 "Archaeamphora" is not a carnivorous, Sarraceniaceae-like angiosperm, but represents insect-galled leaves of the previously reported gymnosperm "Liaoningocladus boii" G. Sun et al.from the Yixian Formation.The area inhabited by "A. longicervia" is thought to have experienced significant climatic fluctuations during the Early Cretaceous, ranging from arid or semi-arid to more humid conditions.