2023 in paleobotany
This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2023, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2023.
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Algae
Chlorophytes
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Enos & Minzoni |
Middle Triassic |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
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Archaeochaeta[2] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Maloney et al. |
Dolores Creek Formation |
The type species is A. guncho. |
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Kantia granieri[1] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Enos & Minzoni |
Middle Triassic |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
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Kantia intusannulata[1] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Enos & Minzoni |
Middle Triassic |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
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Kantia muxinanii[1] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bucur, Enos & Minzoni |
Middle Triassic |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. |
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Palaeoulvaria[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kolosov |
Ediacaran |
Byuk Formation |
A green alga belonging to the group Ulvales. The type species is P. plate. |
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Sphaeroplea striatocristata[4] |
Sp. nov |
Perez Loinaze et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A species of Sphaeroplea. |
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Voronocladus[5] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Skompski et al. |
Silurian |
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Triploporellaceae. Genus includes new species V. dryganti. |
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Phycological research
- Yang et al. (2023) reinterpret Protomelission as an early dasycladalean green alga.[6]
Lycopodiopsida
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Thomasites[7] |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Bek et al. |
Carboniferous |
A herbaceous lycophyte. |
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Ferns and fern allies
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Botryopteridium sinensis[8] |
Sp. nov |
Zhou et al. |
Permian |
A botryopterid fern. |
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Diplazites campbellii[9] |
Sp. nov |
Pšenička et al. |
Carboniferous (Kasimovian) |
A marattialean fern belonging to the family Psaroniaceae. |
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Equisetum kekeense[10] |
Sp. nov |
Zhang & Xie in Cao et al. |
Miocene |
Youshashan Formation |
A species of Equisetum. |
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Equisetum siwalikum[11] |
Sp. nov |
Kundu, Hazra & Khan in Kundu et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Equisetum. |
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Equisetum wulanense[10] |
Sp. nov |
Zhang & Xie in Cao et al. |
Miocene |
Youshashan Formation |
A species of Equisetum. |
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Prosperifilix[12] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Wang, Shi & Engel in et al. |
Cretaceous |
Burmese amber |
A member of the family Dryopteridaceae. The type species is P. sepeliogladius. |
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Pteridological research
- Blanco-Moreno & Buscalioni (2023) identify Sphenopteris wonnacottii as a junior synonym of Coniopteris laciniata, provide whole plant reconstruction of C. laciniata, and interpret the variability of the pinnules of C. laciniata as likely caused by the submersion of the apical part of fronds in water during their development.[13]
Ginkgophytes
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Nosova in Nosova, Kostina & Afonin |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) |
A member of the family Karkeniaceae. |
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Sp. nov |
Nosova, Kostina & Afonin |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) |
Khuren Dukh Formation |
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Conifers
Cheirolepidiaceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Jin et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Laiyang Formation |
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Pseudofrenelopsis dinisii[16] |
Sp. nov |
Mendes, Kvaček & Doyle |
Early Cretaceous (probably Hauterivian) |
Santa Susana Formation |
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Flowering plants
Alismatales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Appianospadix[19] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Stockey et al. |
Eocene |
A member of the family Araceae. The type species is A. bogneri |
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Basal eudicot research
- Evidence from the palynomorph fossil record, interpreted as indicating that members of the family Proteaceae reached South African Cape in the Late Cretaceous from North-Central Africa rather than from Australia across the Indian Ocean, is presented by Lamont, He & Cowling (2023).[20]
Ericales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Comb nov |
Valid |
(Casp.) Sadowski & Hofmann |
A Symplocaceous flower species. |
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Solanales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Eophysaloides[22] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Deanna et al. |
Eocene |
Esmeraldas Formation |
A member of the family Solanaceae. The type species is E. inflata. |
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Lycianthoides[22] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Deanna et al. |
Eocene |
A member of the family Solanaceae. The type species is L. calycina. |
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Cucurbitales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Parvaspicula[23] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Correa Narvaez et al. |
Eocene |
A tetramelaceous leaf morphotype |
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Punctaphyllum[23] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Correa Narvaez et al. |
Eocene |
Green River Formation |
A tetramelaceous seed morphotype |
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Fabales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Englerodendron mulugetanum[27] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pan et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Englerodendron. |
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Fagales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Engelhardia guipingensis[28] |
Sp. nov |
Song & Jin in Song et al. |
Miocene |
Erzitang Formation |
A species of Engelhardia. |
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Gymnostoma stuartii[29] |
Sp. nov |
Whang, Hill & Hill |
Neogene |
A species of Gymnostoma. |
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Malpighiales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Elatine odgaardii[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bennike in Bennike et al. |
Probably early Pleistocene |
A species of Elatine. Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023. |
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Macaranga kirkjohnsonii[31] |
Sp. nov |
Wilf, Iglesias & Gandolfo |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A species of Macaranga. |
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Passiflora sulcatasperma[32] |
Sp. nov |
Hermsen |
Pliocene |
A species of Passiflora. |
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Tineafructus[31] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Wilf, Iglesias & Gandolfo |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Huitrera Formation |
A member of the family Euphorbiaceae belonging to the subfamily Acalyphoideae and the tribe Acalypheae. The type species is T. casamiquelae. |
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Malvales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Bombax asiatica[33] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hazra, Bera & Khan |
Pliocene |
A species of Bombax. |
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Myrtales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Conocarpoxylon[34] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Combretaceae. Genus includes new species C. cristalliferum. |
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Terminalioxylon paravirens[34] |
Sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Combretaceae. |
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Terminalioxylon ushun[34] |
Sp. nov |
Ramos et al. |
Pleistocene |
El Palmar Formation |
Fossil wood of a member of the family Combretaceae. |
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Trapa haominiae[35] |
Sp. nov |
Wu et al. |
Miocene |
Fotan Group |
A species of Trapa. |
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Rosales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Ficus paleoauriculata[36] |
Sp. nov |
Chandra et al. |
Paleogene |
A species of Ficus. |
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Ficus paleodicranostyla[36] |
Sp. nov |
Chandra et al. |
Paleogene |
A species of Ficus. |
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Ficus paleovariegata[36] |
Sp. nov |
Chandra et al. |
Paleogene |
A species of Ficus. |
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Gouianiaites[37] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Centeno-González, Porras-Múzquiz & Estrada-Ruiz |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A member of the family Rhamnaceae. Genus includes new species G. muzquizensis. |
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Helicostyloxylon[38] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martinez Martinez |
Miocene |
A member of the family Moraceae. Genus includes new species H. paranensis. |
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Kageneckia coloradensis[39] |
Comb. nov |
(Knowlton) Denk et al. |
Latest Eocene |
A species of Kageneckia. |
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Ulmus palaeoparvifolia[40] |
Sp. nov |
Lu et al. |
Miocene |
Xiaolongtan Formation |
An elm. |
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Vauquelinia aculeata[39] |
Comb. nov |
(Saporta) Denk et al. |
Oligocene (Chattian) |
A species of Vauquelinia. |
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Vauquelinia obscura[39] |
Comb. nov |
(Saporta) Denk et al. |
Oligocene (Chattian) and early Miocene |
A species of Vauquelinia. |
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Vauquelinia serra[39] |
Comb. nov |
(Unger) Denk et al. |
Oligocene and early Miocene |
A species of Vauquelinia. |
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Sapindales
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Canarium leenhoutsii[41] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Beurel et al. |
Miocene |
Zhangpu amber |
A species of Canarium. |
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Canarium wangboi[41] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Beurel et al. |
Miocene |
Zhangpu amber |
A species of Canarium. |
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Cyrtocarpa biapertura[42] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Del Rio et al. |
Paleocene and Eocene |
A species of Cyrtocarpa. |
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Swietenia palaeomahagoni[43] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chandra et al. |
Paleogene |
A species of Swietenia. |
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Other superrosids
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Friisifructus[44] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Tang, Smith & Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous |
Rosid clade fruits of uncertain affinities. |
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Other angiosperms
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Racheliflora[45] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Friis, Crane & Pedersen |
Early Cretaceous |
An early angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, most closely related to magnoliids, possibly with lauralean affinities. |
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Xilinia[46] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Shengli Formation |
An early angiosperm of uncertain affinities. |
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- A study on the affinities of Santaniella, based on data from new fossil material from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil), is published by Pessoa et al. (2023), who don't support the interpretation of Santaniella as a ranuculid, and consider it to be a mesangiosperm of uncertain affinities, possibly a magnoliid.[47]
Angiosperm research
- A study aiming to determine the affinities of 24 exceptionally preserved fossil flowers is published by López-Martínez et al. (2023).[48]
Other plants
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Daohugoucladus[49] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Yang et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds |
A member of the family Gnetidae. The type species is D. sinensis. |
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Florinanthus longiantheratus[50] |
Sp. nov |
Bureš et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Plzeň Basin |
Pollen-bearing organs of a member of Cordaitales. |
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Nebuloxyla[51] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Lalica & Tomescu |
Devonian (Emsian) |
An early euphyllophyte. Genus includes new species N. mikmaqiana. |
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Paradoxa[52] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Liu, Shen & Wang |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A gymnosperm with several morphological features formerly restricted to angiosperms. The type species is P. huangii. |
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Parnaiboxylon wangi[53] |
Sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
Benxi Formation |
A gymnospermous stem. |
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Qingganninginfructus[54] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang & Sun in Han et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
Yaojie Formation |
Possibly an early angiosperm. The type species is Q. formosa. |
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Rhaphidopteris zhouii[55] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Yang |
Early Jurassic |
Sangonghe Formation |
A gymnosperm. |
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Skyttegaardia nagalingumiae[56] |
Sp. nov |
Elgorriaga & Atkinson |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Holz Shale |
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Other plant research
- Decombeix et al. (2023) document tyloses in Late Devonian Callixylon wood.[57]
- A study on the anatomy and affinities of Tingia unita, based on data from specimens from the Permian Taiyuan Formation (China), is published by Yang, Wang & Wang (2023), who confirm that T. unita was a progymnosperm belonging to the group Noeggerathiales.[58]
- Fu et al. (2023) report the presence of ovules enclosed within the ovaries of specimens of Nanjinganthus dendrostyla, and consider their findings to be consistent with the interpretation of Nanjinganthus as an Early Jurassic angiosperm.[59]
Palynology
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Acylomurus silviae[4] |
Sp. nov |
Perez Loinaze et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Chorrillo Formation |
A spore of uncertain affinities. |
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Casuarinidites foveolatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Clavatriporites[60] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. Genus includes new species C. dispersiclavatus and C. spicatus. |
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Echitricolpites serratus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Henrisporites qujingensis[61] |
Sp. nov |
Sui, McLoughlin & Feng in Sui et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
A lycopsid megaspore. |
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Henrisporites yunnanensis[61] |
Sp. nov |
Sui, McLoughlin & Feng in Sui et al. |
Permian (Lopingian) |
Xuanwei Formation |
A lycopsid megaspore. |
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Inaperturopollenites fossulatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Longapertites crassireticuloides[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Luminidites microreticulatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Lusatisporis choiols[4] |
Sp. nov |
Perez Loinaze et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Chorrillo Formation |
A spore of uncertain affinities. |
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Psilabrevitricolporites porolatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Psilatriletes brevilaesuratus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
A spore. |
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Punctatisporites interfoveolatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
A spore. |
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Retimonoporites heterobrochatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Retitrescolpites miriabilis[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Retitriporites irregularis[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Rugutricolporites cumulus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Slavicekia[62] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Heřmanová et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
Pollen from the Normapolles complex, likely produced by angiosperms belonging to the order Fagales. Genus includes new species S. inaequalis. |
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Syncolporites angusticolpatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Syncolporites rostro[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Tetracolporopollenites torus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
Pollen of a flowering plant. |
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Thomasospora[7] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Bek et al. |
Paleozoic |
Spores produced by the lycophyte Thomasites serratus. Genus includes "Lycospora" gigantea Alpern. |
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Tricolpites brevicolpatus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Tricolpites multiornamentus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Tricolporites densus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Mander, Jaramillo & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleogene |
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Palynological research
- Malaikanok et al. (2023) describe fossil pollen grains of members of the family Fagaceae from the Oligocene to Miocene Ban Pa Kha Subbasin of the Li Basin (Thailand), and interpret the studied fossils as indicating that, contrary to previous interpretations of the palynological record, tropical Fagaceae-dominated forests existed in northern Thailand at least since the late Paleogene and persisted into the modern vegetation of Thailand.[63]
Research
- Evidence from mercury concentration and isotopic signatures of marine sedimentary rock samples spanning from the Cambrian to Permian, interpreted as indicating that vascular plants were already widely distributed on land during the Ordovician-Silurian transition, is presented by Yuan et al. (2023).[64]
- Evidence indicating that the knowledge of the early plant diversity from the latest Silurian–Early Devonian fossil record is at least partly affected by the variation of the rock record is presented by Capel et al. (2023).[65]
- A study on early land plant diversity patterns across known paleogeographical units (Laurussia, Siberia, Kazakhstania, Gondwana) throughout the Silurian and Devonian periods is published by Capel et al. (2023)[66]
- A study on the survivorship and migration dynamics of plants from the paleocontinent Angarida during the Frasnian-Tournaisian internal, as indicated by fossil record from the Siberian platform (Russia), is published by Dowding, Akulov & Mashchuk (2023).[67]
- Barrón et al. (2023) study the floral assemblages from the Cretaceous Maestrazgo Basin (Spain), providing evidence of the existence of conifer woodlands and fern/angiosperm communities thriving in the mid‐Cretaceous Iberian Desert System, and report that the studied assemblages can generally be related to others from Europe and North America, but also included plants that were typical for northern Gondwana.[68]
- A study on the fossil material of plants from the Cenomanian deposits of the Western Desert (Egypt) is published by El Atfy et al. (2023), who report the presence of five main vegetation types, and interpret the studied fossils as indicative of an overall warm and humid climate, punctuated by repeated phases of drier conditions.[69]
- A study on the mid-Eocene vegetation in the southern Central Andes, based on spore-pollen record from the Casa Grande Formation (Jujuy, Argentina), is published by Tapia et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of a plant community with no close analogue in the modern South American vegetation, as well as indicative of subtropical or tropical conditions and frost-free winters.[70]
- Description of fossil wood from the Brown Sands and Flat Sands localities in the Pliocene Usno Formation (Lower Omo valley, Ethiopia) is published by Jolly-Saad & Bonnefille (2023), who report that the studied assemblages strongly differ from other Miocene and Pliocene wood assemblages from Ethiopia, and interpret them as indicative of a seasonal climate and more humid climatic conditions compared to the present, but also as indicative of instability of climatic and environmental conditions, with significant changes in the composition of the tree cover during the time of existence of Australopithecus afarensis.[71]
- A study on changes in functional diversity of plants from southeast Australia during the last 12,000 years, inferred from long-term pollen records, is published by Adeleye et al. (2023).[72]
- The oldest flower and seed fossils of the wind-pollinated besom heaths, Erica sect. Chlorocodon, were found in Madeira Island within a 1.3 million-year-old fossil deposit.[73]
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