2017 in paleobotany
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This article records new taxa of plants that are scheduled to be described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that are scheduled to occur in the year 2017.
Flowering plants
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Cascolaurus[1] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Poinar |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A member of Lauraceae. Genus includes new species C. burmitis. |
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Cladium zhenyuanensis[2] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Liang & Zhou in Liang et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Cladium. |
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Cretacaeiporites aegyptiaca[3] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Ibrahim et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
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Exbucklandia acutifolia[4] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Huang & Zhou in Huang et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Exbucklandia. |
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Kenilanthus[5] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Friis, Pedersen & Crane |
Early Cretaceous (early-middle Albian) |
A flowering plant belonging to an early-diverging eudicot lineage. The type species is Kenilanthus marylandensis. |
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Macaranga zhangpuensis[6] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Wang & Sun in Zixi et al. |
Miocene |
Fotan Group |
A species of Macaranga. |
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Sabalites guangxiensis[7] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Wang & Sun in Wang et al. |
Oligocene |
Ningming Formation |
A palm tree. |
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Yuhania[8] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Liu & Wang |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
An early angiosperm. Genus includes new species Y. daohugouensis. |
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Zelkova ningmingensis[9] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Ma et al. |
Oligocene |
Ningming Formation |
A species of Zelkova. |
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Other seed plants
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Pentakonos[10] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera et al. |
A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species P. diminutus. |
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Pinus nanfengensis[11] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Wang et al. |
Late Miocene |
Xianfeng Basin |
A pine. |
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Pinus uniseriata[11] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Wang et al. |
Late Miocene |
Xianfeng Basin |
A pine. |
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Pityostrobus pluriresinosa[12] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Smith et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Pinaceae, a species of Pityostrobus. |
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Podozamites doludenkoae[13] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Nosova, van Konijnenburg-van Cittert & Kiritchkova |
Karadiirmen’ Formation |
A conifer. |
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Podozamites irkutensis[13] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Nosova, van Konijnenburg-van Cittert & Kiritchkova |
Prisayan Formation |
A conifer. |
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Sphenarion angustae[14] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Huang et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Sphenarion. |
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Storgaardia gansuensis[15] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
A conifer, a species of Storgaardia. |
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Stutzeliastrobus[10] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera et al. |
A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species S. foliatus. |
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Other plants
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Ahnetia[16] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Decombeix & Galtier |
Carboniferous (late Tournaisian) |
Genus includes new species A. conradii |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Cleal et al. |
Carboniferous (Moscovian) |
San Giorgio Basin |
A member of Equisetopsida. |
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Arthropitys barthelii[18] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Neregato et al. |
Permian |
Parnaíba Basin |
A member of Calamitaceae. |
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Arthropitys tocantinensis[18] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Neregato et al. |
Permian |
Parnaíba Basin |
A member of Calamitaceae. |
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Boweria nowarudensis[19] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Frojdová et al. |
Carboniferous (early Moscovian) |
A leptosporangiate fern belonging to the group Filicales. |
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Ilfeldia gregoriensis[20] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Pšenička et al. |
Carboniferous (Gzhelian) |
Douro Carboniferous Basin |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement; may be affiliated with ferns or pteridosperms. |
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Kidstoniopteris[19] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Frojdová et al. |
Carboniferous (early Moscovian) |
A leptosporangiate fern belonging to the group Filicales; a new genus for "Boweria" minor Kidston (1923). |
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Ovulepteris[20] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Pšenička et al. |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement; may be affiliated with ferns or pteridosperms. A new genus for "Ilfeldia" robusta Obrhel (1957) and "Ilfeldia" lobecensis Obrhel (1965). |
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Rhabdoxylon taiyuanense[21] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Ma, Wang & Sun |
Early Permian |
Taiyuan Formation |
A fern belonging to the family Botryopteridaceae. |
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Wiartonella[22] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
LoDuca & Tetreault |
Silurian |
Eramosa Lagerstätte |
An alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes new species W. nodifera. |
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References
- ↑ George Poinar Jr. (2017). "A mid-Cretaceous Lauraceae flower, Cascolaurus burmitis gen. et sp. nov., in Myanmar amber". Cretaceous Research. 71: 96–101. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.11.015.
- ↑ Xiao-Qing Liang; Ping Lu; Achyut Tiwari; Tao Su; Zhe-Kun Zhou (2017). "New fossil record of Cladium (Cyperaceae) from the Middle Miocene of Zhenyuan, SW China, and the palaeobiogeographical history of the genus". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 237: 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.10.006.
- ↑ Mohamed I.A. Ibrahim; Mohamed K. Zobaa; Zainab M. El–Noamani; Sameh S. Tahoun (2017). "A review of the angiosperm pollen genus Cretacaeiporites Herngreen, with one new species from the Upper Cretaceous of Egypt". Palynology. in press. doi:10.1080/01916122.2015.1093561.
- ↑ Jian Huang; Gong-Le Shi; Tao Su; Zhe-Kun Zhou (2017). "Miocene Exbucklandia (Hamamelidaceae) from Yunnan, China: Revelation of its biogeography and palaeoecology". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. in press. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.10.004.
- ↑ Else Marie Friis; Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen; Peter R. Crane (2017). "Kenilanthus, a new eudicot flower with tricolpate pollen from the Early Cretaceous (early-middle Albian) of eastern North America". Grana. in press. doi:10.1080/00173134.2016.1158863.
- ↑ Wang Zixi; Sun Bainian; Jin Peihong; Deng Peng; Chen Jingwei; Sun Fankai (2017). "A new species of Macaranga from the middle Miocene of Fujian, China and its significance". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press. doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1236374.
- ↑ Qiu-Jun Wang; Fu-Jun Ma; Jun-Ling Dong; Chun-Hui Liu; Shuai Liu; Bai-Nian Sun (2017). "New costapalmate palm leaves from the Oligocene Ningming Formation of Guangxi, China, and their biogeographic and palaeoclimatic implications". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press. doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1218487.
- ↑ Zhong-Jian Liu; Xin Wang (2017). "Yuhania: a unique angiosperm from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press. doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1178740.
- ↑ Fu-Jun Ma; Bai-Nian Sun; Qiu-Jun Wang; Jun-Ling Dong; Yi Yang & De-Fei Yan (2017). "A new species of Zelkova (Ulmaceae, Ulmoideae) with leaves and fruits from the Oligocene of South China and its biogeographical implications". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. 29 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1049538.
- 1 2 Fabiany Herrera; Gongle Shi; Patrick Knopf; Andrew B. Leslie; Niiden Ichinnorov; Masamichi Takahashi; Peter R. Crane; Patrick S. Herendeen (2017). "Cupressaceae Conifers from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia". International Journal of Plant Sciences. in press. doi:10.1086/689577.
- 1 2 Hao-Bo Wang; Alexei A. Oskolski; Frédéric M.B. Jacques; Yue-Hua Wang; Zhe-Kun Zhou (2017). "Lignified woods of Pinus (Pinaceae) from the late Miocene of central Yunnan, China, and their biogeographic and paleoclimatic implications". Palaeoworld. in press. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2016.06.003.
- ↑ Selena Y. Smith; Ruth A. Stockey; Gar W. Rothwell; Stefan A. Little (2017). "A new species of Pityostrobus (Pinaceae) from the Cretaceous of California: moving towards understanding the Cretaceous radiation of Pinaceae". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. in press. doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1143885.
- 1 2 Natalya Nosova; Johanna H.A. van Konijnenburg-van Cittert; Anna Kiritchkova (2017). "New data on the epidermal structure of the leaves of Podozamites Braun". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. in press. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.11.005.
- ↑ Wei Huang; David L. Dilcher; Hongshan Wang; Yu-Ling Na; Yun-Feng Li; Tao Li; Chun-Lin Sun (2017). "First record of Sphenarion (Czekanowskiales) with epidermal structures from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China". Palaeoworld. in press. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2016.05.005.
- ↑ Qi-Jia Li; Peng-Cheng An; Jun Li; Zhen-Rui Zhao; Jing-Yu Wu; Yong-Dong Wang; Yu-Ting Zhu; Su-Ting Ding (2017). "Cuticular structure of Storgaardia Harris from the Middle Jurassic of Northwest China and its systematic and biogeographical significances". Palaeoworld. in press. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2016.04.005.
- ↑ Anne-Laure Decombeix; Jean Galtier (2017). "Ahnetia, a new lignophyte stem from the Lower Carboniferous of southern Algeria". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. in press. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.11.003.
- ↑ Christopher J. Cleal; Giovanni G. Scanu; Carla Buosi; Paola Pittau; Evelyn Kustatscher (2017). "Middle Pennsylvanian vegetation of the San Giorgio Basin, southern Sardinia (Italy)". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000765.
- 1 2 Rodrigo Neregato; Ronny Rößler; Roberto Iannuzzi; Robert Noll; Rosemarie Rohn (2017). "New petrified calamitaleans from the Permian of the Parnaíba Basin, central-North Brazil, part II, and phytogeographic implications for late Paleozoic floras". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 237: 37–61. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.11.001.
- 1 2 Jana Frojdová; Josef Pšenička; Jiří Bek; Christopher J. Cleal (2017). "Revision of the Pennsylvanian fern Boweria Kidston and the establishment of the new genus Kidstoniopteris". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 236: 33–58. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.08.011.
- 1 2 Josef Pšenička; Pedro Correia; Zbynĕk Šimůnek; Artur A. Sá; J. Brendan Murphy; Deolinda Flores (2017). "Revision of Ilfeldia and establishment of Ovulepteris gen. nov. from the Pennsylvanian of Europe, with a discussion on their concepts". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. in press. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.09.001.
- ↑ Jing Ma; Shi-Jun Wang & Ke-Qin Sun (2017). "Rhabdoxylon taiyuanense n. sp.: A new botryopterid fern from the Lower Permian of Shanxi Province, North China". Palaeoworld. in press. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2016.05.002.
- ↑ Steven T. LoDuca; Denis K. Tetreault (2017). "Ontogeny and reproductive functional morphology of the macroalga Wiartonella nodifera n. gen. n. sp. (Dasycladales, Chlorophyta) from the Silurian Eramosa Lagerstätte of Ontario, Canada". Journal of Paleontology. in press. doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.144.