This list of 2013 in paleobotany records new fossil plant taxa that were described during 2013, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year.
Chlorophyta Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCymatiosphaera scitulaSp. nov.ValidWicander & PlayfordDevonian (Famennian)Saverton ShaleA member of Chlorophyta belonging to the group Prasinophyceae.
Bryophyta Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBrachytheciites sachalinensisSp. novValidIgnatov & PerkovskyMiddle EoceneSakhalinian amberA moss belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.BryiiditesGen. et sp. nov.ValidBarclay et al.Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)Middle Dakota FormationA member of Bryidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type specimen is Bryiidites utahensis. Bryokhutuliinia crassimarginataSp. novValidIgnatov et al.Late JurassicA moss.CalymperitesGen. et sp. novValidIgnatov & PerkovskyLate EoceneRovno amberA moss belonging to the group Dicranales (sensu lato). Genus includes new species C. ucrainicus.PseudoleskeellitesGen. et sp. novValidIgnatov & PerkovskyMiddle EoceneSakhalinian amberA moss belonging to the order Hypnales. Genus includes new species P. obscurus.
Ferns and fern allies
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAshicaulis beipiaoensisSp. novValidTian et al.Middle JurassicTiaojishan FormationA member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Millerocaulis by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).MygdykitiaGen. et sp. novValidGolovneva & ShczepetovLate Cretaceous (Campanian)Ola FormationA fern belonging to the family Dipteridaceae. Genus includes new species M. ochotica.PalaeosorumGen. et sp. novValidJacques & Zhou in Jacques, Su & ZhouMioceneDajie FormationA member of Polypodiaceae. The type specimen is Palaeosorum ellipticum.Todea amissaSp. nov.ValidCarvalho in Carvalho et al.Early EoceneA species of Todea. YavannaGen. et sp. novValidVeraEarly Cretaceous (Aptian)Cerro Negro Formation(Livingston Island)A cyathealean of uncertain placement. Type species is Y. chimaerica.
Ginkgophytes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAllicospermum angrenicumSp. nov.ValidNosovaMiddle JurassicAngren FormationA Ginkgo-like plant described on the basis of seeds.NagreniaGen. et sp. nov.ValidNosovaMiddle JurassicAngren FormationA member of Ginkgoales described on the basis of peduncles furcating into several pedicels. Genus includes new species N. samylinae.
Gnetophyta Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesChengiaGen. et sp. nov.ValidYang, Lin & WangEarly Cretaceous (Aptian)Yixian FormationA member of Ephedraceae. The type specimen is Chengia laxispicata.Friedsellowia gracilifoliaGen. nov. et sp. nov.ValidLöwe et al.Early CretaceousCrato FormationA gnetophyte. The type of a new genus. ItajubaGen. et sp. novValidRicardi-Branco et al.Early Cretaceous (Aptian or Albian)Crato Member of the Santana FormationA member of Gnetales. The type specimen is Itajuba yansanae.
Pachytestopsida Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesStephanospermum braidwoodensisSp. nov.ValidSpencer, Hilton & SuttonCarboniferousMazon Creek fossil bedsA member of Medullosales, a species of Stephanospermum.Stephanospermum shuichengensisSp. nov.ValidSpencer et al.Permian (Lopingian)Wangjiazhai FormationA member of Medullosales, a species of Stephanospermum.
Pinophyta Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBancroftiastrobusGen. et sp. nov.ValidRothwell et al.Late Jurassic (early Kimmeridgian)Kimmeridge Clay FormationA pinophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Type species is B. digitata.Brachyoxylon currumiliiSp. nov.ValidBodnar et al.Early–Middle JurassicCañadón Asfalto FormationA member of Pinophyta described on the basis of fossil wood.Cunninghamia tayloriiSp. nov.ValidSerbet, Bomfleur & RothwellLate Cretaceous (Campanian)Horseshoe Canyon FormationA species of Cunninghamia. Elatocladus anoroviiSp. novValidGolovneva & ShczepetovLate Cretaceous (Campanian)Ola FormationA conifer of uncertain phylogenetic placement.Pagiophyllum heshanenseSp. nov.ValidLiu & YaoPermianA species of Pagiophyllum. Pararaucaria delfueyoiSp. nov.ValidEscapa et al.Late JurassicCañadón Calcáreo FormationA member of Pinophyta belonging to the family Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pararaucaria. Picea yanensisSp. novValidGolovneva & ShczepetovLate Cretaceous (Campanian)Ola FormationA spruce.Prumnopitys anglicaSp. nov.ValidGreenwood, Hill & ConranEoceneBranksome FormationA species of Prumnopitys.Schizolepidopsis canicularisSp. nov.ValidLeslie et al.Early Cretaceous (probably Aptian-Albian)Tevshiin Govi FormationA member of Pinophyta, possibly a member of the stem group of Pinaceae; a species of Schizolepidopsis. XuanweioxylonGen. et sp. nov.ValidHe et al.Permian (late Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian)Xuanwei FormationA member of Pinophyta. Genus includes new species X. scalariforme.
Angiosperms
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnonaspermum warmanensisSp. nov.ValidWang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA member of Annonaceae.AtliGen. et sp. nov.ValidSmith et al.Late Cretaceous (Campanian)A ranunculalean known from a stem with lianoid anatomy. The type specimen is Atli morinii. BambusiculmusGen. et 2 sp. nov.ValidWang & Zhou in Wang et al.MioceneDajie FormationA bamboo. The type specimen is Bambusiculmus angustus; genus also includes Bambusiculmus latus.Bambusium angustifoliaSp. nov.ValidWang & Zhou in Wang et al.MioceneDajie FormationA bamboo, a species of Bambusium.Bambusium latifoliaSp. nov.ValidWang & Zhou in Wang et al.MioceneDajie FormationA bamboo, a species of Bambusium.BombacacioxylonGen. et sp. nov.ValidMehrotra et al.Late Miocene to early PlioceneTipam GroupA possible relative of Bombax. The type specimen is Bombacacioxylon tertiarum. Carpolithus warmanensisSp. nov.ValidWang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA fossil fruit.CornerocarponGen. et sp. nov.ValidGrote in Wang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA member of Rosales belonging or related to the family Moraceae. Genus includes new species C. copiosum.Corylopsis groteiSp. nov.ValidWang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA species of Corylopsis.Diospyros neyveliensisSp. nov.ValidMukherjee & PrasadMioceneNeyveli FormationA member of the family Ebenaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Originally described as a species of Diospyros; Srivastava et al. (2018) transferred this species to the genus Ebenoxylon.Firmiana oligocenicaSp. nov.ValidSrivastava & MehrotraOligocene (Chattian)Tikak Parbat FormationA species of Firmiana. GroteaGen. et sp. nov.ValidWang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA member of the family Bignoniaceae. Genus includes new species G. warmanensis.Guadua morroneiSp. nov.ValidBrea, Zucol & FrancoPliocene–PleistoceneItuzaingó FormationA bamboo, a species of Guadua.Hamamelis warmanensisSp. nov.ValidWang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA witch-hazel.IndovitisGen. et sp. nov.ValidManchester, Kapgate & WenLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Deccan Intertrappean BedsA member of the family Vitaceae. Genus includes new species I. chitaleyae. IterophyllumGen. et sp. nov.ValidBarral et al.Early Cretaceous (late Barremian)A basal eudicot. The type specimen is Iterophyllum lobatum. Jaguariba wiersemanaGen. nov. et sp. nov.ValidCoiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-OliveiraEarly CretaceousCrato FormationFossil Nymphaeales. Lagerstroemia corvinusiiSp. nov.ValidPrasadMio-PlioceneChuria FormationA species of Lagerstroemia.Laurelia otagoensisSp. novValidConran, Bannister & LeeEarly MioceneA species of Laurelia.LauroflorumGen. et sp. nov.ValidWang, Blanchard & DilcherEoceneCockfield FormationA member of Lauraceae. Genus includes new species L. warmanensis. Lindera acuminatissimaSp. novValidDao & Sun in Dao et al.Late PlioceneMangbang FormationA species of Lindera."Magnolia" szakmanycsabaeSp. nov.ValidHablyLate MioceneA plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a relative of Magnoliaceae–Lauraceae.MicropetasosGen. et sp. novValidPoinar, Chambers & WunderlichLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Burmese amberAn early flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species M. burmensis.MyrtineoxylonGen. et sp. nov.ValidOskolski, Feng & JinLate EoceneYouganwo FormationA member of Myrtaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species M. maomingensis.Palmoxylon vastanensisSp. nov.ValidPrasad et al.EoceneCambay Shale FormationA palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon. Paranephelium makumensisSp. nov.ValidSrivastava & MehrotraOligocene (Chattian)Tikak Parbat FormationA species of Paranephelium. Poeciloneuron preindicumSp. nov.ValidSrivastava & MehrotraLate OligoceneA species of Poeciloneuron. Pongamia arjunkholaensisSp. nov.ValidPrasadMio-PlioceneChuria FormationA species of Pongamia.PotomacapnosGen. et sp. nov.ValidJud & HickeyEarly Cretaceous (Aptian)Potomac GroupA close relative of ranunculalean eudicots. The type specimen is Potomacapnos apeleutheron. Pterygota palaeoalataSp. nov.ValidSrivastava & MehrotraOligocene (Chattian)Tikak Parbat FormationA species of Pterygota. Sapindus palaeoemarginatusSp. nov.ValidSrivastava & MehrotraOligocene (Chattian)Tikak Parbat FormationA species of Sapindus. Schima nanlinensisSp. nov.ValidLi et al.MioceneNanlin FormationA species of Schima.Spixiarum kipeaGen. nov. et sp. nov.ValidCoiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-OliveiraEarly CretaceousCrato FormationFossil Aroid. Toddalia nanlinensisSp. nov.ValidLi et al.MioceneNanlin FormationA species of Toddalia.Trapa pannonicaSp. nov.ValidHablyLate MioceneA water caltrop.Trapa rozsaszentmartoniSp. nov.ValidHablyLate MioceneA water caltrop.Virola dominicanaSp. nov.ValidPoinar & SteevesCenozoic (Eocene or Miocene)A member of Myristicaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Virola. Vitis szakmanygyorgyiSp. nov.ValidHablyLate MioceneA species of Vitis.
Other seed plants Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDonponoxylonGen. et 2 sp. nov.ValidTidwell, Britt & WrightMiddle to Late JurassicA seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type specimen is Donponoxylon bennettii; genus also contains Donponoxylon jacksonii. Dordrechtites arcanusSp. nov.ValidBergene, Taylor & Taylor Middle Triassic (Anisian)Fremouw FormationA gymnosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement.
Other plants Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcinosporites tristratusSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJubah FormationA trilete spore.Alatisporites? trisacculusSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Biornatispora elegantulaSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Biornatispora microclavataSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Brochotriletes crameriSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf Formation Jubah FormationA trilete spore.Brochotriletes tenellusSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Brochotriletes tripapillatusSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianAwaynat Wanin II FormationA trilete spore.Camarozonotriletes asperulusSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianAwaynat Wanin I Formation Awaynat Wanin II Formation Awaynat Wanin III FormationA trilete spore.Chelinospora carnosaSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Chelinospora condensataSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Chelinospora densaSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Chelinospora laxaSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Chelinospora vulgataSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Coronaspora inornataSp. nov ValidBreuer & SteemansDevonianJauf FormationA trilete spore.Cristatisporites streeliiSp. nov