Plants Algae Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesFucus lignitumSp novLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA brown algae species.
Mosses Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesHypnum haydeniiSp novjr synonymLesquereuxeocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationDescribed as a moss species.Moved to Sequoia haydenii (1907). Moved to Juniparis haydenii (1912).
Ferns Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesSalvinia attenuataSp novjr synonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupDescribed as a watermoss species.Moved to Marsilea attenuata (1894).
Lycophytes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesSelaginella? falcataSp novjr homonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA possible spikemoss species.Junior homonym of Selaginella falcata .Selaginella laciniataSp novLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA possible spikemoss species.
Conifers Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesSequoia biformisSp novjr synonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupDescribed as a coast redwood species.Moved to Geinitzia biformis (1900).Widdringtonia complanataSp novjr synonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupDescribed as an African cypress species.Moved to Callitris complanata (1887).
Monocots Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesOttelia americanaSp novLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupDescribed as an anacharioid hydrocharitaceous species.Pistia corrugataSp novjr synonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupDescribed as a water cabbage species.Moved to Cobbania corrugata (2007).
Eudicots Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAlnites unequilateralisSp novjr synonymLesquereuxEoceneYpresianGreen River FormationFirst described as a betulaceous species.Moved to Alnus inaequilateralis Moved to (1883)Moved to Planera inaequilateralis (1923). Moved to Bursera inaequilateralis (1969)Carpites viburniSp novjr synonymLesquereuxEoceneYpresianGreen River FormationA walnut species.Dryophyllum crenatumSp novLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA Fagaceous or Juglandaceous species.Dryophyllum subfalcatumSp novvalidLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA Fagaceous or Juglandaceous species.Grewiopsis cleburniiSp novvalidLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA platanaceous species.Juglans alkalinaSp novjr synonymLesquereuxEoceneYpresianGreen River FormationA walnut species.Laurus (Persea) praestansSp novLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA possible laural species.Populus melanarioidesSp novvalidLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA cottonwood/aspen species.Rhus membranaceaSp novLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA sumac species.Trapa? microphyllaSp novvalidLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA possible water caltrop species.Viburnum rotundifoliumSp novjr homonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA Viburnum species.Junior homonym of Viburnum rotundifolium
Fungi Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesSphaeria rhytismoidesSp novjr homonymLesquereuxCretaceousMontana GroupA fungi species.Junior homonym of Sphaeria rhytismoides Moved to replacement name Sphaerites lesquereuxii (1892).
Arthropods Newly named insects
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBothriomyrmex constrictaComb novJr synonym (Mayr)LutetianBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderin antjr synonym of Anonychomyrma constricta Bothriomyrmex geinitziComb novJr synonym MayrLutetianBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderin ant, jr synonym of Anonychomyrma geinitzi
Sauropterygia Newly named plesiosaurs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Location Notes Images LiopleurodonGen et sp nov Valid SauvageCallovian
A pliosaurid
Ichthyosaurs Newly named ichthyosaurs Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCetarthrosaurus ValidSeeleylate Albian/early CenomanianCambridge Greensand Formation
Other Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDawsonia campanulata ValidNicholsonSilurianMoffat Shales Group
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