2014 in paleobotany
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
Other plants
This article records new taxa of plants that are were described during the year 2014, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year 2014.