2012 in paleobotany
This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2012, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2012.
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Bryophytes
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bryokhutuliinia crassimarginata[1] |
Sp nov |
Ignatov et al |
Ukurey formation |
A moss of uncertain placement. |
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Lycophytes
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Winslowia[2] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dunn et al. |
Pride Mountain Formation |
A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Chaloneriaceae. Genus includes new species W. tuscumbiana. |
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Marchantiophytes
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Riccardiothallus[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Guo et al. |
Devonian (Pragian) |
Posongchong Formation |
A liverwort belonging to the family Aneuraceae. Genus includes new species R. devonicus. |
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Ferns and fern allies
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Korallipteris[4] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Vera & Passalia |
A fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Millerocaulis tekelili[6] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera |
Cerro Negro Formation |
An Osmundaceae fern. Originally placed in Millerocaulis; |
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Osmundopsis rafaelii[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Escapa & Cúneo |
A member of Osmundaceae. |
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Todites cacereii[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Escapa & Cúneo |
A member of Osmundaceae. |
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Bennettitales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anomozamites harrisi[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Кokala Suite |
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Anomozamites heeri[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pott et al. |
Probably late Middle Jurassic |
A member of Bennettitales. Originally described as a species of Anomozamites |
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Cycadolepis barnardii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis karatauensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis kirillii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis kokalensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis lata[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis maija[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis multistomata[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis pachydermatica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis perfecta[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis prynadае[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Cycadolepis schairensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Кokala Suite |
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Nilssoniopteris localis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Nilssoniopteris saveljevii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Tonasha Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum doludenkoae[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum originalum[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum pаrvisegmentatum[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum pinniforme[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum valentinaeа[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Pterophyllum vsevolodii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia baranovaeа[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia chagaensе[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia kokalensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Williamsonia vialovaea[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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"Pteridospermatophytes"
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Ctenozamites schweitzerii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
A member of Pteridospermatophyta of uncertain affinities. |
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Eretmonia macloughlinii[13] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor |
Late Permian |
Upper Buckley Formation |
A member of Glossopteridales. |
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Kuvakospermum[14] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh & Sidorov |
A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes new species K. pedatum. |
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Lidgettoniopsis[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor |
Late Permian |
Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation) |
A seed fern belonging to the group Dictyopteridiales and the family Eretmoniaceae. Genus includes new species L. ramulus. |
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Scutum leiophyllum[15] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor |
Late Permian |
Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation) |
A member of Glossopteridales belonging to the family Dictyopteridiaceae. |
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Vetlugospermum[16] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Naugolnykh |
A seed fern belonging to the group Peltaspermales. Genus includes new species V. rombicum. |
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Ginkgoales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gnaedinger |
Roca Blanca Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou, Quan, & Liu |
upper Paleocene |
An extinct species in the modern genus Ginkgo |
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Ginkgo gomolitzkyana[19] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova |
Middle Jurassic |
Angren Formation |
A member of Ginkgoales. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dong & Sun |
Huolinhe Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Кokala Suite |
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Ginkgoites irdalicus[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic |
Ergozi Suite |
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Ginkgoites kelendensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) |
Tonasha Formation |
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Ginkgoites ketovianus[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Sarydiirmeny Suite |
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Leptotoma asiatica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
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Pseudotorellia karadiirmenica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
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Conifers
Araucariaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Emwadea[21] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dettmann, Clifford & Peters |
A member of the family Araucariaceae. Genus includes new species E. microcarpa. |
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Cheirolepidiaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Duartenia[22] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohr et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A possible member of Cheirolepidiaceae. The type species is Duartenia araripensis. |
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Glenrosa falcata[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gomez, Ewin & Daviero-Gomez |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
A conifer. |
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Cupressaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi, Zhou, & Xie |
Oligocene |
Ningming Formation |
A Calocedrus species |
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Fokienia shengxianensis[25] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
He, Sun & Liu |
Late Miocene |
Shengxian Formation |
Originally placed in Fokienia. |
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Pinaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rothwell et al. |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) |
Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
A member of Pinaceae. The type species is Eathiestrobus mackenziei. |
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Picea burtonii[28] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Klymiuk & Stockey |
A spruce species seed cone. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ryberg et al. |
Speeton Clay Formation |
A pine. |
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Podocarpaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Dacrycarpus puertae[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wilf |
A species of Dacrycarpus |
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Taxaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Marskea kazachstanica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Kokala Suite |
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Torreya kazachstanica[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Kokala Suite |
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Other conifers
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Kokala Suite |
A conifer of uncertain affinities. |
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Plyophyllioxylon[31] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Feng et al. |
Lower Shihhotse Formation |
A conifer of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. hulstaiense. |
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Other gymnosperms
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiritchkova & Nosova |
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) |
Karadiirmen' Formation |
A cycad. |
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Rehezamites[32] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pott et al. |
A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species R. anisolobus. |
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Angiosperms
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Archaeampelos senonica[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Baasia[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian) |
A member of the family Celastraceae. Genus includes new species B. armendarisense. |
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Bertilanthus[35] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis & Pedersen |
An asterid. Genus includes new species B. scanicus. |
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Camptodromites sibiricus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Celastrinites lanceolatus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Chaneya hainanensis[36] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feng & Jin |
Changchang Basin |
A fossil fruit. |
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Cissites basicordatus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Cissus lombardii[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Manchester, Chen & Lott |
Early Oligocene |
Mancora Formation |
A species of Cissus. |
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Eucalyptus caldericola[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa |
A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Eucalyptus frenguelliana[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gandolfo & Zamaloa in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa |
A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Eucalyptus lynchiae[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gandolfo & Hermsen in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa |
A species of Eucalyptus. |
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Fulleroxylon[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian) |
A member of the family Myrtaceae. Genus includes new species F. armendarisense. |
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Juglandiphyllites microdentatus[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Alekseev |
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Laurinoxylon stichkai[39] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Boonchai & Manchester |
Early Eocene |
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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Laurophyllum calicarioides[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Litsea. |
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Laurophyllum lacustris[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum maarensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Laurophyllum microphyllum[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Laurophyllum otagoensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum sylvestris[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum taieriensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Laurophyllum vulcanicola[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia. |
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Laurophyllum waipiata[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya. |
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Litseopsis nova-zelandiae[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lauraceae. |
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Mahonia grimmii[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Güner & Denk |
Eskihisar Formation |
A species of Mahonia. |
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Mahonia somaensis[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Güner & Denk |
Soma Formation |
A species of Mahonia. |
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Morinda chinensis[42] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Shi et al. |
Changchang Formation |
A species of Morinda. |
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Newtonia mushensis[43] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pan et al. |
Early Miocene |
A species of Newtonia. |
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Palaeophytocrene hammenii[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull in Stull et al. |
Middle-late Paleocene |
A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae. |
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Palaeophytocrene piggae[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull in Stull et al. |
Late Paleocene |
A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae. |
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Pygmaeoxylon[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Estrada-Ruiz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian) |
A magnoliid of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. paucipora. |
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Pyrenacantha austroamericana[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stull in Stull et al. |
Late early Oligocene |
A species of Pyrenacantha. |
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Schenkeriphyllum glanduliferum[45] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohr, Coiffard & Bernardes-de-Oliveira |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Fossil magnolialean angiosperm. |
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Wilsonoxylon[39] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boonchai & Manchester |
Early Eocene |
A member of Canellaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species W. edenense. |
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