2014 in paleobotany

none 2014 paleobotany paleontology arthropod paleontology paleoentomology paleomalacology reptile paleontology archosaur paleontology mammal paleontology paleoichthyology This article records new taxa of plants that were described during the year 2014, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year 2014. Chlorophytes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAndreiellaIoan I. Bucur 2014 A new dasycladalean alga from the Lower Cretaceous of the Eastern Carpathians (Romania): Andreiella rajkae nov. gen., nov. sp. Facies 60 1 217–228 10.1007/s10347-013-0375-z 2014Faci...60..217B 129783680 Gen. et sp. novValidBucurEarly Cretaceous (Barremian–?Aptian)RomaniaA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Genus includes new species A. rajkae.Belzungia barattoloiRajka Radoičić Nazire Özgen-Erdem 2014 A new dasycladalean algae from the Lower Eocene of the Seyitgazi Region, Central Turkey: Belzungia barattoloi sp. nov Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 10 1–2 5–14 http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/01_Radoicic_Erdem2.pdf 2019-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204010/http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/01_Radoicic_Erdem2.pdf 2016-10-18 dead Sp. novValidRadoičić & Özgen-ErdemEarly EoceneTurkeyA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Thyrsoporellaceae.Boueina ibericaFelix Schlagintweit Markus Wilmsen 2014 Calcareous algae (Dasycladales, Udoteaceae) from the Cenomanian Altamira Formation of northern Cantabria, Spain Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 10 1–2 15–24 http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/02_Schlagintweit_Wilmsen3.pdf 2019-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018211122/http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/02_Schlagintweit_Wilmsen3.pdf 2016-10-18 dead Sp. novValidSchlagintweit & WilmsenLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Altamira FormationSpainA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Udoteaceae.Clypeina tibanaiB. Granier D. Dias-Brito I. I. Bucur 2014 Clypeina tibanai, sp. nov. (Polyphysaceae, Dasycladales, Chlorophyta), a mid-Cretaceous green alga from the Potiguar Basin, Brazilian margin of the young South Atlantic Ocean Geologica Acta 12 3 227–237 10.1344/GeologicaActa2014.12.3.5 free Sp. novValidGranier, Dias-Brito & BucurCretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian)Ponta do Mel FormationBrazilA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Polyphysaceae.Diplopora obligusporaBaba Senowbari-Daryan 2014 Dasycladales algae from the Norian-Rhaetian reef carbonates of Argolis Peninsula, Greece Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 10 1–2 39–46 http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/04_Baba%20Senowbari.pdf 2019-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212434/http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/04_Baba%20Senowbari.pdf 2016-10-18 dead Sp. novValidSenowbari-DaryanLate Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian)GreeceA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Diploporellaceae.Probolocupsis sarmeikensisSp. novValidSenowbari-DaryanLate Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian)GreeceA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Originally described as a species of Probolocupsis; Senowbari-Daryan (2018) transferred this species to the genus Naybandoporella.Baba Senowbari-Daryan 2018 Algae (Dasycladales) from the Upper Triassic Nayband Formation (northeast Iran) Geopersia 8 1 35–42 10.22059/geope.2017.235449.648331 Probolocuspis? tenuipariaSp. novValidSenowbari-DaryanLate Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian)GreeceA dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae.Russoella parthicaFilippo Barattolo Morteza Taherpour Khalil Abad Mehdi Ashrafi 2014 Dasycladalean fossil green algae from the Maastrichtian-Paleocene of Balkh province (N Afghanistan) Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 10 1–2 87–94 http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/07_Barattolo-etal2.pdf 2019-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205529/http://www.geo-paleontologica.org/actapalrom/APR_v_10a/07_Barattolo-etal2.pdf 2016-10-18 dead Sp. novValidBarattolo, Taherpour Khalil Abad & AshrafiLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Afghanistan 2013A dasycladalean alga. Ferns Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArcellites punctatusElse Marie Friis Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen Federica Marone 2014 Arcellites punctatus sp. nov.: a new megaspore from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal studied using high resolution synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM) Grana 53 2 91–102 10.1080/00173134.2014.910547 2014Grana..53...91F 53608685 https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-844 Sp. novValidFriis, Pedersen & MaroneEarly Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Aptian)Almargem FormationPortugalA member of Salviniales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Arcellites.Ashicaulis plumitesNing Tian Yong-Dong Wang Marc Philippe Wu Zhang Zi-Kun Jiang Li-Qin Li 2014 A specialized new species of Ashicaulis (Osmundaceae, Filicales) from the Jurassic of Liaoning, NE China Journal of Plant Research 127 2 209–219 10.1007/s10265-013-0611-1 24317753 2014JPlR..127..209T 10137490 Sp. novValidTian & Wang in Tian et al.Middle JurassicTiaojishan FormationChinaA member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).Benjamin Bomfleur Guido W. Grimm Stephen McLoughlin 2017 The fossil Osmundales (Royal Ferns)—a phylogenetic network analysis, revised taxonomy, and evolutionary classification of anatomically preserved trunks and rhizomes PeerJ 5 e3433 10.7717/peerj.3433 28713650 5508817 free Ashicaulis wangiiNing Tian YongDong Wang Wu Zhang ZiKun Jiang 2014 A new structurally preserved fern rhizome of Osmundaceae (Filicales) Ashicaulis wangii sp. nov. from the Jurassic of western Liaoning and its significances for palaeobiogeography and evolution Science China Earth Sciences 57 4 671–681 10.1007/s11430-013-4767-2 2014ScChD..57..671T Sp. novValidTian et al.Middle JurassicTiaojishan FormationChinaA member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).Chiropteris monteagnelliiEvelyn Kustatscher Elio Dellantonio Johanna H.A. Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert 2014 The ferns of the late Ladinian, Middle Triassic flora from Monte Agnello, Dolomites, N-Italy Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59 3 741–755 10.4202/app.2012.0076 2014AcPaP..59..741K free Sp. novValidKustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van CittertMiddle Triassic (Ladinian)ItalyA pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Chiropteris.Cladophlebis ladinicaSp. novValidKustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van CittertMiddle Triassic (Ladinian)ItalyA pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis.Elaphoglossum miocenicumJosmaily Lóriga Alexander R. Schmidt Robbin C. Moran Kathrin Feldberg Harald Schneider Jochen Heinrichs 2014 The first fossil of a bolbitidoid fern belongs to the early-divergent lineages of Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae) American Journal of Botany 101 9 1466–1475 10.3732/ajb.1400262 25253707 free Sp. novValidLóriga et al.MioceneDominican RepublicA member of Dryopteridaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Elaphoglossum.FlabellariopterisChunlin Sun Tao Li Yuling Na Wenhao Wu Yunfeng Li Lixia Wang Lijun Zhang 2014 Flabellariopteris, a new aquatic fern leaf from the Late Triassic of western Liaoning, China Chinese Science Bulletin 59 20 2410–2418 10.1007/s11434-014-0359-6 2014ChSBu..59.2410S 129560335 Gen. et sp. novValidSun in Sun et al.Late TriassicYangcaogou FormationChinaA member of Marsileaceae. The type species is Flabellariopteris mii.LugiomarsigliaElizabeth J. Hermsen María A. Gandolfo N. Rubén Cúneo 2014 New marsileaceous fossils from the Late Cretaceous of South America and a reevaluation of Marsileaceaephyllum Plant Systematics and Evolution 300 2 369–386 10.1007/s00606-013-0886-7 2014PSyEv.300..369H 52870810 Gen. et sp. novValidHermsen, Gandolfo & CúneoLate Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian)La Colonia FormationArgentinaA member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species L. aquatica.Marattiopsis vodrazkaeJiří Kvaček 2014 Marattiopsis vodrazkae sp. nov. (Marattiaceae) from the Campanian of the Hidden Lake Formation, James Ross Island, Antarctica Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B-Historia Naturalis 70 3–4 211–218 Sp. nov.ValidKvačekLate Cretaceous (Campanian)Hidden Lake FormationAntarctica (James Ross Island)A member of Marattiaceae, a species of Marattiopsis. Marsilea patniiS. P. Patil D. K. Kapgate S. K. Zilpe 2014 Report of a Fossil Marsilea Petiole from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Maraipatan, Chandrapur District (M.S.) Pteridological Research 3 2 10–14 https://gtrpbiojournal.com/jpr%20volume%20no%203(2)/jpr151214102.pdf Sp. novValidPatil, Kapgate & ZilpeLate CretaceousDeccan Intertrappean BedsIndiaA species of Marsilea.MirasolitaGen. et sp. novValidHermsen, Gandolfo & CúneoLate Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian)La Colonia FormationArgentinaA member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species M. irupensis.Phlebopteris fiemmensisSp. novValidKustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van CittertMiddle Triassic (Ladinian)ItalyA member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris.Phlebopteris hickeyiShusheng Hu David Winship Taylor 2014 Floristics and Paleoecology of an Early Cretaceous Flora from Jordan Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 55 2 153–170 10.3374/014.055.0205 2014BPMNH..55..153H 129891803 Sp. novValidHu & TaylorEarly Cretaceous (Albian)Jarash FormationJordanA member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris.Pseudobornia schweitzeriO. A. Orlova A. L. Jurina 2014 A new articulate species, Pseudobornia schweitzeri Jurina et O. Orlova, sp. nov., from the Upper Devonian of Northern Timan, Russia Paleontological Journal 48 1 90–100 10.1134/S0031030114010080 2014PalJ...48...90O 84795933 Sp. novValidJurina & Orlova in Orlova & JurinaLate DevonianRussiaA species of Pseudobornia.Salvinia hainanensisLi Wang Qing-Qing Xu Jian-Hua Jin 2014 A reconstruction of the Fossil Salvinia from the Eocene of Hainan Island, South China Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 203 12–21 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2013.12.005 2014RPaPa.203...12W Sp. novValidJin & Wang in Wang, Xu & JinEoceneChinaA species of Salvinia.TianiaShi-Jun Wang Jason Hilton Jean Galtier Xiao-Yuan He Long-Yi Shao 2014 Tiania yunnanense gen. et sp. nov., an osmundalean stem from the Upper Permian of southwestern China previously placed within Palaeosmunda Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 210 37–49 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.07.004 2014RPaPa.210...37W 84914603 https://pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/files/17851287/Hilton_Tiania_yunnanense_gen_Review_Palaeobotany_Palynology_2014.pdf Gen. et comb. novValidWang et al.Late PermianXuanwei FormationChinaA member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" yunnanense Tian & Chang (1995).ZhongmingellaShi-Jun Wang Jason Hilton Xiao-Yuan He Leyla J. Seyfullah Longyi Shao 2014 The anatomically preserved stem Zhongmingella gen. nov. from the Upper Permian of China: evaluating the early evolution and phylogeny of the Osmundales Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12 1 1–22 10.1080/14772019.2012.726658 2014JSPal..12....1W 84125204 Gen. et comb. novValidWang et al.Late PermianWangjiazhai FormationChinaA member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" plenasioides Li (1983). Ginkgophyta Ginkgophytes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesFlabellosemenV.A. Tsymbal 2014 A new genus of the seed-bearing organs of ginkgophytes from the Permian deposits of Tatarstan S.V. Naugolnykh Palaeontology in the museum practice. Collection of the scientific articles Geological Institute of RAS Krasnoufimsk Regional Museum 60–65 978-5-9904241-2-8 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277610587 Gen. et sp. novValidTsymbalPermianRussiaA Psygmophyllaceae Ginkgoales. The type species is F. riparium.Ginkgo chlonoviaeN.V. Nosova L. B. Golovneva 2014 New species of Ginkgo L. from the Serta flora, the late Albian, Western Siberia Paleobotanika 5 5–27 10.31111/palaeobotany/2014.5.5 https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=22900317 Sp. novValidNosova & GolovnevaEarly Cretaceous (Albian)Kiya FormationRussiaA species of Ginkgo.Ginkgo sertensisSp. novValidNosova & GolovnevaEarly Cretaceous (Albian)Kiya FormationRussiaA species of Ginkgo.Ginkgoxylpropinquus saxonicumHerbert Süss Lutz Müller 2014 A stem- and root wood fossil of the morphogenus Ginkgoxylpropinquus Savidge from the Tertiary of the Lignite of Saxony, with remarks over the position of the Ginkgoales within the Gymnosperms over wood anatomical sight Geologica Saxonica 60 3 451–460 http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/geologicasaxonica/60_3/04_geologica-saxonica_60-3_2014_suess-mueller_451-460.pdf Sp. novValidSüss & MüllerEarly OligoceneGermanyA member of Ginkgoales, a species of Ginkgoxylpropinquus. Conifers Pinales Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAgathis zamuneraePeter Wilf Ignacio H. Escapa N. Rubén Cúneo Robert M. Kooyman Kirk R. Johnson Ari Iglesias 2014 First South American Agathis (Araucariaceae), Eocene of Patagonia American Journal of Botany 101 1 156–179 10.3732/ajb.1300327 24418576 11336/27660 Sp. novValidWilf et al.Eocene Ligorio Márquez FormationArgentinaA member of Araucariaceae, a species of Agathis.Araucarites ochotensisS. V. Shczepetov L. B. Golovneva 2014 The Late Cretaceous Aarya flora of the northern Okhotsk region and phytostratigraphy of the lower part of the Okhotsk-Chukotka volcanogenic belt section Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 22 4 391–405 10.1134/S086959381404008X 2014SGC....22..391S 129110285 Sp. novValidGolovneva & Shczepetov in Shczepetov & GolovnevaLate CretaceousRussiaA member of Araucariaceae, a species of Araucarites.Athrotaxites yumenensisChong Dong Bai-Nian Sun Jing-Yu Wu Bao-Xia Du Xiao-Hui Xu Pei-Hong Jin 2014 Structure and affinities of Athrotaxites yumenensis sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the Lower Cretaceous of northwestern China Cretaceous Research 47 25–38 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.09.012 2014CrRes..47...25D Sp. novValidDong et al.Early CretaceousZhonggou FormationChinaA member of Cupressaceae, a species of Athrotaxites.Elatides zhouiGongle Shi Andrew B. Leslie Patrick S. Herendeen Niiden Ichinnorov Masamichi Takahashi Patrick Knopf Peter R. Crane 2014 Whole-Plant Reconstruction and Phylogenetic Relationships of Elatides zhoui sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 8 911–930 10.1086/677651 2014IJPlS.175..911S 85843750 Sp. novValidShi et al.Early CretaceousMongoliaA member of Cupressaceae, a species of Elatides.Elatocladus andhrensisC. Chinnappa A. Rajanikanth Y. V. Rao 2014 Gymnosperm fossils from the Gangapur Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Adilabad District, Telangana, India Geophytology 44 2 91–104 Sp. novValidChinnappa, Rajanikanth & RaoEarly CretaceousGangapur FormationIndiaA member of Coniferales, a species of Elatocladus.HubbardiastrobusBrian A. Atkinson Gar W. Rothwell Ruth A. Stockey 2014 Hubbardiastrobus cunninghamioides gen. et sp. nov., Evidence for a Lower Cretaceous Diversification of Cunninghamioid Cupressaceae International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 2 256–269 10.1086/674318 10.1086/674318 2014IJPlS.175..256A 86407999 Gen. et sp. novValidAtkinson, Rothwell & StockeyEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)CanadaA member of Cupressaceae. The type species is Hubbardiastrobus cunninghamioides.Hughmillerites vancouverensisBrian A. Atkinson Gar W. Rothwell Ruth A. Stockey 2014 Hughmillerites vancouverensis sp. nov. and the Cretaceous diversification of Cupressaceae American Journal of Botany 101 12 2136–2147 10.3732/ajb.1400369 25480710 free Sp. novValidAtkinson, Rothwell & StockeyEarly CretaceousCanadaA member of Cupressaceae, a species of Hughmillerites.Pararaucaria collinsonaeDavid C. Steart Alan R.T. Spencer Russell J. Garwood Jason Hilton Martin C. Munt John Needham Paul Kenrick 2014 X-ray Synchrotron Microtomography of a silicified Jurassic Cheirolepidiaceae (Conifer) cone: histology and morphology of Pararaucaria collinsonae sp. nov. PeerJ 2 e624 10.7717/peerj.624 25374776 4217189 free Sp. novValidSteart, Spencer, Kenrick, Needham & Hilton in Steart et al.Late Jurassic (Tithonian)Lulworth FormationUnited KingdomA member of Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pararaucaria.Phyllocladoxylon pooleaeRoberto R. Pujana Sergio N. Santillana Sergio A. Marenssi 2014 Conifer fossil woods from the La Meseta Formation (Eocene of Western Antarctica): Evidence of Podocarpaceae-dominated forests Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 200 122–137 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2013.09.001 2014RPaPa.200..122P 11336/17151 Sp.novValidPujana, Santillana & MarenssiEoceneLa Meseta FormationAntarcticaA member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Phyllocladoxylon.Platycladus yunnanensisJing-Yu Wu Su-Ting Ding Qi-Jia Li Zhen-Rui Zhao Bai-Nian Sun 2014 First Occurrence of Platycladus from the Upper Miocene of Southwest China and Its Phytogeographic Implications PLOS ONE 9 12 e115141 10.1371/journal.pone.0115141 25517767 4269418 2014PLoSO...9k5141W free Sp. novValidWu in Wu et al.Late MioceneNanlin FormationChinaA member of Cupressaceae, a species of Platycladus.Podocarpoxylon radiciformeHerbert Süss Lutz Müller 2014 Investigations on the occurrence of root wood and root intergrowths in a mixed forest of conifers from the Tertiary lignite in Saxony Geologica Saxonica 60 3 435–449 http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/geologicasaxonica/60_3/03_geologica-saxonica_60-3_2014_suess-mueller_435-449.pdf Sp. novValidSüss & MüllerEarly OligoceneGermanyA conifer, a species of Podocarpoxylon.Protophyllocladoxylon francisiaeSp.novValidPujana, Santillana & MarenssiEoceneLa Meseta FormationAntarcticaA member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Protophyllocladoxylon. Other conifers Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCordaites bartheliiZbynĕk Šimůnek 2014 First cuticles of Cordaites Unger from the Stephanian B of the Krkonoše Piedmont Basin (Czech Republic) Palaeontographica Abteilung B 290 4–6 127–139 10.1127/palb/290/2014/127 2014PalAB.290..127S 248283533 http://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/palb/detail/290/81894/First_cuticles_of_Cordaites_Unger_from_the_Stephanian_B_of_the_Krkonoe_Piedmont_Basin_Czech_Republic Sp. novValidŠimůnekCarboniferous (Stephanian)Czech RepublicA species of Cordaites.GiblingodendronHoward J. Falcon-Lang Francine Kurzawe Spencer G. Lucas 2014 Coniferopsid tree trunks preserved in sabkha facies in the Permian (Sakmarian) Community Pit Formation in south-central New Mexico, U.S.A.: Systematics and palaeoecology Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 200 138–160 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2013.09.004 2014RPaPa.200..138F 129719363 Gen. et 2 sp.novValidFalcon-Lang, Kurzawe & LucasCarboniferous (Kasimovian) to Permian (Sakmarian)Atrasado Formation Community Pit FormationUnited StatesA member of Coniferopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a member of Voltziales, Cordaitales or Dicranophyllales.Howard J. Falcon-Lang Francine Kurzawe Spencer G. Lucas 2016 A Late Pennsylvanian coniferopsid forest in growth position, near Socorro, New Mexico, U.S.A.: Tree systematics and palaeoclimatic significance Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 225 67–83 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.11.008 2016RPaPa.225...67F 131014293 The type species is Giblingodendron nudifolia; genus also includes Giblingodendron aridus.MacdonaldodendronGen. et sp.novValidFalcon-Lang, Kurzawe & LucasCarboniferous (Kasimovian) to Permian (Sakmarian)Atrasado Formation Community Pit FormationUnited StatesA member of Voltziales. The type species is Macdonaldodendron giganticus.ManiferaCindy V. Looy Robert A. Stevenson 2014 Earliest Occurrence of Autorotating Seeds in Conifers: The Permian (Kungurian-Roadian) Manifera talaris gen. et sp. nov. International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 7 841–854 10.1086/676973 2014IJPlS.175..841L 84322244 Gen. et sp. novValidLooy & StevensonPermian (Kungurian to Roadian)Flowerpot Shale Member of the San Angelo FormationUnited StatesA member of Voltziales belonging to the family Majonicaceae. The type species is Manifera talaris.Septomedullopitys szeiMingli Wan Wan Yang Jun Wang 2014 Septomedullopitys szei sp. nov., a new gymnospermous wood from Lower Wuchiapingian (Upper Permian) continental deposits of NW China, and its implication for a weakly seasonal humid climate in mid-latitude NE Pangaea Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 407 1–13 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.011 2014PPP...407....1W Sp. novValidWan, Yang & WangLate Permian (early Wuchiapingian)Wutonggou FormationChinaA member of Coniferopsida, a species of Septomedullopitys.ShimakuroxylonMarc Philippe Anaïs Boura Changhwan Oh Denise Pons 2014 Shimakuroxylon a new homoxylous Mesozoic wood genus from Asia, with palaeogeographical and palaeoecological implications Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 204 18–26 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.02.002 2014RPaPa.204...18P Gen. et comb. novValidPhilippe et al.Jurassic and CretaceousCambodia China Indonesia Japan Thailand VietnamA gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood, possibly a member of Pinophyta. A new genus for "Dadoxylon" japonicum Shimakura (1936). Angiosperms Magnoliids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnnona eocenicaM. Prasad H. Singh S. K. Singh 2014 Early Eocene Annona fossils from Vastan Lignite Mine, Surat district, Gujarat, India: age, origin and palaeogeographic significance Current Science 107 10 1730–1735 Sp. novValidPrasad, Singh & SinghEarly EoceneCambay Shale FormationIndiaA member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona.Annona vastanensisSp. novValidPrasad, Singh & SinghEarly EoceneCambay Shale FormationIndiaA member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona.Cinnamomum palaeobejolghotaSp. novValidKhan & BeraMiddle to late MioceneDafla FormationIndiaA member of Lauraceae, a species of Cinnamomum.Hexagyne philippianaClément Coiffard Barbara A.R. Mohr Mary E.C. Bernardes-de-Oliveira 2014 Hexagyne philippiana gen. et sp. nov., a piperalean angiosperm from the Early Cretaceous of northern Gondwana (Crato Formation, Brazil) Taxon 63 6 1275–1286 10.12705/636.17 2014Taxon..63.1275C Gen. et sp. novValidCoiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-OliveiraEarly Cretaceous (Aptian)Crato FormationBrazilA member of Piperales, probably related to Aristolochiaceae. The type species is Hexagyne philippiana.Laurophyllum cinnamomoidesGong-Le Shi Zhi-Ming Xie Hao-Min Li 2014 High diversity of Lauraceae from the Oligocene of Ningming, South China Palaeoworld 23 3–4 336–356 10.1016/j.palwor.2014.08.001 Sp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum gengjiaoaeSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum grandifoliaSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum huashanenseSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum mingjiangenseSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum ningmingenseSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum papillatumSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Laurophyllum trichophorumSp. novValidShi, Xie & LiOligoceneNingming FormationChinaA member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.Lindera neobifariaMahasin Ali Khan Subir Bera 2014 New lauraceous species from the Siwalik forest of Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya, and their palaeoclimatic and palaeogeographic implications Turkish Journal of Botany 38 3 454–464 10.3906/bot-1308-35 2014TJBot..38..453K free Sp. novValidKhan & BeraPlioceneSubansiri FormationIndiaA member of Lauraceae, a species of Lindera.MicrolaurusMasamichi Takahashi Patrick S. Herendeen Xianghui Xiao Peter R. Crane 2014 Lauraceous Fossil Flowers from the Kamikitaba Assemblage (Coniacian, Late Cretaceous) of Northeastern Japan (Lauraceae) Systematic Botany 39 3 715–724 10.1600/036364414X681464 2014SysBo..39..715T 86142247 Gen. et sp. novValidTakahashi et al.Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian)Ashizawa FormationJapanA member of Lauraceae. The type species is Microlaurus perigynus.Persea mioparvifloraSp. novValidKhan & BeraPlioceneSubansiri FormationIndiaA member of Lauraceae. Described by Khan & Bera (2014) as a species of Persea, considered by the authors to be most similar to the species Persea parviflora Spreng.Persea preglaucescensSp. novValidKhan & BeraPlioceneSubansiri FormationIndiaA member of Lauraceae. Described by Khan & Bera (2014) as a species of Persea, though the authors consider it most similar to the species Persea glaucescens (Nees) D.G. Long, assigned by other authors to the genus Machilus. Monocots Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAquaephyllumJulieta Gallego María A. Gandolfo N. Rubén Cúneo Maria C. Zamaloa 2014 Fossil Araceae from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, with implications on the origin of free-floating aquatic aroids Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 211 78–86 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.08.017 2014RPaPa.211...78G 11336/36506 Gen. et sp. novValidGallego et al.Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)La Colonia FormationArgentinaA member of Araceae. The type species is Aquaephyllum auriculatum.Cocos binoriensisRashmi Srivastava Gaurav Srivastava 2014 Fossil fruit of Cocos L. (Arecaceae) from Maastrichtian-Danian sediments of central India and its phytogeographical significance Acta Palaeobotanica 54 1 67–75 10.2478/acpa-2014-0003 free Sp. novValidSrivastava & SrivastavaLate Cretaceous or Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian)Deccan Intertrappean BedsIndiaA member of Arecaceae, a relative of the coconut tree.CratosmilaxFlaviana J. de Lima Antônio A.F. Saraiva Maria A.P. da Silva Renan A.M. Bantim Juliana M. Sayão 2014 A new angiosperm from the Crato Formation (Araripe Basin, Brazil) and comments on the Early Cretaceous Monocotyledons Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 86 4 1657–1672 10.1590/0001-3765201420140339 25590706 free Gen. et sp. nov ValidDe Lima et al.Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)Crato FormationBrazilA member of Smilacaceae. The type species is Cratosmilax jacksoni.Liliacidites contortusJohn G. Conran Jennifer M. Bannister Dallas C. Mildenhall Daphne E. Lee Juliana Chacón Susanne S. Renner amp 2014 Leaf fossils of Luzuriaga and a monocot flower with in situ pollen of Liliacidites contortus Mildenh. & Bannister sp. nov. (Alstroemeriaceae) from the Early Miocene American Journal of Botany 101 1 141–155 10.3732/ajb.1300351 24425789Sp. novValidMildenhall & Bannister in Conran et al.Latest Oligocene to earliest MioceneNew ZealandA morphospecies described on the basis of pollen recovered from a Luzuriaga-like flower.Luzuriaga peterbannisteriSp. novValidConran, Bannister, Mildenhall & Lee in Conran et al.Latest Oligocene to earliest MioceneNew ZealandA species of Luzuriaga.Palmoxylon romeroiMaría Jimena Franco Mariana Brea Rafael Herbst 2014 Palmoxylon romeroi sp. nov., de la Formación Chiquimil (Mioceno Superior) del Valle de Santa María, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina Ameghiniana 51 6 572–584 10.5710/AMGH.15.09.2014.2811 2014Amegh..51..572F 11336/35965 129855493 Sp. novValidFranco, Brea & HerbstLate MioceneChiquimil FormationArgentinaA palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon.Ripogonum americanumRaymond J. Carpenter Peter Wilf John G. Conran N. Rubén Cúneo 2014 A Paleogene trans-Antarctic distribution for Ripogonum (Ripogonaceae: Liliales)? Palaeontologia Electronica 17 3 Article number 17.3.39A http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2014/921-early-eocene-ripogonum Sp. novValidCarpenter et al.Early Eocene Laguna del Hunco FormationArgentinaA member of Liliales, a species of Ripogonum.Sabalites dindoriensisRashmi Srivastava Gaurav Srivastava David L. Dilcher 2014 Coryphoid Palm Leaf Fossils from the Maastrichtian–Danian of Central India with Remarks on Phytogeography of the Coryphoideae (Arecaceae) PLOS ONE 9 11 e111738 10.1371/journal.pone.0111738 25394208 4230940 2014PLoSO...9k1738S free Sp. novValidSrivastava, Srivastava & DilcherLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to early Paleocene (Danian)Deccan Intertrappean BedsIndiaA palm tree belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae, a species of Sabalites. Basal eudicots Proteales Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAmbiplatanusRandal A. Mindell Steven J. Karafit Ruth A. Stockey 85109041 2014 Bisexual Flowers from the Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of Vancouver Island, Canada: Ambiplatanus washingtonensis gen. et sp. nov. (Platanaceae) International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 6 651–662 10.1086/676306 2014IJPlS.175..651M Gen. et sp. novValidMindell, Karafit & StockeyLate Cretaceous (Coniacian)CanadaA member of Platanaceae. The type species is Ambiplatanus washingtonensis.Macginitiea nascensSp. novValidPeppe & HickeyPaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesA member of Platanaceae, a species of Macginitiea.Meliosma thriviensisSp. novValidPeppe & HickeyPaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesA member of Sabiaceae, a species of Meliosma.Meliosma vandaeliumSp. novValidPeppe & HickeyPaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesA member of Sabiaceae, a species of Meliosma. Ranunculales Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesKajanthusMário Miguel Mendes Guido W. Grimm João Pais Else Marie Friis 2014 Fossil Kajanthus lusitanicus gen. et sp. nov. from Portugal: floral evidence for Early Cretaceous Lardizabalaceae (Ranunculales, basal eudicot) Grana 53 4 283–301 10.1080/00173134.2014.932431 2014Grana..53..283M free Gen. et sp. novValidMendes et al.Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian)Figueira da Foz FormationPortugalA member of Lardizabalaceae. The type species is Kajanthus lusitanicus.Menispermites lebedeviiSp. novValidMoiseevaLate Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian)Emuneret FormationRussiaA flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. Superasterids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAlangium enspelenseJuliana Köhler Dieter Uhl 2014 Die Blatt- und Karpoflora der oberoligozänen Fossillagerstätte Enspel (Westerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, W-Deutschland) Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv Supplement 35 1–87 Sp. novValidKöhler in Köhler & UhlLate OligoceneGermanyA species of Alangium.RuprechtioxylonSergio R.S. Cevallos-Ferriz Hugo I. Martínez-Cabrera Laura Calvillo-Canadell 2014 Ruprechtia in the Miocene El Cien Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico IAWA Journal 35 4 430–443 10.1163/22941932-00000076 Gen. et sp. novValidCevallos-Ferriz, Martínez-Cabrera & Calvillo-CanadellEarly MioceneEl Cien FormationMexicoA member of Polygonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species R. multiseptatus.Schimoxylon benderiSp. novValidLicht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al.EocenePondaung FormationMyanmarA member of Theaceae, a species of Schimoxylon.Ternstromites paucimissouriensisSp. novValidPeppe & HickeyPaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesA member of Theaceae, a species of Ternstromites. Superrosids Saxifragales Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesTrochodendroides deminiiD.A. Yudova L. B. Golovneva 2014 The genus Trochodendroides Berry in the Chingandzha flora of northeastern Russia Paleobotanika 5 60–72 10.31111/palaeobotany/2014.5.60 https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=22900322 Sp. novValidYudova & GolovnevaLate Cretaceous (Coniacian)Chingandzha FormationRussiaA member of Cercidiphyllaceae.Trochodendroides tumanensisSp. novValidYudova in Yudova & GolovnevaLate Cretaceous (Coniacian)Chingandzha FormationRussiaA member of Cercidiphyllaceae. Fabids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBridelia makumensisGaurav Srivastava R.C. Mehrotra 2014 Phytogeographical Implication of Bridelia Will. 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Stockey Graham Beard 2014 Cascadiacarpa exilis sp. nov.: new fruits of Fagaceae from the Eocene of British Columbia Botany 92 5 377–387 10.1139/cjb-2013-0247 2014Botan..92..377M Sp. novValidMindell, Stockey & BeardEoceneCanadaA member of Fagaceae, a species of Cascadiacarpa.Castanopsis presclerophyllaJing-Yu Wu Su-Ting Ding Qi-Jia Li Zhen-Rui Zhao Chong Dong Bai-Nian Sun 2014 A new species of Castanopsis (Fagaceae) from the upper Pliocene of West Yunnan, China and its biogeographical implications Palaeoworld 23 3–4 370–382 10.1016/j.palwor.2014.10.005 Sp. novValidWu et al.Late PlioceneChinaA member of Fagaceae, a species of Castanopsis.CucurbitaciphyllumSteven R. Manchester 2014 Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B-Historia Naturalis 70 3–4 153–210 Gen. et comb. nov.ValidManchesterPaleoceneUnited StatesA cucurbitacean genus. A new genus for "Aralia" lobata Knowlton (1924). Ficoxylon mogaungenseAlexis Licht Anaïs Boura Dario De Franceschi Stéphane Ducrocq Aung Naing Soe Jean-Jacques Jaeger 2014 Fossil woods from the late middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 202 29–46 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2013.12.002 2014RPaPa.202...29L Sp. novValidLicht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al.EocenePondaung FormationMyanmarA member of Moraceae, a species of Ficoxylon.Machaerium aiuruoquenseSp. novValidBernardes-de-Oliveira et al.Eocene-OligoceneEntre-Córregos FormationBrazilA species of Machaerium.Machaerium paleogenumSp. novValidBernardes-de-Oliveira et al.Eocene-OligoceneEntre-Córregos FormationBrazilA species of Machaerium.Paliurus microcarpaXiangchuan Li Haofei Wang Qin Leng Liang Xiao Junfeng Guo Wenlong He 2014 Paliurus (Paliureae, Rhamnaceae) from the Miocene of East China and its Macrofossil-based Phylogenetic and Phytogeographical History Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 88 5 1364–1377 10.1111/1755-6724.12304 2014AcGlS..88.1364L 129463506 Sp. novValidLi in Li et al.Middle or late MioceneShengxian FormationChinaA member of Rhamnaceae, a species of Paliurus.Paraalbizioxylon caccavariaeLeandro C.A. Martínez 2014 Fossil legume woods from the Late Miocene, Chiquimil Formation (Santa María Basin), Argentina Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 201 1–11 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2013.10.001 2014RPaPa.201....1M 11336/17149 Sp. novValidMartínezLate MioceneChiquimil FormationArgentinaA member of Mimosoideae described on the basis of fossil wood.Quercus tenuipilosaQian Hu Yaowu Xing Jinjin Hu Yongjiang Huang Hongjie Ma Zhekun Zhou 2014 Evolution of stomatal and trichome density of the Quercus delavayi complex since the late Miocene Chinese Science Bulletin 59 3 310–319 10.1007/s11434-013-0038-z 2014ChSBu..59..310H 84869722 Sp. novValidHu & Zhou in Hu et al.Late PlioceneCiying FormationChinaAn oak.Quercus yangyiensisYuli He Na Li Zixi Wang Haofei Wang Guolin Yang Liang Xiao Jingyu Wu Bainian Sun 2014 Quercus yangyiensis sp. nov. from the Late Pliocene of Baoshan, Yunnan and Its Paleoclimatic Significance Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 88 3 738–747 http://www.geojournals.cn/dzxben/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=201403005&flag=1 10.1111/1755-6724.12234 2014AcGlS..88..738H 128815540 Sp. novValidHe, Li & Sun in He et al.Late PlioceneYangyi FormationChinaAn oak.Ticodendron palaiosKenton L. Chambers George O. Poinar, Jr. 2014 Ticodendron palaios sp. nov. (Ticodendraceae), a Mid-Tertiary fossil flower in Dominican amber Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8 2 559–564 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285997508 Sp. novValidChambers & PoinarEocene or MioceneDominican RepublicA species of Ticodendron known from Dominican amber.UlmoidicarpumGen. et sp. novValidHerrera & Manchester in Herrera et al.PaleoceneCerrejón FormationColombiaAn ulmaceous fruit morphogenus.The type species includes U. tupperi. Malvids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAerofructusFabiany Herrera Steven R. Manchester Mónica R. Carvalho Carlos Jaramillo Scott L. Wing 2014 Paleocene wind-dispersed fruits and seeds from Colombia and their implications for early Neotropical rainforests Acta Palaeobotanica 54 2 197–229 10.2478/acpa-2014-0008 free Gen. et sp. novValidHerrera & Manchester in Herrera et al.PaleoceneCerrejón FormationColombiaA member of Malvaceae described on the basis of fossil fruit. Genus includes new species A. dillhoffii.Bombacoxylon pondaungenseSp. novValidLicht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al.EocenePondaung FormationMyanmarA member of Malvaceae, a species of Bombacoxylon.EucalyptoxylonAnumeha Shukla R. C. Mehrotra J. S. Guleria 2014 Palaeophytogeography of Eucalyptus L' H'erit: New fossil evidences Journal of the Geological Society of India 84 6 693–700 10.1007/s12594-014-0180-5 2014JGSI...84..693S 129695670 Gen. et 2 sp. novValidShukla, Mehrotra & GuleriaPaleocene–EoceneMarh Formation Vagadkhol FormationIndiaA myrtacean wood morphogenus. Genus includes E. vagadkholensis and E. eocenicus.Kleinhovia bikanerensisAnumeha Shukla R. C. Mehrotra J. S. Guleria 2014 A new fossil leaf of Kleinhovia L. from the early Eocene of India and its palaeoclimatic and phytogeographical significance Journal of the Geological Society of India 84 2 159–162 10.1007/s12594-014-0118-y 2014JGSI...84..159S 132452803 Sp. novValidShukla, Mehrotra & GuleriaEarly EoceneMarh FormationIndiaA species of Kleinhovia.Sapindoxylon burmenseSp. novValidLicht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al.EocenePondaung FormationMyanmarA member of Sapindaceae, a species of Sapindoxylon.Shoreoxylon panganenseSp. novValidLicht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al.EocenePondaung FormationMyanmarA member of Dipterocarpaceae, a species of Shoreoxylon. Other angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnemocardiumGen. et sp. novValidHerrera & Manchester in Herrera et al.PaleoceneBogotá FormationColombiaA fossil fruit of uncertain affinity. Type species A. margaritae.Antarctoxylon mixaiJakub Sakala Radek Vodrážka 38040924 2014 A new species of Antarctoxylon: a contribution to the early angiosperm ecosystem of Antarctica during the late Cretaceous Antarctic Science 26 4 371–376 10.1017/S095410201300076X 2014AntSc..26..371S Sp. novValidSakala in Sakala & VodrážkaLate Cretaceous (Coniacian)Hidden Lake FormationAntarctica (James Ross Island)An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Antarctoxylon.ChachloviaP. I. Alekseev A. B. Herman S. V. Shchepetov 2014 New angiosperm genera from Cretaceous sections of northern Asia Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 22 6 606–617 10.1134/S0869593814050025 2014SGC....22..606A 128737925 Gen. et sp. et comb. novValidAlekseev & Herman in Alekseev, Herman & ShchepetovLate CretaceousRussiaAn angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. kiyensis; genus also contains C. dombeyopsoidaCissites reticulatusM. G. Moiseeva 2014 New angiosperms from the Late Cretaceous Ust'-Emuneret flora of central Chukotka Paleontological Journal 48 6 676–687 10.1134/S0031030114060112 2014PalJ...48..676M 128495093 Sp. novValidMoiseevaLate Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian)Emuneret FormationRussiaA flowering plant morphospecies of uncertain affinity described from fossil leaves.Dicotylophyllum hansoniumDaniel J. Peppe Leo J. Hickey 2014 Fort Union Formation Fossil Leaves (Paleocene, Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA) Indicate Evolutionary Relationships Between Paleocene and Eocene Plant Species Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 55 2 171–189 10.3374/014.055.0209 2014BPMNH..55..171P 129724520 Sp. novValidPeppe & HickeyPaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesAn angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum.Dicotylophyllum horsecreekiumSp. novValidPeppe & HickeyPaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesAn angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum.Dicotylophyllum stipulareSp. novValidMoiseevaLate Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian)Emuneret FormationRussiaA flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves.HickeycarpumGen. et sp. novValidHerrera & Manchester in Herrera et al.PaleoceneBogotá FormationColombiaA fossil samara of uncertain affinity. Type species H. peltatum.Platimeliphyllum reznikoviorumN. P. Maslova T. M. Kodrul M. V. Tekleva G. N. Aleksandrova 2014 Platimeliphyllum reznikoviorum N. Maslova, sp. nov. (Angiospermae) and associated infructescence from the Paleogene of central Kazakhstan Paleontological Journal 48 6 688–700 10.1134/S0031030114060094 2014PalJ...48..688M 85197346 Sp. novValidMaslova in Maslova et al.PaleogeneAshut FormationKazakhstanAn angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Platimeliphyllum.SoniniaGen. et 2 sp. novValidHerman & Shczepetov in Alekseev, Herman & ShchepetovLate CretaceousRussiaAn angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. integerrima Herman & Shczepetov; genus also contains S. asiatica Alekseev.Viburniphyllum emuneretumSp. novValidMoiseevaLate Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian)Emuneret FormationRussiaA flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. Other seed plants Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBicatiaElse Marie Friis Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen Peter R. Crane 2014 Welwitschioid diversity in the Early Cretaceous: evidence from fossil seeds with pollen from Portugal and eastern North America Grana 53 3 175–196 10.1080/00173134.2014.915980 2014Grana..53..175F free Gen. et 3 sp. novValidFriis, Pedersen & CraneEarly Cretaceous (late Aptian to middle Albian)Portugal United StatesA Welwitschia-like seed plant. The type species is Bicatia costata; genus also contains Bicatia juncalensis and Bicatia rugosa.CosmospermaDeming Wang Le Liu Meicen Meng Jinzhuang Xue Tuo Liu Yun Guo 2014 Cosmosperma polyloba gen. et sp. nov., a seed plant from the Upper Devonian of South China Naturwissenschaften 101 8 615–622 10.1007/s00114-014-1187-x 24965709 2014NW....101..615W 881606 Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al.Late Devonian (Famennian)Wutong FormationChinaA member of Lagenospermopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cosmosperma polyloba.Cycas fushunensisKui Su Cheng Quan Yu-Sheng (Christopher) Liu 2014 Cycas fushunensis sp. nov. (Cycadaceae) from the Eocene of northeast China Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 204 43–49 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.02.008 2014RPaPa.204...43S Sp. novValidSu, Quan & LiuEocene (Lutetian)Jijuntun FormationChinaA cycad, a species of Cycas.Nilssoniopteris binggouensisYuling Na Chunlin Sun David L. Dilcher Hongshan Wang Tao Li Yunfeng Li 2014 Nilssoniopteris binggouensis sp. nov. (Bennettitales) from the Lower Cretaceous of Northeast China International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 3 369–381 10.1086/673539 10.1086/673539 2014IJPlS.175..369N 84949943 Sp. novValidNa et al.Early CretaceousBinggou FormationChinaA member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris.Nilssoniopteris corrugataM. Madeleine Ray Gar W. Rothwell Ruth A. Stockey 2014 Anatomically preserved Early Cretaceous bennettitalean leaves: Nilssoniopteris corrugata n. sp. from Vancouver Island, Canada Journal of Paleontology 88 5 1085–1093 10.1666/13-108 2014JPal...88.1085R 128594649 Sp. novValidRay, Rothwell & StockeyEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)CanadaA member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris.Peltaspermum moroviiS.V. Naugolnykh 2014 A new representative of the genus Peltaspermum Harris from the Kazanian Stage (Middle Permian) of the Samara region, Novy Kuvak locality S.V. Naugolnykh Palaeontology in the museum practice. Collection of the scientific articles Geological Institute of RAS Krasnoufimsk Regional Museum 91–96 978-5-9904241-2-8 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277610587 Sp. novValidNaugolnykhPermian (Kazanian)RussiaA member of Peltaspermaceae.PermocallipterisSerge V. Naugolnykh 2014 Permocallipteris, a new genus from the Permian of Angaraland Wulfenia 21 1–20 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270283053 Gen. et comb. novValidNaugolnykhPermian (Artinskian to Wordian)China Mongolia RussiaA seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes "Callipteris" adzvensis Zalessky (1927), "Callipteris" retensoria Zalessky (1939), "Odontopteris" artipinnata Zalessky (1937), "Neuropteris" wangenheimii Fischer von Waldheim (1840), "Callipteris" zeilleri Zalessky ex Neuburg (1948), "Callipteris" acutifolia Radczenko (1955), "Callipteris" altaica Zalessky ex Neuburg (1948), "Callipteris" angustata Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bardensis Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bella Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bexellii Durante (1992), "Callipteris" confluens Neuburg (1957), "Callipteris" cuspidata Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" elegans Fefilova (1973), "Callipteris" ivancevia Gorelova (1960), "Callipteris" karskiana Tschirkova & Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" lobatus Gorelova & Drjagina (1988), "Callipteris" lobulata Fefilova (1973), "Callipteris" mongoliensis Neuburg (1957), "Callipteris" oranetzensis Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" orientalis Zalessky (1929), "Callipteris" patula Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" plumosa Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" polyneura Zalessky (1937), "Callipteris" pubescens Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" rarinervis Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" sahnii Zalessky (1929), "Callipteris" tatianaeana Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" uralensis Zalessky (1914) and "Callipteris" vuktylensis Zalessky (1934).Phoenicopsis (Culgoweria) ordosensisTao Li Yun-feng Li Yu-ling Na Wei Huang Chun-lin Sun 2014 Discovery of subgenus Phoenicopsis (Culgoweria) from Middle Jurassic of Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia Global Geology 33 3 524–534 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5589.2014.03.002 17 November 2025 Sp. novValidLi et al.Middle JurassicYan'an FormationChinaA member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis.Phoenicopsis (Phoenicopsis) neimengensisLei Wang Tao Yang Ge Sun 2014 First discovery of Phoenicopsis (Phoenicopsis) neimengensis sp.nov. from Huolinhe coalfield in Inner Mongolia Global Geology 33 4 735–745 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5589.2014.04.001 17 November 2025 Sp. novValidWang, Yang & SunEarly CretaceousHuolinhe FormationChinaA member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis.RudixylonBenjamin Bomfleur Anne-Laure Decombeix Andrew B. Schwendemann Ignacio H. Escapa Edith L. Taylor Thomas N. Taylor Stephen McLoughlin 2014 Habit and Ecology of the Petriellales, an Unusual Group of Seed Plants from the Triassic of Gondwana International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 9 1062–1075 10.1086/678087 2014IJPlS.175.1062B https://nrm.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:769637/FULLTEXT01 11336/18856 7560869 free Gen. et sp. novValidBomfleur et al.Middle or early Late TriassicFremouw FormationAntarcticaA member of Petriellales (an order of seed plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement). The type species is Rudixylon serbetianum.Rugaspermum stipitatusNupur Bhowmik Shabnam Parveen Neelam Das 2014 Rugaspermum stipitatus – A New Species of the Seed Genus Rugaspermum Pant & Basu from the Triassic of Nidpur, M. P., India Taiwania 59 4 374–382 10.6165/tai.2014.59.4.374 Sp. novValidBhowmik, Parveen & DasMiddle TriassicIndiaA possible member of Gnetales, a species of Rugaspermum.Weltrichia antoniiMihai E. Popa 2014 Early Jurassic bennettitalean reproductive structures of Romania Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 94 2 327–362 10.1007/s12549-014-0165-9 2014PdPe...94..327P 128411467 Sp. novValidPopaEarly Jurassic (Sinemurian)Steierdorf FormationRomaniaA member of Bennettitales.Weltrichia johannaeSp. novValidPopaEarly Jurassic (Sinemurian)Steierdorf FormationRomaniaA member of Bennettitales.Weltrichia steierdorfensisSp. novValidPopaEarly Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)Steierdorf FormationRomaniaA member of Bennettitales.XinjiangoxylonXiao Shi Jianxin Yu Hui Li Hongfei Chi Wu Zhang 2014 Xinjiangoxylon Gen. Nov., a New Gymnosperm from the Latest Permian of China Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 88 5 1356–1363 10.1111/1755-6724.12303 2014AcGlS..88.1356S 129297751 Gen. et sp. novValidShi et al.Late Permian (Changhsingian)Guodikeng FormationChinaA gymnosperm. The type species is Xinjiangoxylon turpanense. Other plants Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBaikalophytonS.V. Naugolnykh O.R. Minina 2014 Baikalophyton ruzhentsevii Gen. et sp. nov. – a new Sciadophyton-like terrestrial plant from the Devonian of the Western Baikal region S.V. Naugolnykh Palaeontology in the museum practice. Collection of the scientific articles Geological Institute of RAS Krasnoufimsk Regional Museum 50–59 978-5-9904241-2-8 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277610587 Gen. et sp. novValidNaugolnykh & MininaDevonianRussiaA terrestrial plant similar to Sciadophyton. The type species is Baikalophyton ruzhentsevii.Calymperites burmensisJochen Heinrichs Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp Lars Hedenäs Michael S. Ignatov Alexander R. Schmidt 2014 An acrocarpous moss in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar Cretaceous Research 51 260–265 10.1016/j.cretres.2014.06.010 2014CrRes..51..260H Sp. novValidHeinrichs et al.Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)Burmese amberMyanmarA moss belonging to the group Dicranales (sensu lato).Ceratolejeunea antiquaJochen Heinrichs Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp Julia Boxberger Kathrin Feldberg Mónica Morayma Solórzano Kraemer Alexander R. Schmidt 2014 A fossil species of Ceratolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Porellales) preserved in Miocene Mexican amber The Bryologist 117 1 10–14 10.1639/0007-2745-117.1.010 83696803 Sp. novValidHeinrichs & Schäfer-Verwimp in Heinrichs et al.Early to middle Miocene Mexican amberMexicoA liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Ceratolejeunea.ChangxingiaDeming Wang Meicen Meng Jinzhuang Xue James F. Basinger Yun Guo Le Liu 2014 Changxingia longifolia gen. et sp. nov., a new lycopsid from the Late Devonian of Zhejiang Province, South China Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 203 35–47 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.01.003 2014RPaPa.203...35W Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al.Late DevonianWutong FormationChinaA lycopsid. The type species is Changxingia longifolia.Gackstroemia cretaceaJochen Heinrichs Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp Kathrin Feldberg Alexander R. Schmidt 2014 The extant liverwort Gackstroemia (Lepidolaenaceae, Porellales) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 203 48–52 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.01.004 2014RPaPa.203...48H Sp. novValidHeinrichs et al.Early Cretaceous (late Albian)MyanmarA liverwort belonging to the group Jungermanniopsida and the family Lepidolaenaceae, a species of Gackstroemia.Lepidodendron belliiCarmen Álvarez-Vázquez Robert H. Wagner 2014 Lycopsida from the lower Westphalian (Middle Pennsylvanian) of the Maritime Provinces, Canada Atlantic Geology 50 167–232 10.4138/atlgeol.2014.011 2014AtlG...50..167A free Sp. novValidÁlvarez-Vázquez & WagnerCarboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian, i.e. early Westphalian)CanadaA species of Lepidodendron.Lycopodites baikalensisAndrei O. Frolov Irina M. Mashchuk 2014 A new species of extinct genus Lycopodites from Lower to Middle Jurassic sediments of Irkutsk coal basin (Eastern Siberia) Global Geology (English Edition) 17 1 1–10 10.3969/j.issn.1673-9736.2014.01.01 Sp. novValidFrolov in Frolov & MashchukMiddle JurassicPrisayan FormationRussiaA member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites.Lycopodites subulifoliusSp. novValidFrolov & MashchukMiddle JurassicPrisayan FormationRussiaA member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites.Marchantites huolinhensisRuiyun Li Bainian Sun Hongshan Wang Yuli He Guolin Yang Defei Yan Zhicheng Lin 2014 Marchantites huolinhensis sp. nov. (Marchantiales) – A new fossil liverwort with gemma cups from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China Cretaceous Research 50 16–26 10.1016/j.cretres.2014.03.007 2014CrRes..50...16L Sp. novValidLi et al.Early CretaceousHuolinhe FormationChinaA liverwort belonging to the group Marchantiales, a species of Marchantites.NingchengiaJochen Heinrichs Xin Wang Michael S. Ignatov Michael Krings 2014 A Jurassic moss from Northeast China with preserved sporophytes Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 204 50–55 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.02.005 2014RPaPa.204...50H Gen. et sp. novValidHeinrichs et al.JurassicJiulongshan FormationChinaA moss. Genus includes new species N. jurassica.PantiathallitesManju Banerjee Sutapa Dutta 2014 First record of metzgeriinean bryophyte Pantiathallites gondwanensis gen. et sp. nov. in the Glossopteris floral assemblage of late early Permian of India Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 84 3 447–455 10.1007/s40011-013-0225-3 2014PINSB..84..447B 17760704 Gen. et sp. novValidBanerjee & DuttaEarly PermianIndiaA metzgeriinean bryophyte. The type species is Pantiathallites gondwanensis.PlanatophytonPhilippe Gerrienne Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud Nan Yang Philippe Steemans Cheng-Sen Li 2014 Planatophyton gen. nov., a late Early or Middle Devonian euphyllophyte from Xinjiang, North-West China Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 208 55–64 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.05.005 2014RPaPa.208...55G Gen. et sp. novValidGerrienne et al.Early or Middle DevonianHujiersite FormationChinaAn euphyllophyte. The type species is Planatophyton hujiersitense.Rhizomnium dentatumHeinrichs J Hedenäs L Schäfer-Verwimp A Feldberg K Schmidt AR 2014 An in situ preserved moss community in Eocene Baltic amber Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 210 113–118 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.08.005 2014RPaPa.210..113H Sp novvalidHeinrichs et al., 2014Middle EoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Mniaceae mossUfadendronS. V. Naugolnykh 2014 Fossil flora from the Aleksandrovskoe locality (Lower Permian, Kungurian; Krasnoufimsk district of the Sverdlovsk Region): Taxonomical composition, taphonomy, and a new lycopsid representative Paleontological Journal 48 2 209–217 10.1134/S0031030114020105 2014PalJ...48..209N 86312193 Gen. et sp. novValidNaugolnykhPermian (Kungurian)Koshelevsk FormationRussiaA lycopsid. The type species is Ufadendron ufaensis.Vetiplanaxis espinosusLars Hedenäs Jochen Heinrichs Alexander R. Schmidt 2014 Bryophytes of the Burmese amber forest: Amending and expanding the circumscription of the Cretaceous moss genus Vetiplanaxis Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 209 1–10 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.05.008 2014RPaPa.209....1H Sp. novValidHedenäs, Heinrichs & SchmidtCretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)Burmese amberMyanmarA moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales.Vetiplanaxis longiacuminatusSp. novValidHedenäs, Heinrichs & SchmidtCretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)Burmese amberMyanmarA moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales.Vetiplanaxis oblongusSp. novValidHedenäs, Heinrichs & SchmidtCretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)Burmese amberMyanmarA moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. References 2 Category:2014 in paleontology Category:Paleobotany Category:2014 in science