2013 in paleobotany
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This list of 2013 in paleobotany records new fossil plant taxa that were described during 2013, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wicander & Playford |
A member of Chlorophyta belonging to the group Prasinophyceae. |
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Bryophyta
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ignatov & Perkovsky |
Middle Eocene |
Sakhalinian amber |
A moss belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Barclay et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian) |
Middle Dakota Formation |
A member of Bryidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type specimen is Bryiidites utahensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ignatov et al. |
A moss. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ignatov & Perkovsky |
Late Eocene |
Rovno amber |
A moss belonging to the group Dicranales (sensu lato). Genus includes new species C. ucrainicus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ignatov & Perkovsky |
Middle Eocene |
Sakhalinian amber |
A moss belonging to the order Hypnales. Genus includes new species P. obscurus. |
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Ferns and fern allies
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tian et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Millerocaulis by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).[7] |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Golovneva & Shczepetov |
Ola Formation |
A fern belonging to the family Dipteridaceae. Genus includes new species M. ochotica. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jacques & Zhou in Jacques, Su & Zhou |
Miocene |
A member of Polypodiaceae. The type specimen is Palaeosorum ellipticum. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Carvalho in Carvalho et al. |
Early Eocene |
A species of Todea. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vera |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A cyathealean of uncertain placement. Type species is Y. chimaerica. |
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Ginkgophytes
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Nosova |
Middle Jurassic |
A Ginkgo-like plant described on the basis of seeds. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Nosova |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Ginkgoales described on the basis of peduncles furcating into several pedicels. Genus includes new species N. samylinae. |
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Gnetophyta
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Yang, Lin & Wang |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A member of Ephedraceae. The type specimen is Chengia laxispicata. |
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Gen. nov. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Löwe et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A gnetophyte. The type of a new genus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ricardi-Branco et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian or Albian) |
Crato Member of the Santana Formation |
A member of Gnetales. The type specimen is Itajuba yansanae. |
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Pachytestopsida
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Spencer, Hilton & Sutton |
Carboniferous |
A member of Medullosales, a species of Stephanospermum. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Spencer et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
A member of Medullosales, a species of Stephanospermum. |
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Pinophyta
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Rothwell et al. |
Late Jurassic (early Kimmeridgian) |
Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
A pinophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Bodnar et al. |
Early–Middle Jurassic |
A member of Pinophyta described on the basis of fossil wood. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Serbet, Bomfleur & Rothwell |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A species of Cunninghamia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golovneva & Shczepetov |
Ola Formation |
A conifer of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Liu & Yao |
Permian |
A species of Pagiophyllum. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Escapa et al. |
Late Jurassic |
Cañadón Calcáreo Formation |
A member of Pinophyta belonging to the family Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pararaucaria. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golovneva & Shczepetov |
Ola Formation |
A spruce. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Greenwood, Hill & Conran |
Eocene |
Branksome Formation |
A species of Prumnopitys. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Leslie et al. |
Early Cretaceous (probably Aptian-Albian) |
Tevshiin Govi Formation |
A member of Pinophyta, possibly a member of the stem group of Pinaceae; a species of Schizolepidopsis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
He et al. |
Permian (late Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian) |
A member of Pinophyta. Genus includes new species X. scalariforme. |
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Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A member of Annonaceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A ranunculalean known from a stem with lianoid anatomy. The type specimen is Atli morinii. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. |
Miocene |
A bamboo. The type specimen is Bambusiculmus angustus; genus also includes Bambusiculmus latus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. |
Miocene |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. |
Miocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mehrotra et al. |
Late Miocene to early Pliocene |
Tipam Group |
A possible relative of Bombax. The type specimen is Bombacacioxylon tertiarum. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A fossil fruit. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Grote in Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A member of Rosales belonging or related to the family Moraceae. Genus includes new species C. copiosum. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A species of Corylopsis. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mukherjee & Prasad |
A member of the family Ebenaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Originally described as a species of Diospyros; Srivastava et al. (2018) transferred this species to the genus Ebenoxylon.[30] |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
A species of Firmiana. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A member of the family Bignoniaceae. Genus includes new species G. warmanensis. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Brea, Zucol & Franco |
Pliocene–Pleistocene |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A witch-hazel. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Manchester, Kapgate & Wen |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A member of the family Vitaceae. Genus includes new species I. chitaleyae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Barral et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian) |
A basal eudicot. The type specimen is Iterophyllum lobatum. |
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Gen. nov. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira |
Early Cretaceous |
Fossil Nymphaeales. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad |
Mio-Pliocene |
A species of Lagerstroemia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Conran, Bannister & Lee |
Early Miocene |
A species of Laurelia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher |
Eocene |
A member of Lauraceae. Genus includes new species L. warmanensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dao & Sun in Dao et al. |
Late Pliocene |
A species of Lindera. |
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"Magnolia" szakmanycsabae[39] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Hably |
Late Miocene |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a relative of Magnoliaceae–Lauraceae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar, Chambers & Wunderlich |
An early flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species M. burmensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Oskolski, Feng & Jin |
Late Eocene |
A member of Myrtaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species M. maomingensis. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad et al. |
Eocene |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
A species of Paranephelium. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Late Oligocene |
A species of Poeciloneuron. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Prasad |
Mio-Pliocene |
A species of Pongamia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Jud & Hickey |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Potomac Group |
A close relative of ranunculalean eudicots. The type specimen is Potomacapnos apeleutheron. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
A species of Pterygota. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Srivastava & Mehrotra |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
A species of Sapindus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Schima. |
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Gen. nov. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira |
Early Cretaceous |
Fossil Aroid. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Miocene |
Nanlin Formation |
A species of Toddalia. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Hably |
Late Miocene |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Hably |
Late Miocene |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Poinar & Steeves |
Cenozoic (Eocene or Miocene) |
A member of Myristicaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Virola. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Hably |
Late Miocene |
A species of Vitis. |
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