2005 in paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes
Archaeamphora Gen et sp nov dubious Li Early Cretaceous Jianshangou Formation China The type species is Archaeamphora longicervia
Fothergilla malloryi sp nov Valid Radtke , Pigg , & Wehr Ypresian Klondike Mountain Formation , Washington USA Oldest confirmed member of the genus Fothergilla
Corylopsis reedae sp nov Valid Radtke , Pigg , & Wehr Ypresian Klondike Mountain Formation , Washington USA One of the oldest occurrences of Corylopsis
Shirleya Gen et Sp nov Valid Pigg & DeVore Middle Miocene Yakima Canyon Flora USA A crape myrtle relative , type species S. grahamae
Ulmus okanaganensis sp nov valid Denk & Dillhoff Ypresian McAbee Fossil Beds Canada An elm , also found in other British Columbian sites and Washington State
Plants -- Newly named plants