Biology:2012 in paleobotany

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Template:ToC Right This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2012, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2012.

Bryophytes

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Bryokhutuliinia crassimarginata[1]

Sp nov

Ignatov et al

Late Jurassic

Ukurey formation

 Russia

A moss of uncertain placement.

Lycophytes

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Winslowia[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dunn et al.

Carboniferous (Serpukhovian)

Pride Mountain Formation

 United States

A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Chaloneriaceae. Genus includes new species W. tuscumbiana.

Marchantiophytes

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Riccardiothallus[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Guo et al.

Devonian (Pragian)

Posongchong Formation

 China

A liverwort belonging to the family Aneuraceae. Genus includes new species R. devonicus.

Ferns and fern allies

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Korallipteris[4]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Vera & Passalia

Triassic to Miocene

Antarctica
 Argentina
 Chile
 New Zealand[5]

A fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement.
A new genus for "Gleichenia" argentinica (1962);
Additional species were originally placed in Gleichenia, Gleichenites and Microphyllopteris.

Millerocaulis tekelili[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Vera

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Cerro Negro Formation

Antarctica
(Livingston Island)

An Osmundaceae fern. Originally placed in Millerocaulis;
Moved to Claytosmunda tekelili in (2017).[7]

Osmundopsis rafaelii[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Escapa & Cúneo

Early Jurassic

 Argentina

A member of Osmundaceae.

Todites cacereii[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Escapa & Cúneo

Early Jurassic

 Argentina

A member of Osmundaceae.

Bennettitales

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Anomozamites harrisi[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Anomozamites heeri[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Anomozamites villosus[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pott et al.

Probably late Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

A member of Bennettitales. Originally described as a species of Anomozamites
Moved to the Wielandiella villosus (2015).[11][12]

Cycadolepis barnardii[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis karatauensis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis kirillii[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis kokalensis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis lata[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis maija[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis multistomata[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis pachydermatica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis perfecta[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis prynadае[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Cycadolepis schairensis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Nilssoniopteris chirchilica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Nilssoniopteris localis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Nilssoniopteris saveljevii[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian)

Tonasha Formation

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum chagaense[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum doludenkoae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum originalum[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum pаrvisegmentatum[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum pinniforme[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum valentinaeа[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Pterophyllum vsevolodii[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Williamsonia antonia[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Williamsonia baranovaeа[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Williamsonia chagaensе[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Williamsonia kokalensis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Williamsonia vialovaea[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

"Pteridospermatophytes"

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Ctenozamites schweitzerii[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)

Karadiirmen' Formation

 Kazakhstan

A member of Pteridospermatophyta of uncertain affinities.

Eretmonia macloughlinii[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor

Late Permian

Upper Buckley Formation

 Antarctica

A member of Glossopteridales.

Kuvakospermum[14]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Naugolnykh & Sidorov

Permian (Wordian)

 Russia

A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes new species K. pedatum.

Lidgettoniopsis[15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor

Late Permian

Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation)

 Antarctica

A seed fern belonging to the group Dictyopteridiales and the family Eretmoniaceae. Genus includes new species L. ramulus.

Scutum leiophyllum[15]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor

Late Permian

Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation)

 Antarctica

A member of Glossopteridales belonging to the family Dictyopteridiaceae.

Vetlugospermum[16]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Naugolnykh

Early Triassic

 Russia

A seed fern belonging to the group Peltaspermales. Genus includes new species V. rombicum.

Ginkgoales

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Baiera kazachstanica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Baieroxylon rocablanquense[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gnaedinger

Early Jurassic

Roca Blanca Formation

 Argentina

Ginkgo cranei[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhou, Quan, & Liu

upper Paleocene

Sentinel Butte Formation

 USA
 North Dakota

An extinct species in the modern genus Ginkgo

Ginkgo gomolitzkyana[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova

Middle Jurassic

Angren Formation

 Uzbekistan

A member of Ginkgoales.

Ginkgo huolinhensis[20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dong & Sun

Early Cretaceous

Huolinhe Formation

 China

Ginkgoites barnardianus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian)

Кokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Ginkgoites irdalicus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic

Ergozi Suite

 Kazakhstan

Ginkgoites kelendensis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian)

Tonasha Formation

 Kazakhstan

Ginkgoites ketovianus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Sarydiirmeny Suite

 Kazakhstan

Leptotoma asiatica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)

Karadiirmen' Formation

 Kazakhstan

Pseudotorellia karadiirmenica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)

Karadiirmen' Formation

 Kazakhstan

Conifers

Araucariaceae

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Emwadea[21]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dettmann, Clifford & Peters

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Winton Formation

 Australia

A member of the family Araucariaceae. Genus includes new species E. microcarpa.

Cheirolepidiaceae

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Duartenia[22]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mohr et al.

Early Cretaceous

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A possible member of Cheirolepidiaceae. The type species is Duartenia araripensis.

Glenrosa falcata[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gomez, Ewin & Daviero-Gomez

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Calizas de La Huergina Formation

 Spain

A conifer.

Cupressaceae

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Calocedrus huashanensis[24]

Sp. nov

Valid

Shi, Zhou, & Xie

Oligocene

Ningming Formation

 China

A Calocedrus species

Fokienia shengxianensis[25]

Sp. nov

Valid

He, Sun & Liu

Late Miocene

Shengxian Formation
Xiaolongtan Formation

 China

Originally placed in Fokienia.
Moved to Calocedrus shengxianensis in (2015).[26]

Pinaceae

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Eathiestrobus[27]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Rothwell et al.

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)

Kimmeridge Clay Formation

 United Kingdom

A member of Pinaceae. The type species is Eathiestrobus mackenziei.

Picea burtonii[28]

Sp. nov

Valid

Klymiuk & Stockey

Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)

 Canada

A spruce species seed cone.

Pinus yorkshirensis[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ryberg et al.

Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Barremian)

Speeton Clay Formation

 United Kingdom

A pine.

Podocarpaceae

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Dacrycarpus puertae[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilf

Eocene

 Argentina

A species of Dacrycarpus

Taxaceae

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Marskea kazachstanica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Kokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Torreya kazachstanica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Kokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

Other conifers

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Elatocladus bulakus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nosova & Kiritchkova in Kiritchkova & Nosova

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Kokala Suite

 Kazakhstan

A conifer of uncertain affinities.

Plyophyllioxylon[31]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Feng et al.

Permian (Roadian/Wordian)

Lower Shihhotse Formation

 China

A conifer of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. hulstaiense.

Other gymnosperms

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Nilssonia prosvirjakovaea[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiritchkova & Nosova

Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)

Karadiirmen' Formation

 Kazakhstan

A cycad.

Rehezamites[32]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Pott et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Yixian Formation

 China

A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species R. anisolobus.

Angiosperms

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Archaeampelos senonica[33]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Baasia[34]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Estrada-Ruiz et al.

Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian)

McRae Formation

 United States

A member of the family Celastraceae. Genus includes new species B. armendarisense.

Bertilanthus[35]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Friis & Pedersen

Late Cretaceous

 Sweden

An asterid. Genus includes new species B. scanicus.

Camptodromites sibiricus[33]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Celastrinites lanceolatus[33]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Chaneya hainanensis[36]

Sp. nov

Valid

Feng & Jin

Eocene

Changchang Basin

 China

A fossil fruit.

Cissites basicordatus[33]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Cissus lombardii[37]

Sp. nov

Valid

Manchester, Chen & Lott

Early Oligocene

Mancora Formation

 Peru

A species of Cissus.

Eucalyptus caldericola[38]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa

Eocene (Ypresian)

 Argentina

A species of Eucalyptus.

Eucalyptus frenguelliana[38]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gandolfo & Zamaloa in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa

Eocene (Ypresian)

 Argentina

A species of Eucalyptus.

Eucalyptus lynchiae[38]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gandolfo & Hermsen in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa

Eocene (Ypresian)

 Argentina

A species of Eucalyptus.

Fulleroxylon[34]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Estrada-Ruiz et al.

Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian)

McRae Formation

 United States

A member of the family Myrtaceae. Genus includes new species F. armendarisense.

Juglandiphyllites microdentatus[33]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alekseev

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Laurinoxylon stichkai[39]

Sp. nov

Valid

Boonchai & Manchester

Early Eocene

Bridger Formation

 United States

A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil wood.

Laurophyllum calicarioides[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Litsea.

Laurophyllum lacustris[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.

Laurophyllum maarensis[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.

Laurophyllum microphyllum[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.

Laurophyllum otagoensis[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.

Laurophyllum sylvestris[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.

Laurophyllum taieriensis[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.

Laurophyllum vulcanicola[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.

Laurophyllum waipiata[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.

Litseopsis nova-zelandiae[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A member of Lauraceae.

Mahonia grimmii[41]

Sp. nov

Valid

Güner & Denk

Miocene

Eskihisar Formation

 Turkey

A species of Mahonia.

Mahonia somaensis[41]

Sp. nov

Valid

Güner & Denk

Miocene

Soma Formation

 Turkey

A species of Mahonia.

Morinda chinensis[42]

Sp. nov

Valid

Shi et al.

Eocene

Changchang Formation

 China

A species of Morinda.

Newtonia mushensis[43]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pan et al.

Early Miocene

 Ethiopia

A species of Newtonia.

Palaeophytocrene hammenii[44]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stull in Stull et al.

Middle-late Paleocene

Bogotá Formation

 Colombia

A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae.

Palaeophytocrene piggae[44]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stull in Stull et al.

Late Paleocene

Sentinel Butte Formation

 United States

A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae.

Pygmaeoxylon[34]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Estrada-Ruiz et al.

Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian)

McRae Formation

 United States

A magnoliid of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. paucipora.

Pyrenacantha austroamericana[44]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stull in Stull et al.

Late early Oligocene

 Peru

A species of Pyrenacantha.

Schenkeriphyllum glanduliferum[45]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mohr, Coiffard & Bernardes-de-Oliveira

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Crato Formation

 Brazil

Fossil magnolialean angiosperm.

Wilsonoxylon[39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Boonchai & Manchester

Early Eocene

Bridger Formation

 United States

A member of Canellaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species W. edenense.

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