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Flowering plants

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Andiroxylon thanobolensis[1]	Sp. nov	Valid	Khan et al.	Miocene	Manchar Formation	Pakistan	A member of Fabaceae, a species of Andiroxylon.
Celastrus caducidentatus[2]	Sp. nov	Valid	Liang & Zhou in Liang et al.	Miocene		China	A species of Celastrus.
Cretacaeiporites aegyptiaca[3]	Sp. nov	In press	Ibrahim et al.	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Bahariya Formation	Egypt
Ettingshausenia vetviensis[4]	Sp. nov	Valid	Herman in Herman & Sokolova	Late Cretaceous (Turonian–Coniacian)	Vetvinskaya Member (Chalbugchan Group)	Russia ( Kamchatka Krai)	A member of Platanofolia, a species of Ettingshausenia.
Euanthus[5]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Liu & Wang	Jurassic (probably Callovian or Oxfordian)	Jiulongshan Formation	China	An early flowering plant. The type species is Euanthus panii.
Globosites[6]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Poinar	Eocene or Miocene		Dominican Republic	A member of Orchidaceae known from Dominican amber. The type species is Globosites apicola.
Hedycaryoxylon burmeisteri[7]	Sp. nov	Valid	Egerton, Williams & Lacovara	Late Cretaceous (late Campanian to early Maastrichtian)	Cerro Fortaleza Formation	Argentina	A member of Monimiaceae, a species of Hedycaryoxylon.
Jamesrosea[8]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Crepet et al.	Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)		Myanmar	A member of Laurales, probably related to Atherospermataceae and Gomortegaceae. The type species is Jamesrosea burmensis.
Juraherba[9]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Han & Wang in Han et al.	Middle Jurassic	Jiulongshan Formation	China	An early flowering plant, resembling members of Hydatellaceae in general morphology and habit. The type species is Juraherba bodae.
Jusinghipollis ticoensis[10]	Sp. nov	Valid	Llorens & Perez Loinaze	Early Cretaceous (Aptian)	Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation	Argentina	A flowering plant known from pollen grains, a species of Jusinghipollis.
Laurinoxylon chalatenangensis[11]	Sp. nov	In press	Cevallos-Ferriz, Cerón López & Flores Rocha	Miocene	Chalatenango Formation	El Salvador	A member of Lauraceae, a species of Laurinoxylon.
Lonchocarpus miocenicus[12]	Sp. nov	Valid	Hernández-Damián et al.	Miocene		Mexico	A species of Lonchocarpus.
Lunania floresi[13]	Sp. nov	Valid	Hernández-Damián, Calvillo-Canadell & Cevallos-Ferriz	Miocene		Mexico	A species of Lunania.
Mahonia mioasiatica[14]	Sp. nov	Valid	Huang et al.	Late Miocene	Xiaolongtan Formation	China	A species of Mahonia.
Malloranga dentata[15]	Sp. nov	Valid	Conran, Lee & Reichgelt	Miocene		New Zealand	A member of Euphorbiaceae belonging to the subfamily Acalyphoideae, a species of Malloranga.
Metrosideros leunigii[16]	Sp. nov	Valid	Tarran, Wilson & Hill	Eocene-Early Oligocene		Australia	A species of Metrosideros.
Palaeocarya longipedicelata[17]	Sp. nov	In press	Dong et al.	Oligocene	Ningming Formation	China	A member of Juglandaceae, a species of Palaeocarya.
Parinari panamensis[18]	Sp. nov	Valid	Jud, Nelson & Herrera	Early Miocene		Panama	A species of Parinari.
Parvileguminophyllum penzhinense[4]	Sp. nov	Valid	Herman in Herman & Sokolova	Late Cretaceous (Turonian–Coniacian)	Vetvinskaya Member (Chalbugchan Group)	Russia ( Kamchatka Krai)	A member of Legumifolia, a species of Parvileguminophyllum.
Populus zhenyuanensis[19]	Sp. nov	In press	Liang & Zhou in Liang et al.	Miocene	Dajie Formation	China	A species of Populus.
Potamogeton baluevae[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Miocene (Burdigalian)		Russia ( Tomsk Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton decipiens Nikitin (preoccupied).
Potamogeton borsukiae[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Miocene (Burdigalian)		Russia ( Tomsk Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton carinatus Nikitin (preoccupied).
Potamogeton gorbunovii[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Middle Pleistocene		Russia ( Voronezh Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton pseudofriesii Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton jakubovskajae[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pliocene (Piacenzian)		Belarus	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton praenatans Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton kasakorum[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pliocene (Piacenzian)		Russia ( Rostov Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton pliocenicus Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton kolesnikovae[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pliocene (Piacenzian)		Russia ( Bashkortostan)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton stylatus Dorofeev & Wieliczkiewicz in Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton kondinskajae[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pleistocene (Gelasian)		Russia ( Tambov Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton obtusus Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton novorossicus[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Miocene (Messinian)		Ukraine	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton corniculatus Negru (preoccupied).
Potamogeton pashkovii[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pleistocene (Gelasian)		Russia ( Lipetsk Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton striatus Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton rutiloides[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pleistocene (Gelasian)		Russia ( Tambov Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton palaeorutilus Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton snigirevskajae[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pliocene (Piacenzian)		Russia ( Rostov Oblast)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton microcarpus Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Potamogeton volgensis[20]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pliocene (Piacenzian)		Russia ( Tatarstan)	A species of Potamogeton; a replacement name for Potamogeton tataricus Dorofeev & Wieliczkiewicz in Dorofeev (preoccupied).
Pterocarya rhoifolioides[21]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Miocene		Japan  Russia ( Primorsky Krai  Sakhalin Oblast)	A species of Pterocarya; a replacement name for Juglans japonica Tanai (1961).
Quercus tibetensis[22]	Sp. nov	Valid	Xu, Su & Zhou in Xu et al.	Late Miocene	Lawula Formation	China	An oak.
Rosa fortuita[23]	Sp. nov	Valid	Su & Zhou in Su et al.	Late Miocene		China	A species of rose.
Rudiculites[6]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Poinar	Eocene or Miocene		Dominican Republic	A member of Orchidaceae known from Dominican amber. The type species is Rudiculites dominicana.
Sapindopsis turolensis[24]	Sp. nov	Valid	Sender et al.	Early Cretaceous (Albian)		Spain	A member of Platanaceae, a species of Sapindopsis.
Silene novorossica[25]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Miocene (Tortonian)		Ukraine	A species of Silene; a replacement name for Silene mirabilis Negru (1986).
Strychnos electri[26]	Sp. nov	Valid	Poinar & Struwe	Eocene or Miocene		Dominican Republic	A member of Loganiaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Strychnos.
Trapa duensis[27]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Tertiary		Russia ( Sakhalin Oblast)	A water caltrop; a replacement name for Trapa sachalinensis Vassiljev in Baranov (1954) (preoccupied).
Trapa minor[27]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pleistocene		Czech Republic	A water caltrop; a replacement name for Trapa minuta Opravil (1966) (preoccupied).
Trapa mionipponica[27]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Miocene		Japan	A water caltrop; a replacement name for Trapa mikii Suzuki (1961) (preoccupied).
Trapa plioincisa[27]	Nom. nov	Valid	Doweld	Pliocene		Japan	A water caltrop; a replacement name for Trapa pseudoincisa Vassiljev in Baranov (1954) (preoccupied).
Tricolpites tortuous[28]	Sp. nov	In press	Korasidis et al.	Early Cretaceous (Albian)	Eumeralla Formation	Australia
Vernifolium[29]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Jud & Sohn	Early Cretaceous	Potomac Group	United States ( Virginia)	A herbaceous eudicot, possibly related to Ranunculales. The type species is Vernifolium tenuiloba.
Yuhania[30]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Liu & Wang	Middle Jurassic (Callovian)	Jiulongshan Formation	China	An early angiosperm. The type species is Yuhania daohugouensis.
Zanthoxylum trachyspermum[31]	Sp. nov	Valid	Zhu & Zhou in Zhu et al.	Late Miocene		China	A member of Rutaceae, a species of Zanthoxylum.

Other seed plants

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Baiera aquilonia[32]	Sp. nov	Valid	Pott, van der Burgh & van Konijnenburg-van Cittert	Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian)	Helvetiafjellet Formation	Norway	A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Baiera.
Baiera baishanensis[33]	Sp. nov	In press	Zhao et al.	Early Cretaceous	Yingzuilazi Formation	China	A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Baiera.
Cunninghamia beardii[34]	Sp. nov	Valid	Buczkowski et al.	Eocene		Canada ( British Columbia)	A species of Cunninghamia.
Elatides sandaolingensis[35]	Sp. nov	In press	Wang & Sun in Wang et al.	Middle Jurassic	Xishanyao Formation	China	A conifer belonging or related to the family Cupressaceae; a species of Elatides.
Galeacornea guayaguensis[36]	Sp. nov	Valid	Prámparo, Narváez & Mego	Early Cretaceous (probably Albian)	Lagarcito Formation	Argentina	A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member or a relative of Gnetophyta; a species of Galeacornea.
Nidpuria falcatum[37]	Sp. nov	Valid	Parveen & Bhowmik	Triassic		India	A member of Coniferopsida, possibly a member of Voltziales; a species of Nidpuria.
Phoenicopsis (Windwardia) daohugouensis[38]	Sp. nov	In press	Huang et al.	Middle Jurassic	Jiulongshan Formation	China	A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis.
Pinus mundayi[39]	Sp. nov	Valid	Falcon-Lang, Mages & Collinson	Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)	Chaswood Formation	Canada ( Nova Scotia)	A pine.
Pityostrobus pluriresinosa[40]	Sp. nov	In press	Smith et al.	Early Cretaceous		United States ( California)	A member of Pinaceae, a species of Pityostrobus.
Protocedroxylon shengjinbeigouense[41]	Sp. nov	In press	Ding et al.	Early Cretaceous	Yixian Formation	China	A conifer, a species of Protocedroxylon.
Prototianshanoxylon[42]	Gen. et 2 sp. nov	Valid	Wei & Zhang in Wei et al.	Permian		China	A member of Coniferopsida. The type species is Prototianshanoxylon erdaogouense; genus also contains Prototianshanoxylon hamiense.
Pseudoephedra[43]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Liu & Wang	Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian)	Yixian Formation	China	An Ephedra-like seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Pseudoephedra paradoxa.
Sequoiadendron tchucoticum[44]	Sp. nov	Valid	Sokolova in Sokolova & Moiseeva	Late Cretaceous (Santonian-early Campanian)		Russia ( Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)	A species of Sequoiadendron.
Taxodioxylon heichengziense[41]	Sp. nov	In press	Ding et al.	Early Cretaceous	Yixian Formation	China	A conifer, a species of Taxodioxylon.
Thujoxylon beipiaoense[41]	Sp. nov	In press	Ding et al.	Early Cretaceous	Yixian Formation	China	A conifer, a species of Thujoxylon.
Umkomasia mongolica[45]	Sp. nov	In press	Shi et al.	Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)	Tevshiin Govi Formation	Mongolia	A member of Umkomasiales (also known as Corystospermales), a species of Umkomasia.
Welsbergia[46]	Gen. et comb. nov	In press	Pott et al.	Late Triassic (Rhaetian)		Germany	A member of Bennettitales. The type species is Welsbergia bursigera (Harris).
Xenoxylon guangyuanensis[47]	Sp. nov	In press	Tian et al.	Late Triassic	Xujiahe Formation	China
Xenoxylon junggarensis[48]	Sp. nov	Valid	Wan et al.	Late Triassic (Norian)	Huangshanjie Formation	China	A gymnosperm, a species of Xenoxylon.

Other plants

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Adinosporus[49]	Gen. et 3 sp. nov	Valid	Strother	Cambrian		United States ( Tennessee)	A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta. The type species is Adinosporus voluminosus; genus also contains Adinosporus bullatus and Adinosporus geminus.
Botryopteris sterzelii[50]	Sp. nov	Valid	Barthel	Early Permian	Döhlen Formation	Germany	A fern belonging to the group Coenopteridales, a species of Botryopteris.
Bowmanites haussei[50]	Sp. nov	Valid	Barthel	Early Permian	Döhlen Formation	Germany	A member of Sphenophyllales, a species of Bowmanites.
Brabantophyton[51]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Momont, Gerrienne & Prestianni	Devonian (mid Givetian to earliest Frasnian)		Belgium	A member of Stenokoleales (a group of plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly related to the seed plants). The type species is Brabantophyton runcariense.
Cyclosorus scutum[52]	Sp. nov	Valid	Naugolnykh et al.	Eocene	Changchang Formation	China	A member of Thelypteridaceae, a species of Cyclosorus.
Krameropteris[53]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Schneider, Schmidt & Heinrichs	Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)		Myanmar	A member of Polypodiales belonging to the group Dennstaedtiaceae. The type species is Krameropteris resinatus.
Lundbladispora punctata[54]	Sp. nov	Valid	Césari & Colombi	Late Triassic	Ischigualasto Formation	Argentina
Melvillipteris[55]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Xue & Basinger	Devonian (Famennian)		Canada ( Nunavut)	A member of Rhacophytales. The type species is Melvillipteris quadriseriata.
Neolepisorus chingii[56]	Sp. nov	In press	Xie et al.	Late Miocene	Bangmai Formation	China	A member of Polypodiaceae, a species of Neolepisorus.
Pallaviciniites sandaolingensis[57]	Sp. nov	In press	Li et al.	Middle Jurassic	Xishanyao Formation	China	A thalloid liverwort, a species of Pallaviciniites.
Polymniopteris[58]	Gen. et comb. nov	In press	Sundue & Poinar	Eocene or Miocene		Dominican Republic	A fern found in Dominican amber; a new genus for "Grammitis" succinea Gómez (1982).
Retusotriletes herbstii[54]	Sp. nov	Valid	Césari & Colombi	Late Triassic	Ischigualasto Formation	Argentina
Sigillariostrobus barkeri[59]	Sp. nov	Valid	Thomas & Seyfullah	Carboniferous (Bolsovian)		United Kingdom	A lycophyte belonging to the group Sigillariostrobaceae, a species of Sigillariostrobus.
Sigillariostrobus saltwellensis[59]	Sp. nov	Valid	Thomas & Seyfullah	Carboniferous (Langsettian–Duckmantian)		United Kingdom	A lycophyte belonging to the group Sigillariostrobaceae, a species of Sigillariostrobus.
Spissuspora[49]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Strother	Cambrian		United States ( Tennessee)	A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta. The type species is Spissuspora laevigata.
Taimyrobryum[60]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Ignatov et al.	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)		Russia ( Krasnoyarsk Krai)	A member of Bryopsida found in Taimyr amber. The type species is Taimyrobryum martynoviorum.
Tecaropteris[61]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Rozefelds, Dettmann & Clifford in Rozefelds et al.	Paleogene	Redbank Plains Formation	Australia	A member of Pteridaceae belonging to the subfamily Ceratopteridoideae. The type species is Tecaropteris aquaincola
Vidalgea[49]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Strother	Cambrian		United States ( Tennessee)	A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta. The type species is Vidalgea maculata.
Walcottophycus[62]	Gen. et comb. nov	In press	Wu & LoDuca in Wu et al.	Cambrian	Burgess Shale Kaili Formation	Canada  China	A possible member of Chlorophyta. The type species is "Bosworthia" gyges Walcott (1919).

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