# 2014 in paleobotany

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 |
| Andreiella | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bucur | Early Cretaceous (Barremian–?Aptian) | | Romania | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Genus includes new species A. rajkae. |
| Belzungia barattoloi | Sp. nov | Valid | Radoičić & Özgen-Erdem | Early Eocene | | Turkey | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Thyrsoporellaceae. |
| Boueina iberica | Sp. nov | Valid | Schlagintweit & Wilmsen | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Altamira Formation | Spain | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Udoteaceae. |
| Clypeina tibanai | Sp. nov | Valid | Granier, Dias-Brito & Bucur | Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) | Ponta do Mel Formation | Brazil | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Polyphysaceae. |
| Diplopora obliguspora | Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan | Late Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) | | Greece | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Diploporellaceae. |
| Probolocupsis sarmeikensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan | Late Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) | | Greece | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Originally described as a species of Probolocupsis; Senowbari-Daryan (2018) transferred this species to the genus Naybandoporella. |
| Probolocuspis? tenuiparia | Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan | Late Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) | | Greece | A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. |
| Russoella parthica | Sp. nov | Valid | Barattolo, Taherpour Khalil Abad & Ashrafi | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | | Afghanistan | A dasycladalean alga. |

## Ferns

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Arcellites punctatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Friis, Pedersen & Marone | Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Aptian) | Almargem Formation | Portugal | A member of Salviniales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Arcellites. |
| Ashicaulis plumites | Sp. nov | Valid | Tian & Wang in Tian et al. | Middle Jurassic | Tiaojishan Formation | China | A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017). |
| Ashicaulis wangii | Sp. nov | Valid | Tian et al. | Middle Jurassic | Tiaojishan Formation | China | A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017). |
| Chiropteris monteagnellii | Sp. nov | Valid | Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | | Italy | A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Chiropteris. |
| Cladophlebis ladinica | Sp. nov | Valid | Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | | Italy | A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis. |
| Elaphoglossum miocenicum | Sp. nov | Valid | Lóriga et al. | Miocene | | Dominican Republic | A member of Dryopteridaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Elaphoglossum. |
| Flabellariopteris | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sun in Sun et al. | Late Triassic | Yangcaogou Formation | China | A member of Marsileaceae. The type species is Flabellariopteris mii. |
| Lugiomarsiglia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hermsen, Gandolfo & Cúneo | Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) | La Colonia Formation | Argentina | A member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species L. aquatica. |
| Marattiopsis vodrazkae | Sp. nov. | Valid | Kvaček | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Hidden Lake Formation | Antarctica (James Ross Island) | A member of Marattiaceae, a species of Marattiopsis. |
| Marsilea patnii | Sp. nov | Valid | Patil, Kapgate & Zilpe | Late Cretaceous | Deccan Intertrappean Beds | India | A species of Marsilea. |
| Mirasolita | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hermsen, Gandolfo & Cúneo | Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) | La Colonia Formation | Argentina | A member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species M. irupensis. |
| Phlebopteris fiemmensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | | Italy | A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris. |
| Phlebopteris hickeyi | Sp. nov | Valid | Hu & Taylor | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Jarash Formation | Jordan | A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris. |
| Pseudobornia schweitzeri | Sp. nov | Valid | Jurina & Orlova in Orlova & Jurina | Late Devonian | | Russia | A species of Pseudobornia. |
| Salvinia hainanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Jin & Wang in Wang, Xu & Jin | Eocene | | China | A species of Salvinia. |
| Tiania | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Permian | Xuanwei Formation | China | A member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" yunnanense Tian & Chang (1995). |
| Zhongmingella | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Permian | Wangjiazhai Formation | China | A 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 |
| Flabellosemen | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tsymbal | Permian | | Russia | A Psygmophyllaceae Ginkgoales. The type species is F. riparium. |
| Ginkgo chlonoviae | Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Golovneva | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Kiya Formation | Russia | A species of Ginkgo. |
| Ginkgo sertensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Golovneva | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Kiya Formation | Russia | A species of Ginkgo. |
| Ginkgoxylpropinquus saxonicum | Sp. nov | Valid | Süss & Müller | Early Oligocene | | Germany | A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Ginkgoxylpropinquus. |

## Conifers
### Pinales

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Agathis zamunerae | Sp. nov | Valid | Wilf et al. | Eocene | Ligorio Márquez Formation | Argentina | A member of Araucariaceae, a species of Agathis. |
| Araucarites ochotensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Golovneva & Shczepetov in Shczepetov & Golovneva | Late Cretaceous | | Russia | A member of Araucariaceae, a species of Araucarites. |
| Athrotaxites yumenensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Dong et al. | Early Cretaceous | Zhonggou Formation | China | A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Athrotaxites. |
| Elatides zhoui | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi et al. | Early Cretaceous | | Mongolia | A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Elatides. |
| Elatocladus andhrensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao | Early Cretaceous | Gangapur Formation | India | A member of Coniferales, a species of Elatocladus. |
| Hubbardiastrobus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Atkinson, Rothwell & Stockey | Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | | Canada | A member of Cupressaceae. The type species is Hubbardiastrobus cunninghamioides. |
| Hughmillerites vancouverensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Atkinson, Rothwell & Stockey | Early Cretaceous | | Canada | A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Hughmillerites. |
| Pararaucaria collinsonae | Sp. nov | Valid | Steart, Spencer, Kenrick, Needham & Hilton in Steart et al. | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Lulworth Formation | United Kingdom | A member of Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pararaucaria. |
| Phyllocladoxylon pooleae | Sp.nov | Valid | Pujana, Santillana & Marenssi | Eocene | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica | A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Phyllocladoxylon. |
| Platycladus yunnanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Wu in Wu et al. | Late Miocene | Nanlin Formation | China | A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Platycladus. |
| Podocarpoxylon radiciforme | Sp. nov | Valid | Süss & Müller | Early Oligocene | | Germany | A conifer, a species of Podocarpoxylon. |
| Protophyllocladoxylon francisiae | Sp.nov | Valid | Pujana, Santillana & Marenssi | Eocene | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica | A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Protophyllocladoxylon. |

### Other conifers

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Cordaites barthelii | Sp. nov | Valid | Šimůnek | Carboniferous (Stephanian) | | Czech Republic | A species of Cordaites. |
| Giblingodendron | Gen. et 2 sp.nov | Valid | Falcon-Lang, Kurzawe & Lucas | Carboniferous (Kasimovian) to Permian (Sakmarian) | Atrasado Formation Community Pit Formation | United States | A member of Coniferopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a member of Voltziales, Cordaitales or Dicranophyllales. The type species is Giblingodendron nudifolia; genus also includes Giblingodendron aridus. |
| Macdonaldodendron | Gen. et sp.nov | Valid | Falcon-Lang, Kurzawe & Lucas | Carboniferous (Kasimovian) to Permian (Sakmarian) | Atrasado Formation Community Pit Formation | United States | A member of Voltziales. The type species is Macdonaldodendron giganticus. |
| Manifera | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Looy & Stevenson | Permian (Kungurian to Roadian) | Flowerpot Shale Member of the San Angelo Formation | United States | A member of Voltziales belonging to the family Majonicaceae. The type species is Manifera talaris. |
| Septomedullopitys szei | Sp. nov | Valid | Wan, Yang & Wang | Late Permian (early Wuchiapingian) | Wutonggou Formation | China | A member of Coniferopsida, a species of Septomedullopitys. |
| Shimakuroxylon | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Philippe et al. | Jurassic and Cretaceous | | Cambodia  China  Indonesia  Japan  Thailand  Vietnam | A 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 |
| Annona eocenica | Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad, Singh & Singh | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | India | A member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona. |
| Annona vastanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad, Singh & Singh | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | India | A member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona. |
| Cinnamomum palaeobejolghota | Sp. nov | Valid | Khan & Bera | Middle to late Miocene | Dafla Formation | India | A member of Lauraceae, a species of Cinnamomum. |
| Hexagyne philippiana | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Crato Formation | Brazil | A member of Piperales, probably related to Aristolochiaceae. The type species is Hexagyne philippiana. |
| Laurophyllum cinnamomoides | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum gengjiaoae | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum grandifolia | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum huashanense | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum mingjiangense | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum ningmingense | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum papillatum | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Laurophyllum trichophorum | Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Xie & Li | Oligocene | Ningming Formation | China | A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Lindera neobifaria | Sp. nov | Valid | Khan & Bera | Pliocene | Subansiri Formation | India | A member of Lauraceae, a species of Lindera. |
| Microlaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Takahashi et al. | Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian) | Ashizawa Formation | Japan | A member of Lauraceae. The type species is Microlaurus perigynus. |
| Persea mioparviflora | Sp. nov | Valid | Khan & Bera | Pliocene | Subansiri Formation | India | A 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 preglaucescens | Sp. nov | Valid | Khan & Bera | Pliocene | Subansiri Formation | India | A 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 |
| Aquaephyllum | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gallego et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | La Colonia Formation | Argentina | A member of Araceae. The type species is Aquaephyllum auriculatum. |
| Cocos binoriensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Srivastava & Srivastava | Late Cretaceous or Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) | Deccan Intertrappean Beds | India | A member of Arecaceae, a relative of the coconut tree. |
| Cratosmilax | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | De Lima et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) | Crato Formation | Brazil | A member of Smilacaceae. The type species is Cratosmilax jacksoni. |
| Liliacidites contortus | Sp. nov | Valid | Mildenhall & Bannister in Conran et al. | Latest Oligocene to earliest Miocene | | New Zealand | A morphospecies described on the basis of pollen recovered from a Luzuriaga-like flower. |
| Luzuriaga peterbannisteri | Sp. nov | Valid | Conran, Bannister, Mildenhall & Lee in Conran et al. | Latest Oligocene to earliest Miocene | | New Zealand | A species of Luzuriaga. |
| Palmoxylon romeroi | Sp. nov | Valid | Franco, Brea & Herbst | Late Miocene | Chiquimil Formation | Argentina | A palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon. |
| Ripogonum americanum | Sp. nov | Valid | Carpenter et al. | Early Eocene | Laguna del Hunco Formation | Argentina | A member of Liliales, a species of Ripogonum. |
| Sabalites dindoriensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Srivastava, Srivastava & Dilcher | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to early Paleocene (Danian) | Deccan Intertrappean Beds | India | A palm tree belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae, a species of Sabalites. |

### Basal eudicots
#### Proteales

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Ambiplatanus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mindell, Karafit & Stockey | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | | Canada | A member of Platanaceae. The type species is Ambiplatanus washingtonensis. |
| Macginitiea nascens | Sp. nov | Valid | Peppe & Hickey | Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | United States | A member of Platanaceae, a species of Macginitiea. |
| Meliosma thriviensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Peppe & Hickey | Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | United States | A member of Sabiaceae, a species of Meliosma. |
| Meliosma vandaelium | Sp. nov | Valid | Peppe & Hickey | Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | United States | A member of Sabiaceae, a species of Meliosma. |

#### Ranunculales

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Kajanthus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mendes et al. | Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian) | Figueira da Foz Formation | Portugal | A member of Lardizabalaceae. The type species is Kajanthus lusitanicus. | |
| Menispermites lebedevii | Sp. nov | Valid | Moiseeva | Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) | Emuneret Formation | Russia | A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. | |

### Superasterids

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Alangium enspelense | Sp. nov | Valid | Köhler in Köhler & Uhl | Late Oligocene | | Germany | A species of Alangium. |
| Ruprechtioxylon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cevallos-Ferriz, Martínez-Cabrera & Calvillo-Canadell | Early Miocene | El Cien Formation | Mexico | A member of Polygonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species R. multiseptatus. |
| Schimoxylon benderi | Sp. nov | Valid | Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. | Eocene | Pondaung Formation | Myanmar | A member of Theaceae, a species of Schimoxylon. |
| Ternstromites paucimissouriensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Peppe & Hickey | Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | United States | A member of Theaceae, a species of Ternstromites. |

### Superrosids
#### Saxifragales

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Trochodendroides deminii | Sp. nov | Valid | Yudova & Golovneva | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | Chingandzha Formation | Russia | A member of Cercidiphyllaceae. | |
| Trochodendroides tumanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Yudova in Yudova & Golovneva | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | Chingandzha Formation | Russia | A member of Cercidiphyllaceae. | |

#### Fabids

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Bridelia makumensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Srivastava & Mehrotra | Oligocene (Chattian) | Tikak Parbat Formation | India | A member of Phyllanthaceae, a species of Bridelia. |
| Caesalpinia veraechinataformis | Sp. nov | Valid | Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al. | Eocene-Oligocene | Entre-Córregos Formation | Brazil | A species of Caesalpinia. |
| Cascadiacarpa exilis | Sp. nov | Valid | Mindell, Stockey & Beard | Eocene | | Canada | A member of Fagaceae, a species of Cascadiacarpa. |
| Castanopsis presclerophylla | Sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Late Pliocene | | China | A member of Fagaceae, a species of Castanopsis. |
| Cucurbitaciphyllum | Gen. et comb. nov. | Valid | Manchester | Paleocene | | United States | A cucurbitacean genus. A new genus for "Aralia" lobata Knowlton (1924). |
| Ficoxylon mogaungense | Sp. nov | Valid | Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. | Eocene | Pondaung Formation | Myanmar | A member of Moraceae, a species of Ficoxylon. |
| Machaerium aiuruoquense | Sp. nov | Valid | Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al. | Eocene-Oligocene | Entre-Córregos Formation | Brazil | A species of Machaerium. |
| Machaerium paleogenum | Sp. nov | Valid | Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al. | Eocene-Oligocene | Entre-Córregos Formation | Brazil | A species of Machaerium. |
| Paliurus microcarpa | Sp. nov | Valid | Li in Li et al. | Middle or late Miocene | Shengxian Formation | China | A member of Rhamnaceae, a species of Paliurus. |
| Paraalbizioxylon caccavariae | Sp. nov | Valid | Martínez | Late Miocene | Chiquimil Formation | Argentina | A member of Mimosoideae described on the basis of fossil wood. |
| Quercus tenuipilosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Hu & Zhou in Hu et al. | Late Pliocene | Ciying Formation | China | An oak. |
| Quercus yangyiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | He, Li & Sun in He et al. | Late Pliocene | Yangyi Formation | China | An oak. |
| Ticodendron palaios | Sp. nov | Valid | Chambers & Poinar | Eocene or Miocene | | Dominican Republic | A species of Ticodendron known from Dominican amber. |
| Ulmoidicarpum | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. | Paleocene | Cerrejón Formation | Colombia | An ulmaceous fruit morphogenus. The type species includes U. tupperi. |

#### Malvids

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Aerofructus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. | Paleocene | Cerrejón Formation | Colombia | A member of Malvaceae described on the basis of fossil fruit. Genus includes new species A. dillhoffii. |
| Bombacoxylon pondaungense | Sp. nov | Valid | Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. | Eocene | Pondaung Formation | Myanmar | A member of Malvaceae, a species of Bombacoxylon. |
| Eucalyptoxylon | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Shukla, Mehrotra & Guleria | Paleocene–Eocene | Marh Formation Vagadkhol Formation | India | A myrtacean wood morphogenus. Genus includes E. vagadkholensis and E. eocenicus. |
| Kleinhovia bikanerensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Shukla, Mehrotra & Guleria | Early Eocene | Marh Formation | India | A species of Kleinhovia. |
| Sapindoxylon burmense | Sp. nov | Valid | Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. | Eocene | Pondaung Formation | Myanmar | A member of Sapindaceae, a species of Sapindoxylon. |
| Shoreoxylon panganense | Sp. nov | Valid | Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al. | Eocene | Pondaung Formation | Myanmar | A member of Dipterocarpaceae, a species of Shoreoxylon. |

### Other angiosperms

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Anemocardium | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. | Paleocene | Bogotá Formation | Colombia | A fossil fruit of uncertain affinity. Type species A. margaritae. |
| Antarctoxylon mixai | Sp. nov | Valid | Sakala in Sakala & Vodrážka | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | Hidden Lake Formation | Antarctica (James Ross Island) | An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Antarctoxylon. |
| Chachlovia | Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Alekseev & Herman in Alekseev, Herman & Shchepetov | Late Cretaceous | | Russia | An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. kiyensis; genus also contains C. dombeyopsoida |
| Cissites reticulatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Moiseeva | Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) | Emuneret Formation | Russia | A flowering plant morphospecies of uncertain affinity described from fossil leaves. |
| Dicotylophyllum hansonium | Sp. nov | Valid | Peppe & Hickey | Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | United States | An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum. |
| Dicotylophyllum horsecreekium | Sp. nov | Valid | Peppe & Hickey | Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | United States | An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum. |
| Dicotylophyllum stipulare | Sp. nov | Valid | Moiseeva | Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) | Emuneret Formation | Russia | A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. |
| Hickeycarpum | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al. | Paleocene | Bogotá Formation | Colombia | A fossil samara of uncertain affinity. Type species H. peltatum. |
| Platimeliphyllum reznikoviorum | Sp. nov | Valid | Maslova in Maslova et al. | Paleogene | Ashut Formation | Kazakhstan | An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Platimeliphyllum. |
| Soninia | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Herman & Shczepetov in Alekseev, Herman & Shchepetov | Late Cretaceous | | Russia | An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. integerrima Herman & Shczepetov; genus also contains S. asiatica Alekseev. |
| Viburniphyllum emuneretum | Sp. nov | Valid | Moiseeva | Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian) | Emuneret Formation | Russia | A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves. |

## Other seed plants

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Bicatia | Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Friis, Pedersen & Crane | Early Cretaceous (late Aptian to middle Albian) | | Portugal  United States | A Welwitschia-like seed plant. The type species is Bicatia costata; genus also contains Bicatia juncalensis and Bicatia rugosa. |
| Cosmosperma | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Devonian (Famennian) | Wutong Formation | China | A member of Lagenospermopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cosmosperma polyloba. |
| Cycas fushunensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Su, Quan & Liu | Eocene (Lutetian) | Jijuntun Formation | China | A cycad, a species of Cycas. |
| Nilssoniopteris binggouensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Na et al. | Early Cretaceous | Binggou Formation | China | A member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris. |
| Nilssoniopteris corrugata | Sp. nov | Valid | Ray, Rothwell & Stockey | Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | | Canada | A member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris. |
| Peltaspermum morovii | Sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Permian (Kazanian) | | Russia | A member of Peltaspermaceae. |
| Permocallipteris | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Permian (Artinskian to Wordian) | | China  Mongolia  Russia | A 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) ordosensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic | Yan'an Formation | China | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis. |
| Phoenicopsis (Phoenicopsis) neimengensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang, Yang & Sun | Early Cretaceous | Huolinhe Formation | China | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis. |
| Rudixylon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bomfleur et al. | Middle or early Late Triassic | Fremouw Formation | Antarctica | A member of Petriellales (an order of seed plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement). The type species is Rudixylon serbetianum. |
| Rugaspermum stipitatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Bhowmik, Parveen & Das | Middle Triassic | | India | A possible member of Gnetales, a species of Rugaspermum. |
| Weltrichia antonii | Sp. nov | Valid | Popa | Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) | Steierdorf Formation | Romania | A member of Bennettitales. |
| Weltrichia johannae | Sp. nov | Valid | Popa | Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) | Steierdorf Formation | Romania | A member of Bennettitales. |
| Weltrichia steierdorfensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Popa | Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian) | Steierdorf Formation | Romania | A member of Bennettitales. |
| Xinjiangoxylon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Shi et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | Guodikeng Formation | China | A gymnosperm. The type species is Xinjiangoxylon turpanense. |

## Other plants

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Baikalophyton | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh & Minina | Devonian | | Russia | A terrestrial plant similar to Sciadophyton. The type species is Baikalophyton ruzhentsevii. |
| Calymperites burmensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | A moss belonging to the group Dicranales (sensu lato). |
| Ceratolejeunea antiqua | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs & Schäfer-Verwimp in Heinrichs et al. | Early to middle Miocene | Mexican amber | Mexico | A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Ceratolejeunea. |
| Changxingia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Devonian | Wutong Formation | China | A lycopsid. The type species is Changxingia longifolia. |
| Gackstroemia cretacea | Sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | | Myanmar | A liverwort belonging to the group Jungermanniopsida and the family Lepidolaenaceae, a species of Gackstroemia. |
| Lepidodendron bellii | Sp. nov | Valid | Álvarez-Vázquez & Wagner | Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian, i.e. early Westphalian) | | Canada | A species of Lepidodendron. |
| Lycopodites baikalensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Frolov in Frolov & Mashchuk | Middle Jurassic | Prisayan Formation | Russia | A member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites. |
| Lycopodites subulifolius | Sp. nov | Valid | Frolov & Mashchuk | Middle Jurassic | Prisayan Formation | Russia | A member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites. |
| Marchantites huolinhensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Early Cretaceous | Huolinhe Formation | China | A liverwort belonging to the group Marchantiales, a species of Marchantites. |
| Ningchengia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | Jurassic | Jiulongshan Formation | China | A moss. Genus includes new species N. jurassica. |
| Pantiathallites | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Banerjee & Dutta | Early Permian | | India | A metzgeriinean bryophyte. The type species is Pantiathallites gondwanensis. |
| Planatophyton | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gerrienne et al. | Early or Middle Devonian | Hujiersite Formation | China | An euphyllophyte. The type species is Planatophyton hujiersitense. |
| Rhizomnium dentatum | Sp nov | valid | Heinrichs et al., 2014 | Middle Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe | A Mniaceae moss |
| Ufadendron | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Permian (Kungurian) | Koshelevsk Formation | Russia | A lycopsid. The type species is Ufadendron ufaensis. |
| Vetiplanaxis espinosus | Sp. nov | Valid | Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt | Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. |
| Vetiplanaxis longiacuminatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt | Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. |
| Vetiplanaxis oblongus | Sp. nov | Valid | Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt | Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales. |