pentacentron[21]
A member of the family Trochodendraceae. The type species is P. sternhartae.
Photinia sarmatiaca[3]
A species of Photinia; a replacement name for the invalidly named Photinia acuminata Baikovskaja in Kryshtofovich & Baikovskaja (1965).
Pistacia miolentiscus[3]
Hungary
A species of Pistacia; a replacement name for Pistacia lentiscoides Andreánszky & Cziffery in Andreánszky (1959).
Pistacia pliolentiscus[3]
Netherlands
A species of Pistacia; a replacement name for Pistacia acuminata Reid & Reid (1915).
Pistacioxylon ufuki[69]
Akkemik & Poole in Akkemik et al.
Haymana Basin
Turkey
A Pistacia-like plant described on the basis of fossil wood.
Polyalthioxylon arunachalensis[70]
Srivastava, Mehrotra & Srikarni
Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene
A member of the family Annonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Priscophyllum[25]
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves; a replacement name for the invalidly published Grevilleophyllum Velenovský (1889). Genus includes "Grevillea" constans Velenovský (1883).
Prunus hirsutipetala[71]
Sokoloff, Remizowa & Nuraliev in Sokoloff et al.
Rovno amber
A species of Prunus.
Pseudoanacardium[72]
Manchester & Balmaki
Peru
A fossil fruit of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Anacardium" peruvianum Berry (1924).
Pseudolimnobiophyllum[19]
A member of the family Araceae belonging to the subfamily Lemnoideae. Genus includes new species P. simile.
Pseudowinterapollis agatdalensis[73]
Grímsson & Zetter in Grímsson et al.
Paleocene (Danian)
Agatdal Formation
Greenland
A pollen taxon, a member of the family Winteraceae.
Pterocaryoxylon huxii[27]
A member of the family Juglandaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Pterygota eocenica[39]
A species of Pterygota.
Ranunculus eoreptans[3]
A species of Ranunculus; a replacement name for Ranunculus pusillus Dorofeev (1987).
Retiacolpites pigafettaensis[30]
A pollen taxon resembling pollen of members of the genus Pigafetta.
Reyispermum[40]
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species R. parvum.
Rhododendron maii[3]
A species of Rhododendron; a replacement name for Rhododendron germanicum Mai & Walther (1988).
Rightcania[48]
United States( Virginia)
A member of the family Chloranthaceae. Genus includes new species R. kvacekii.
Ripogonum palaeozeylandiae[74]
Conran, Kennedy & Bannister
New Zealand
A species of Ripogonum.
Ruprechtioxylon breae[58]
A member of Polygonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Ryparosa churiaensis[5]
A species of Ryparosa.
Salacia lombardii[75]
Hernández-Damián, Gómez-Acevedo & Cevallos-Ferriz
A species of Salacia.
Sambucus sarmatiaca[3]
A species of Sambucus; a replacement name for the invalidly named Sambucus palaeoracemosa Baikovskaja in Kryshtofovich & Baikovskaja (1965).
Sapindopsis retallackii[4]
A member or a relative of the family Platanaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Schoenoplectiella isolepioides[18]
A member of the family Cyperaceae; a replacement name for the invalidly named Scirpus (Schoenoplectus) isolepioides Mai & Walther (1988).
Scirpus novorossicus[18]
Miocene (Tortonian)
A species of Scirpus; a replacement name for Scirpus leptocarpus Negru (1986), preoccupied by extant Scirpus leptocarpus Mueller (1855).
Setitheca[76]
A member of Laurales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. lativalva.
Silutanispermum[40]
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species S. kvacekiorum.
Sloanea siwalika[77]
More et al.
Geabdat Sandstone Formation
A species of Sloanea.
Soepadmoa[78]
Nixon, Crepet, Gandolfo & Grimaldi
Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
Raritan Formation(New Jersey amber)
United States( New Jersey)
A member of Fagales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. cupulata.
Staphylea spinosa[79]
Huang & Momohara in Huang, Momohara & Wang
Shobudani Formation
A species of Staphylea.
Stafylioxylon[8]
London Clay
A member of Vitaceae; a new genus for "Vitaceoxylon" ramunculiformis Poole & Wilkinson (2000).
Stellatia[2]
A phytoclast, possibly a member of Nymphaeaceae. Genus includes S. furcata (Duarte & Arai, 2010).
Stephania auriformis[80]
Comb nov
valid
(Hollick) Manchester & Han
Paleocene/Eocene
"King Salmon Lake flora"
USA Alaska
A moonseed species. Moved from Diploclisia auriformis (1994)[81]
Stephania jacquesii[80]
Late Eocene to late Oligocene
Clarno Formation Yongning Formation
China United States( Oregon)
A species of Stephania.
Stephania psittaca[59]
Jud & Gandolfo in Jud et al.
Salamanca Formation
Stephania wilfii[80]
Paleocene to Eocene
Green River Formation
Sterculia acerina[3]
A species of Sterculia; a replacement name for Acer crassinervium Ettingshausen (1869).
Symplocos hitchcockii[82]
Tiffney, Manchester & Fritsch
Brandon Lignite
United States( Vermont)
A species of Symplocos.
Syzygium christophelii[83]
Tarran et al.
A species of Syzygium.
Syzygium gurhaensis[39]
Tanispermum[84]
Gen. et 4 sp. nov
Early Cretaceous (early Aptian to early to middle Albian)
A flowering plant with affinities to Austrobaileyales or Nymphaeales. Genus includes new species T. hopewellense, T. marylandense, T. drewriense and T. antiquum.
Teuschestanthes[85]
Crepet, Nixon & Weeks
Lower Magothy Formation
A member of Ericales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species T. squamata.
Trichomites[2]
Gen. et 3 sp. nov
A phytoclast. Genus includes new species T. brevifurcatus (probably a member of Campanulaceae), T. duplihelicoidus (affinity unknown) and T. simplex (a dicotyledon of uncertain affinity).
Tricolpites joelcastroi[2]
A pollen taxon, an indeterminate dicotyledon.
Trochodendroides sittensis[86]
Golovneva in Golovneva & Zolina
Taxon described on the basis of fossil leaves resembling leaves of members of the family Cercidiphyllaceae.
Trochodendron postnastae[20]
A species of Trochodendron.
Trochodendron rosayi[20]
United States( Idaho Oregon)
Turneroxylon[51]
A eudicot with similarities to members of Dilleniaceae, described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species T. newmexicoense.
Ulmus maguanensis[87]
Zhang & Xing in Zhang et al.
Huazhige Formation
An elm.
Ulmus prelanceaefolia[87]
Ulmus priamurica[88]
Blokhina & Bondarenko
Sazanka Formation
Russia( Amur Oblast)
Unona miocenica[5]
A member of the family Annonaceae.
Viburnum pliolantana[3]
Russia( Bashkortostan)
A species of Viburnum; a replacement name for Viburnum lantanoides Dorofeev (1977).
Weinmannioxylon trichospermoides[23]
A member of Cunoniaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Wilkinsoniphyllum[59]
A member of the family Menispermaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. Genus includes new species W. menispermoides.
Wingia[4]
United States( Kansas Nebraska)
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil leaves. Genus includes "Dicotylophyllum" expansolobum Upchurch & Dilcher (1990).
Zanthoxylum pilari[3]
A species of Zanthoxylum; a replacement name for Zanthoxylum affine Pilar (1883).
Zanthoxylum tethyca[3]
A species of Zanthoxylum; a replacement name for Rutaspermum rugosum Chandler (1964).
Zelkovoxylon yesimae[69]
A Zelkova-like plant described on the basis of fossil wood.
Zygogynum poratus[89]
Liang & Zhou in Liang et al.
A species of Zygogynum.
Agathis immortalis[90]
Escapa et al.
A species of Agathis.
Agathoxylon crasseradiatum[91]
Lignier ex Philippe et al.
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian-Albian)
A member of Araucariaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Agathoxylon holbavicum[92]
Iamandei, Iamandei & Grădinaru
Early Jurassic
Agathoxylon santacruzense[93]
Kloster & Gnaedinger
Middle Jurassic
La Matilde Formation
Araucaria lefipanensis[94]
Andruchow-Colombo et al.
A species of Araucaria.
Atlanticoxylon ibiratinum[95]
Faria et al.
Permian (Artinskian)
Irati Formation
A conifer described on the basis of fossil wood.
Brachyoxylon cristianicum[92]
Brachyoxylon holbavicum[92]
Brachyoxylon zhejiangense[96]
Tian, Zhu & Wang in Tian et al.
Guantou Formation
A coniferous wood.
Chimaerostrobus[97]
Atkinson et al.
Early Jurassic(Pliensbachian-Toarcian)
Mawson Formation
Antarctica
A conifer pollen cone. Genus includes new species C. minutus.
Cryptomeria yunnanensis[98]
Ding & Zhou in Ding et al.
Lühe Basin
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Cryptomeria.
Cunninghamia shangcunica[99]
Kodrul et al.
Shangcun Formation
A species of Cunninghamia.
Cyclusphaera annularis[100]
Perez Loinaze & Llorens
Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation
A pollen taxon with affinities with the family Araucariaceae.
Cyclusphaera punnulosa[100]
Elatides laiyangensis[101]
Jin & Sun in Jin et al.
Laiyang Formation
A conifer.
Hirandubia[102]
Ghosh et al.
Rajmahal Basin
A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species H. cupressoides.
Kirketapel salamanquensis[103]
The oldest member of a scale-leaved clade of Podocarpaceae.
Marskea heeriana[104]
Nosova & Kiritchkova
Irkutsk Coal Basin
Morinostrobus[105]
Stockey et al.
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)
A member of Cupressaceae described on the basis of pollen cones. Genus includes new species M. holbergensis.
Pinus daflaensis[106]
Khan & Bera
Dafla Formation
A pine; a replacement name for Pinus arunachalensis Khan & Bera (2017) (preoccupied by Pinus arunachalensis Srivastava, 2017).
Pinus enochii[107]
Huerta Vergara & Cevallos-Ferriz
Lutita Packard Formation
A pine.
Pinus leiophylloides[108]
A pine; a replacement name for Pinus pseudotaeda Saporta (1865).
Pinus microstrobus[108]
A pine; a replacement name for Pinus microcarpa Saporta (1865).
Pinus notata[108]
A pine; a replacement name for Pinus divaricata Saporta (1865).
Pinus pentaphylloides[108]
A pine; a replacement name for Pinus hokkaidoensis Stockey & Ueda (1986).
Pinus tetraphylloides[108]
A pine; a replacement name for Pinus deflexa Saporta (1865).
Pinus uxui[107]
Platycladus preorientalis[109]
He et al.
A species of Platycladus.
Podocarpospermum podocarpoides[102]
A member of Podocarpaceae.
Protocedroxylon zhalantunense[110]
Zhang, Tian & Wang in Zhang et al.
Wanbao Formation
A member of the family Pinaceae.
Protocedroxylon zhangii[110]
Protophyllocladoxylon holbavicum[92]
Pseudofrenelopsis salesii[111]
Batista et al.
Romualdo Member
A member of Cheirolepidiaceae.
Rabagostrobus[112]
Kvaček et al.
Spain
An araucarian pollen cone. Genus includes new species R. hispanicus.
Sequoioxylon carneyvillense[113]
Li, Jin & Manchester
Fort Union Formation
Fossil wood resembling Sequoia.
Sequoioxylon zhangii[114]
Tian et al.
A member of Sequoioideae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Taxocladus czeremchoviensis[115]
Frolov & Mashchuk
Czeremkhovskaya Formation
Possibly a member of the family Taxaceae.
Yanliaoa daohugouensis[116]
Tan et al.
Daohugou Beds
A member of Cupressaceae sensu lato.
Baiera telmensis[115]
Frolov in Frolov & Mashchuk
Prisayanskaya Formation
A member of Ginkgoales.
Calycosperma[117]
Late Devonian
Wutong Formation
An early seed plant. Genus includes new species C. qii.
Carpolithes kurminensis[115]
Taltsy Formation
Seed of a gymnosperm of uncertain affinities.
Cordaites daviessensis[118]
Šimůnek
Carboniferous (early Westphalian D)
Staunton Formation
United States( Indiana)
Cordaites kinneyensis[118]
Carboniferous (Stephanian B)
Atrasado Formation
Cordaites minshallensis[118]
Carboniferous (Bolsovian)
Brazil Formation
Cordaites olneyensis[118]
Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian)
Mattoon Formation
United States( Illinois)
Cycadolepis ferrugineus[119]
McLoughlin, Pott & Sobbe
Jurassic (Pliensbachian–Aalenian)
A member of Bennettitales belonging to the family Williamsoniaceae.
Cycadopites grossus[100]
A pollen taxon, similar to many of the modern cycad pollen types.
Czekanowskia ottenii[120]
Kiritchkova, Kostina & Nosova
Jurassic
Eamesia[121]
Yang et al.
A member of Ephedraceae. Genus includes new species E. chinensis.
Eretmophyllum neimengguensis[122]
Yan'an Formation
Eretmophyllum odintsovae[115]
Eretmophyllum olchaense[120]
Ginkgo cuneifolia[123]
Tan, Dilcher, Wang & Sun in Sun et al.
Jiulongshan Formation
A species of Ginkgo.
Ginkgo daohugouensis[123]
Ginkgo glinkiensis[115]
Originally described as a species of Ginkgo, but subsequently transferred to the genus Ginkgoites.[124]
Ginkgo parvifolia[123]
Ginkgophyllum rhipidomorphum[125]
Gomankov
Late Permian
Hexianthus[126]
Wang & Sun in Wang et al.
Early Permian
Taiyuan Formation
A cone fossil belonging to the group Cordaitopsida and the family Cordaitaceae. Genus includes new species H. shenii.
Jugasporites vellicoites[127]
Zavattieri, Gutiérrez & Ezpeleta
Permian (Lopingian)
La Veteada Formation
A member of Voltziales described on the basis of fossil pollen grains.
Nanjinganthus[128]
Fu et al.
South Xiangshan Formation
A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Interpreted as an early fossil flower by Fu et al. (2018);[128] Coiro, Doyle & Hilton (2019) considered known specimens of this plant to be more similar to conifer cones.[129] Genus includes new species N. dendrostyla.
Nilssoniopteris crassiaxis[130]
Zhao & Deng in Zhao et al.
Xishanyao Formation
A member of Bennettitales.
Nilssoniopteris hamiensis[130]
Nilssoniopteris neimenguensis[131]
Early and Middle Jurassic
Hongqi Formation Mentougou Formation
A member of Bennettitales; a replacement name for Nilssoniopteris angustifolia Wang (1984), preoccupied by Nilssoniopteris angustifolia Doludenko and Svanidze (1969).
Nilssoniopteris shiveeovoensis[132]
Herrera et al.
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian)
Khukhteeg Formation
Mongolia
Nilssoniopteris tomentosa[132]
Tevshiingovi Formation
Otozamites toshioensoi[133]
Yamada, Legrand & Nishida
Sasayama Group
Ovalocarpus[134]
Naugolnykh
A member of Ginkgoales belonging to the family Cheirocladaceae. Genus includes new species O. ovoides.
Pachytestopsis[135]
McLoughlin, Bomfleur & Drinnan
Permian (Changhsingian)
Fort Cooper Coal Measures
A member of Glossopteridales. Genus includes new species P. tayloriorum.
Phoenicopsis kurminensis[136]
Irkutsk Basin
A member of Leptostrobales (= Czekanowskiales).
Podozamites harrisii[137]
Shi et al.
Tevshiin Govi Formation
A conifer belonging to the family Podozamitaceae, described on the basis of leaves.
Pseudotorellia kiensis[138]
Nosova & Golovneva
A member of Ginkgoales, described on the basis of leaves.
Pseudotorellia palustris[137]
Pseudotorellia parvifolia[138]
Pseudotorellia resinosa[137]
Pterophyllum philippoviae[139]
Gnilovskaya & Golovneva
Late Cretaceous (Turonian–Coniacian)
Russia( Magadan Oblast)
Pterophyllum terechoviae[139]
Kakanaut Formation
Russia( Koryak Okrug)
Ptilozamites longifolia[140]
Cariglino, Monti & Zavattieri
Middle Triassic
Quebrada de los Fósiles Formation
A seed fern.
Rufloria glabra[141]
Permian
A member of Pinopsida belonging to the group Cordaitanthales and to the family Rufloriaceae.
Samaropsis shenii[126]
A seed fossil belonging to the group Cordaitopsida and the family Cordaitaceae.
Solenites haojiagouensis[142]
Late Triassic
Haojiagou Formation
A member of Czekanowskiales.
Sphenopteris valentinii[143]
Forte & Kerp in Forte et al.
Permian (Kungurian)
Tregiovo Formation
Italy
A fern-like plant, probably a seed fern.
Trisquama[144]
Gordenko & Broushkin
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)
Russia( Kursk Oblast)
A gymnosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, belonging to the new order Trisquamales. Genus includes new species T. valentinii.
Williamsonia durikaiensis[119]
Williamsonia eskensis[119]
Esk Formation
Williamsonia gracilis[119]
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian–Hauterivian)
Lees Sandstone
Williamsonia ipsvicensis[119]
Late Triassic (Carnian or earliest Norian)
Blackstone Formation
Williamsonia rugosa[119]
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Bajocian)
Wintucycas beatrizae[145]
Martínez, Ottone & Artabe
Pichaihue Limestone
A cycad belonging to the group Encephalartoideae.
Zamia nelliae[146]
Erdei & Calonje in Erdei et al.
Gatuncillo Formation
Panama
A cycad, a species of Zamia.
Acitheca murphyi[147]
Correia et al.
Carboniferous (Gzhelian)
Douro Basin
A marattialean fern.
Adoketophyton pingyipuensis[148]
Edwards & Li
Early Devonian
Pingyipu Group
Apiculatasporites ruptus[149]
Noetinger, di Pasquo & Starck
Devonian
A trilete spore.
Aptychellites[150]
Schäfer-Verwimp, Hedenäs, Ignatov & Heinrichs in Kaasalainen et al.
Dominican amber
Dominican Republic
A moss resembling members of the extant genus Aptychella of the family Pylaisiadelphaceae. Genus includes new species A. fossilis.
Arthropitys taoshuyuanensis[151]
Permian (Wuchiapingian)
Wutonggou Formation
A member of Calamitaceae.
Asinisetum plaatkopensis[152]
Anderson & Anderson
Late Triassic (Carnian)
Molteno Formation
South Africa
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Equisetales and the family Equisetaceae.
Azolla coloniensis[153]
De Benedetti et al.
A species of Azolla.
Balenosetum[152]
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Echinostachyales. Genus includes new species B. candlewaxia.
Baoyinia[154]
A zosterophyll. Genus includes new species B. sichuanensis.
Calamospora fissurata[155]
Gutiérrez & Balarino
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)
Ordóñez Formation
A spore taxon.
Cetistachys[152]
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Echinostachyales. Genus includes new species C. cetenis.
Cheilolejeunea lamyi[156]
Heinrichs et al.
A member of Lejeuneaceae.
Cladophlebis akulovii[115]
A fern of uncertain affinities.
Cladophlebis odintsovае[115]
Cooksonia barrandei[157]
Libertín et al.
Early Silurian
Motol Formation
Coptospora santacrucensis[100]
A spore taxon similar to spores of extant members of the families Sphaerocarpaceae, Ricciaceae and Riellaceae.
Crybelosporites corrugatus[100]
A spore taxon related to the family Marsileaceae.
Culcita remberi[158]
Pinson, Manchester & Sessa
Clarkia fossil beds
United States( Idaho)
A species of Culcita.
Cymatiosphaera robusta[149]
A prasinophyte.
Densoisporites patagonicus[100]
A spore taxon with affinities with the Lycopsida.
Dictyophyllum menendezii[159]
Bodnar et al.
Middle Triassic (Ladinian)
Cortaderita Formation
A fern belonging to the family Dipteridaceae.
Digitopteris[160]
Pott & Bomfleur in Pott et al.
A fern belonging to the family Dipteridaceae. Genus includes new species D. repanda.
Echinostachys tinensis[152]
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Echinostachyales and the family Echinostachyaceae.
Eddianna[161]
Pfeiler & Tomescu
Devonian (Emsian)
Battery Point Formation
Canada( Quebec)
A member of Rhyniopsida. Genus includes new species E. gaspiana
Electorotheca[162]
Morris, Edwards & Pedersen
Devonian (Lochkovian)
Freshwater West Formation
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species E. enigmatica.
Emphanisporites genselae[163]
Wellman
Devonian (Pragian-earliest Emsian)
Val d'Amour Formation
Canada( New Brunswick)
A plant described on the basis of fossil spores.
Emphanisporites morrisae[163]
Campbellton Formation Val d'Amour Formation
Emphanisporites? tenuis[164]
García Muro, Rubinstein & Steemans
Silurian (Přídolí)
Los Espejos Formation
Endosporites menendezi[155]
Agua Colorada Formation
A spore taxon; a replacement name for Endosporites parvus Menéndez (1965).
Equisetites budagaevae[115]
Equisetites greenensis[152]
Equisetites kanensis[152]
Equisetites kapokensis[152]
Equisetites nuwensis[152]
Equisetites pentapenensis[152]
Equisetites umkensis[152]
Equisetostachys boesmansensis[152]
Equisetostachys calensis[152]
Equisetostachys cervensis[152]
Equisetostachys jaarensis[152]
Equisetostachys kroonensis[152]
Equisetostachys laggensis[152]
Equisetostachys luziensis[152]
Equisetostachys penensis[152]
Equisetostachys pokensis[152]
Escapia[165]
Rothwell, Millay & Stockey
A member of Marattiales. Genus includes new species E. christensenioides.
Frederica kurdistanensis[166]
Bucur et al.
Paleogene
Khurmala Formation
Iraq
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales.
Frullania grabenhorstii[167]
Feldberg et al.
Bitterfeld amber
A liverwort, a species of Frullania.
Frullania zerovii[168]
Mamontov, Ignatov & Perkovsky
Geocalyx heinrichsii[169]
Katagiri
Baltic amber
Europe (Baltic Sea region)
A liverwort.
Gleicheniorachis sinensis[170]
Late Jurassic
Manketouebo Formation
A fern belonging to the family Gleicheniaceae.
Groenlandia pescheri[171]
Uhl & Poschmann
Enspel Formation
A species of Groenlandia.
Heilongjiangcaulis[172]
Cheng & Yang
Cretaceous
Songliao Basin
A tree fern. Genus includes new species H. keshanensis.
Holttumopteris[173]
Regalado et al.
Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian )
A eupolypod fern. Genus includes new species H. burmensis.
Horriditriletes chacoparanensis[155]
Hypnites lycopodioides[174]
Ignatov & Váňa in Winterscheid et al.
Rott Formation
A member of Hypnales of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a replacement name for Hypnum lycopodioides Weber in Wessel & Weber.
Jaffrezocodium[175]
Granier
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
France Spain
A green alga belonging to the group Bryopsidales. Genus includes new species J. bipennatus.
Jiangyounia[154]
A rhyniophyte. Genus includes new species J. gengi.
Knorripteris taylorii[176]
Galtier et al.
Triassic
A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement.
Kowieria[177]
Gess & Prestianni
Devonian (Famennian)
Witpoort Formation
A lycopsid. Genus includes new species K. alveoformis.
Kraaiostachys[152]
Molteno Formation Santa Clara Formation
Mexico South Africa
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Equisetales and the family Equisetaceae. Genus includes new species K. plaatkopensis.
Leiosphaeridia ibateensis[2]
An acritarch, probably a prasinophyte.
Leiotriletes malanzanensis[155]
Malanzán Formation
A spore taxon; a replacement name for Leiotriletes tenuis Azcuy (1975).
Lejeunea miocenica[150]
Heinrichs, Schäfer-Verwimp, Renner & Lee in Kaasalainen et al.
A liverwort, a species of Lejeunea.
Lilingostrobus[178]
Gerrienne et al.
Xikuangshan Formation
A member of Lycopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species L. chaloneri.
Marsilea mascogos[179]
A species of Marsilea.
Molaspora aspera[180]
Zavialova & Batten
A member of Marsileaceae described on the basis of megaspores.
Moltenomites[152]
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Echinostachyales. Genus includes new species M. linearifolia and M. attenuatifolia.
Naybandoporella[181]
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov
Senowbari-Daryan
Late Triassic (Rhaetian)
Nayband Formation
Greece Iran
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales, possibly a member of the family Triploporellaceae. Genus includes new species N. rhaetica, as well as "Probolocupsis" sarmeikensis Senowbari-Daryan (2014).
Oleandra bangmaii[182]
Xie et al.
A species of Oleandra.
Ornicephalum[148]
A member of Lycophytina; a new genus for "Zosterophyllum" sichuanensis Geng (1992).
?Osmunda weylandii[174]
Kvaček & Winterscheid in Winterscheid et al.
A fern, possibly a species of Osmunda.
Osmundopsis zunigai[183]
Coturel et al.
Potrerillos Formation
A fern belonging to the family Osmundaceae.
Paraschizoneura fredensis[152]
Paraschizoneura quadripenensis[152]
Paraschizoneura rooipoortensis[152]
Paraschizoneura telensis[152]
Peromonolites globosum[100]
A spore taxon with affinities with the Filicales.
Pleurorhizoxylon[184]
Zhang et al.
An early euphyllophyte. Genus includes new species P. yixingense.
Polycladophyton[154]
A rhyniophyte. Genus includes new species P. gracilis.
Pterospermella simplex[149]
Radula intecta[150]
Renner, Schäfer-Verwimp & Heinrichs in Kaasalainen et al.
A species of Radula
Rafaherbstia[185]
Ge. et sp. nov
Vera & Césari
Cerro Negro Formation
Antarctica(Livingston Island)
A cyathealean tree fern. Genus includes new species R. nishidai.
Retitriletes ornatus[100]
A spore taxon with affinities with the Lycopodiales.
Retusotriletes archangelskyi[155]
Schizoneura cucumis[152]
Schizoneura koningensis[152]
Scleropteris iljiniana[120]
Sichuania[154]
A zosterophyll. Genus includes new species S. uskielloides.
Sphenophyllum changxingense[186]
Suppiluliumaella tarburensis[187]
Rashidi & Schlagintweit
Tarbur Formation
Iran
Tauridium elongatum[188]
Jia & Song
Changxing Formation
A member of Gymnocodiaceae.
Taurocusporites inaequalis[100]
A spore taxon with affinities with the Bryophyta sensu lato.
Tempskya zhangii[189]
Xiaonan, Fengxiang & Yeming
A tree fern
Tiaomaphyton[190]
Xu, Fu & Wang
Middle Devonian
Tiaomachian Formation
A Colpodexylon-like lycopsid. Genus includes new species T. fui.
Townroviamites multifoliata[152]
Townroviamites petfredae[152]
Townroviamites stellata[152]
Tricarinella[191]
Savoretti et al.
A moss belonging to the family Grimmiaceae. Genus includes new species T. crassiphylla.
Viridistachys[152]
A member of Equisetopsida belonging to the group Equisetales and the family Equisetaceae. Genus includes new species V. moltenensis and V. gypsensis.
Zonulamites annumensis[152]
Zonulamites collensis[152]
Zonulamites elandensis[152]
Zonulamites viridensis[152]
Zosterophyllum ovatum[148]