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==Plants==
===Angiosperms===
===Superrosids - Fabids===
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''[[Cercis idahoensis]]''<ref name="Berry1930">{{cite journal |last1=Berry |first1=E. W. |year=1930 |title=A new Miocene ''Cercis'' from Idaho and Washington |journal=Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club |volume=57 |issue=4 |pages=239–244 |doi=10.2307/2480616}}</ref>
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Sp nov
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jr synonym
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Miocene]]<br/>[[Langhian]]
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[[Latah Formation]]<br/>Whitebird florule
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{{Flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Idaho}}
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First described as a ''[[Cercis]]'' species<br/>Leaves later reidentified as ''[[Vitis washingtonensis]]'' ([[1937 in paleontology|1937]])<ref name="Brown1937">{{cite report |last1=Brown |first1=R. W. |year=1937 |title=Additions to some fossil floras of the Western United States |series=Professional Paper |publisher=United States Geological Survey |volume=186 |pages=163–206 |doi=10.3133/pp186J |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0186j/report.pdf}}</ref><br/> Fruits reidentified as ''[[Caesalpinia spokanensis]]'' ([[1991 in paleontology|1991]])<ref name="Herendeen1991">{{cite journal |last1=Herendeen |first1=P. S. |last2=Dilcher |first2=D. L. |year=1991 |title=''Caesalpinia'' subgenus ''Mezoneuron'' (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from the Tertiary of North America |journal=American Journal of Botany |volume=78 |issue=1 |pages=1–12|jstor=2445223 |doi=10.1002/j.1537-2197.1991.tb12566.x}}</ref>
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[[File:Caesalpinia spokanensis as 'Cercis' spokanensis USNM 37011 img3.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Caesalpinia spokanensis]]'']]
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====''Incertae sedis''====
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''[[Antholithes amentiferus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930">{{cite report |last1=Berry |first1=E.W. |year=1930 |title=Revision of the lower Eocene Wilcox flora of the southeastern States, with descriptions of new species, chiefly from Tennessee and Kentucky |series= Professional Paper |publisher=United States Geological Survey |volume=156 |pages=1–32  |doi=10.3133/pp156 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Antholithes grablensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Antholithes mimosaformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Antholithes iliciformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Antholithes pruniformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Antholithes ternstroemioides]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Antholithes wilcoxensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Calycites milanensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Calycites puryearensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Calycites rhizophoroides]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus aggregatus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a racemose infructescence of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus ailanthioides]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus alatus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a winged fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus banisteroides]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species
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jr synonym
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Claiborne Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.<br/>Synonymized into ''[[Eucommia eocenica]]'' ([[1997 in paleontology|1997]])<ref name="Call1997">{{cite journal |last1=Call |first1=V.B. |last2=Dilcher |first2=D.L. |year=1997 |title=The fossil record of ''Eucommia'' (Eucommiaceae) in North America |journal=American Journal of Botany |volume=84 |issue=6 |pages=798–814 |doi=10.2307/2445816 |pmid=21708632 |jstor=2445816}}</ref>
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''[[Carpolithus bicapsulis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Claiborne Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus bolivarensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus burseraformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus callowayensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus chesterensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.<br/> Suggested as a possibly ''[[Cinnmmomwm ovoides]]'' fruit.<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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''[[Carpolithus collinsi]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus delicatulus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus fagaraformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus gronovii]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus hiraeaformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus inequilateralis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus juncaformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus kentuckyensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus leitneriaformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus longepedunculatus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus malpighiaformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus plumosus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus poaformis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus sapindoides]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus rotundalatus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as an orbicular fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus sapindoides]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus shandyensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus silertonensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a nutlet of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus somervillensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Carpolithus taylorensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a seed of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Leguminosites copaiferanus]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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jr synonym?
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.<br/>Synonymized into ''[[Eucommia eocenica]]'' ([[1997 in paleontology|1997]])<ref name="Call1997"/>
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[[File:Eucommia eocenica as Leguminosites copaiferanus USNM P39842 counterpart img2.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Eucommia eocenica]]'']]
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''[[Phyllites grenadensis]]''<ref name="Wilcox1930"/>
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Species nov
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Tallahatta Formation]]<br/>Holly Springs sand member
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Tennessee}}
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Named as a leaf of uncertain affinity.
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''[[Simaroubites eocenica]]''<ref name="Call1997"/>
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Species nov
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jr synonym
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[[Edward W. Berry|Berry]]
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Claiborne Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}
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First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.<br/>Synonymized into ''[[Eucommia eocenica]]'' ([[1997 in paleontology|1997]])<ref name="Call1997"/>
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==Arthropods==

===Newly named insects===
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''[[Aphaenogaster donisthorpei]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930">{{cite journal |last1=Carpenter |first1=F. M. |year=1930 |title=The fossil ants of North America. |journal=Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology |volume=70 |pages=1–66 |url=http://antcat.org/documents/619/6082.pdf}}</ref>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Myrmicinae|myrmicin]] ant
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''[[Aphaenogaster mayri]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Myrmicinae|myrmicin]] ant
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[[File:Aphaenogaster mayri BMNHP27352 01.jpg|thumb|upright|center|''[[Aphaenogaster mayri]]'']]
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''[[Archiponera]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Ponerinae|ponerine]] ant, one species ''[[Archiponera wheeleri|A. wheeleri]]''
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[[File:Archiponera wheeleri holotype 2876a Carpenter 1930 01.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Archiponera wheeleri]]'']]
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''[[Camponotus fuscipennis]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Formicinae|formicine]] ant.
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[[File:Camponotus fuscipennis UCM17015 entire.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Camponotus fuscipennis]]'']]
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''[[Camponotus microcephalus]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Formicinae|formicine]] ant.
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''[[Camponotus petrifactus]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Formicinae|formicine]] ant.
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''[[Cephalomyrmex]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Myrmicinae|myrmicine]] ant.<br/>The type species is ''C. rotundatus''
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[[File:Cephalomyrmex rotundatus female fossil.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Cephalomyrmex rotundatus]]'']]
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''[[Dolichoderus antiquus]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.
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[[File:Dolichoderus antiquus UCM17000 dorsal.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Dolichoderus antiquus]]'']]
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''[[Dolichoderus rohweri]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.
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''[[Elaeomyrmex]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Gen et 2 sp nov
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Valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant<br/> the type species is ''E. gracilis''<br/> also included is ''E. coloradensis''
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[[File:Elaeomyrmex gracilis UCM17009B profile.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Elaeomyrmex gracilis]]'']]
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''[[Eoformica pingue]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Comb nov
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valid
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[[Samuel Hubbard Scudder|Scudder]], 1877
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[[Eocene]]
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[[Green River Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/> {{Flag|Colorado}}
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An [[incertae sedis]] ant species, <br/>Sr synonym to ''[[Eoformica eocenica]]'' Cockerell, [[1921 in paleontology|1921]]<br/>corrected to ''[[Eoformica pinguis]]'' in [[1995 in paleontology|1995]]
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[[File:Eoformica pinguis Carpenter 1930.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Eoformica pinguis]]'']]
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''[[Formica cockerelli]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Formicinae|formicine]] ant.
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[[File:Formica cockerelli UCM17013 profile.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Formica cockerelli]]'']]
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''[[Formica grandis]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Formicinae|formicine]] ant.
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|-
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''[[Iridomyrmex florissantius]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.
|
|-
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''[[Iridomyrmex obscurans]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
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nomen dubium
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[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
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A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.<br/>Considered not identified in 2011
|
|-
|
''[[Liometopum miocenicum]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.
|
|-
|
''[[Liometopum scudderi]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
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[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.
|
|-
|
''[[Eulithomyrmex|Lithomyrmex]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
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Gen et 2 sp nov
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jr synonym
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
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[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
An [[Agroecomyrmecinae|agroecomyrmecine]] ant<br/> The type species is ''L. rugosus'', also includes ''L. striatus''<br/>moved to ''[[Eulithomyrmex]]'' in [[1935 in paleontology|1935]]
|
[[File:Eulithomyrmex rugosus UCM17019 whole.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Eulithomyrmex rugosus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Messor sculpturatus]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Myrmicinae|myrmicine]] ant.
|
|-
|
''[[Mianeuretus]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Gen et Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
An [[aneuretinae|aneuretine]] ant.<br/> The type species is ''M. mirabilis''
|
|-
|
''[[Miomyrmex]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Trib, Gen et Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Miomyrmecini|miomyrmecine]] [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.<br/> The type species is ''M. striatus''
|
|-
|
''[[Petraeomyrmex]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Gen et Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.<br/> The type species is ''P. minimus''
|
[[File:Carpenter 1930-75 Petraeomyrmex minimus.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Petraeomyrmex minimus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Pheidole tertiaria]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Myrmicinae|myrmicine]] ant.
|
|-
|
''[[Pogonomyrmex fossilis]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Myrmicinae|myrmicine]] ant.
|
|-
|
''[[Protazteca]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Dolichoderinae|dolichoderine]] ant.<br/> The type species is ''P. elongata''<br/> Also includes ''P. capitata'',  ''P. quadrata'', and ''[[Ponera hendersoni|"Ponera" hendersoni]]'' ([[1906 in paleontology|1906]])
|
[[File:Protazteca elongata specimen Bmnhp27347 ventral.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Protazteca elongata]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Pseudocamponotus]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov
|
valid
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Miocene]]
|
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Nevada}}
|
A [[Camponotini|camponotine]] [[Formicinae|formicine]] ant.<br/> The type species is ''P. elkoanus''
|
|-
|
''[[Pseudomyrma extincta]]''<ref name="Carpenter1930"/>
|
Sp nov
|
jr synonym
|
[[Frank M. Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Eocene]]<br/>[[Priabonian]]
|
[[Florissant Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{flag|Colorado}}
|
A [[Pseudomyrmecinae|pseudomyrmecine]] ant.<br/>Moved to ''[[Pseudomyrmex extinctus]]'' in [[1990 in paleontology|1990]]
|
|-
|}

==Archosauromorphs==
===Newly named dinosaurs===
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|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
| 
''[[Mandschurosaurus]]''
|
Gen et sp nov
| 
''[[Nomen dubium]]''
|
Riabinin
|
[[late Cretaceous]]
|
* {{Flag|China}}

|
Hadrosaurid, Possible synonym of ''[[Amurosaurus]]'' or ''[[Charonosaurus]]''.
|
|-
|}

==Lepidosauromorphs==

===Newly named plesiosaurs===
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|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
| 
''[[Macroplata]]''
|
Gen et sp nov
| 
Valid
| 
Swinton
|
Early Jurassic ([[Hettangian]]-[[Sinemurian]])
|
[[Lower Lias]]
|
* {{flag|UK}}
|
A [[rhomaleosaurid]].
|
[[File:Macroplata BW.jpg|thumb|center|250px|''[[Macroplata]]'']]
|}

==Paleontologists==
* Death of [[William Diller Matthew]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Farlow| first = James O.|author2= M. K. Brett-Surmann| title = The Complete Dinosaur| publisher = Indiana University Press| year = 1999| location = Bloomington, Indiana| pages = 17| isbn = 0-253-21313-4}}</ref>

==References==
{{portal|Paleontology}}
<references/>

[[Category:1930s in paleontology]]
[[Category:1930 in science|Paleontology 0]]