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==Plants==

===Conifers===
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! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Type locality
! Location
! Notes
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''[[Diploporus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994">{{Cite journal |last1=Manchester |first1=S.R. |title=Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon |year=1994 |journal=Palaeontographica Americana |volume=58 |pages=30–31}}</ref>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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Fossil [[Yew]] Genus, type species ''D. torreyoides''
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|-
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''[[Taxus masonii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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Fossil [[Yew]] species
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|-
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''[[Torreya clarnensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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Fossil [[yew|nutmeg yew]] species
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|}

===Angiosperms===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
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''[[Actinidia oregonensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Actinidia|Kiwi]] species
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|-
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''[[Alangium eydei]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[dogwood]] species
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|-
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''[[Alangium rotundicarpum]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[dogwood]] species
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|-
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''[[Ampelocissus auriforma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Vitaceae|vitaceous]] species
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|-
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''[[Ampelocissus scottii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Vitaceae|vitaceous]] species
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|-
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''[[Ampelopsis rooseae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Vitaceae|vitaceous]] species
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|-
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''[[Anamirta leiocarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species
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|-
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''[[Ankistrosperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''A. spitzerae''
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|-
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''[[Anonaspermum bonesii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[custard apple]] relative
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|-
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''[[Anonaspermum rotundum]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[custard apple]] relative
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|-
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''[[Anonymocarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''A. ovoidea''
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|-
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''[[Aphananthe maii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Cannabaceae|cannabaceous]] species
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|-
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''[[Ascosphaera]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''A. eocenis''
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|-
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''[[Atriaecarpum clarnense]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species
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|-
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''[[Axinosperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''A. agnostum''
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|-
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''[[Bonesia]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''B. spatulata''
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|-
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''[[Bumelia? globosa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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jr synonym
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(Manchester) Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Lardizabalaceae|lardizabalaceous]] species;<br/> Moved to ''[[Sargentodoxa globosa]]'' in [[1999 in paleontology|1999]]<ref name="Manchester1999">{{cite journal |last1=Manchester |first1=S. R. |year=1999 |title=Biogeographical relationships of North American tertiary floras |journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden |volume=86 |issue=2 |pages=472–522|doi=10.2307/2666183 |jstor=2666183 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/28623 }}</ref>
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|-
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''[[Bursericarpum oregonense]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Burseraceae|torchwood family]] species
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|-
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''[[Calycocarpum crassicrustae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species
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|-
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''[[Castanopsis crepetii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Castanopsis|chinkapin]] species
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|-
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''[[Celtis burnhamae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Cannabaceae|cannabaceous]] species
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|-
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''[[Cleyera grotei]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Pentaphylacaceae|pentaphylacaceous]] species
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|-
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''[[Comicilabium]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>  
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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An [[Icacinaceae|icacinaceous]] relative.<br/> type species ''C. atkinsii''.
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|-
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''[[Comminicarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''C. friisae''
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|-
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''[[Cornus clarnensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[dogwood]] species
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|-
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''[[Coryloides]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[hazelnut]] relative, Type species ''C. hancockii''
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|-
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''[[Cuneisemen]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''C. truncatum''
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|-

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''[[Curvitinospora]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] relative.<br/> Type species ''C. formanii''
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|-
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''[[Davisicarpum limacioides]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species.
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|-
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''[[Dentisemen]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''D. parvum''
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|-
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''[[Deviacer]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Polygalaceae|milkwort]] genus.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Myers |first1=J. |last2=Erwin |first2=D. |year=2015 |title=''Deviacer pidemarmanii'' sp. nov. (Polygalaceae) from the Late Eocene–Early Oligocene Badger's Nose Paleoflora, Modoc County, California |journal=International Journal of Plant Sciences |volume=176 |issue=3 |pages=259–268 |doi=10.1086/679759 |s2cid=84642512 }}</ref><br/> Type species ''D. wolfei''
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|-
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''[[Diploclisia auriformis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Comb nov
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jr synonym
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([[Arthur Hollick|Hollick]]) Manchester
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[[Paleocene]]/[[Eocene]]
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"King Salmon Lake flora"
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{{Flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Alaska}}
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A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species.<br/> Moved from ''[[Carpolithes auriformis]]'' ([[1936 in paleontology|1936]])<br/> Moved to ''[[Stephania auriformis]]'' in [[2018 in paleobotany|2018]]<ref name=JSEStephania>{{Cite journal|last1=Han |first1=M. |last2=Manchester |first2=S. R. |last3=Fu |first3=Q.-Y. |last4=Jin |first4=J.-H. |last5=Quan |first5=C. |year=2018 |title=Paleogene fossil fruits of ''Stephania'' (Menispermaceae) from North America and East Asia |journal=Journal of Systematics and Evolution |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=81–91 |doi=10.1111/jse.12288 |s2cid=90749898 }}</ref> 
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|-
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''[[Durocarpus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''D. cordatus''
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|-
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''[[Emmenopterys dilcheri]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Emmenopterys|rubiaceous]] species. 
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|-
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''[[Eohypserpa scottii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species. 
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|-
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''[[Eucommia constans]]''<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 |s2cid=20464075 }}</ref>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Magallón-Puebl<br/> & Cevallos-Ferriz
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[[Miocene]] - [[Pleistocene]]
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[[Pié de Vaca Formation]]
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{{flag|Mexico}}
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Youngest ''Eucommia'' sp. in North America.
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|-
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''[[Ferrignocarpus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''F. bivalvis''
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|-
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''[[Fimbrialata]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''F. wingii''
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|-
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''[[Fortunearites]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Hamamelidaceae|witch-hazel]] relative, type species ''F. endressii''
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|-
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''[[Fragarites]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''F. ramificans''
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|-
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''[[Globulicarpium]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''G. levigatum''
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|-
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''[[Hexacarpellites]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''H. hallii''
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|-
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''[[Hydrangea knowltonii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Hydrangea]] species.
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|-
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''[[Joejonesia]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''J. globosa''
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|-
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''[[lodes chandlerae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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An [[Icacinaceae|icacinaceous]] species. 
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|-
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''[[Iodicarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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An [[Icacinaceae|icacinaceous]] relative.<br/> type species ''I. parvum'', includes ''I. lenticularis''
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|-
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''[[Kardiasperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[hazelnut]] relative, type species ''K. parvum''
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|-
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''[[Laurocalyx wheelerae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Lauraceae|laural relative]]
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|-
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''[[Laurocarpum hancockii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Lauraceae|laural relative]]
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|-
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''[[Laurocarpum nutbedensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Lauraceae|laural relative]]
|
|-
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''[[Laurocarpum raisinoides]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
|
Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Lauraceae|laural relative]]
|
|-
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''[[Lignicarpus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
|
Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''L. crassimuri''
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|-
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''[[Ligniglobus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''L. sinuosifibrae''
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|-
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''[[Lindera clarnensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Lindera|spicebush]]
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|-
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''[[Lunaticarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Gen et sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''L. curvistriata''
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|-
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''[[Magnolia muldoonae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A ''[[Magnolia]]'' species
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|-
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''[[Magnolia paroblonga]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A ''[[Magnolia]]'' species
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|-
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''[[Magnolia tiffneyi]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
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Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A ''[[Magnolia]]'' species
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|-
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''[[Mastixicarpum occidentale]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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Sp nov
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valid
|
Manchester
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[[Middle Eocene]]
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[[Clarno Formation]]
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Tupelo (tree)|Tupelo]] relative 
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|-
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''[[Meliosma beusekomii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
Middle Eocene
|
Clarno Formation
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
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A [[Sabiaceae|sabiaceous]] species.
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|-
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''[[Meliosma bonesii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
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sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
Middle Eocene
|
Clarno Formation
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Sabiaceae|sabiaceous]] species.
|
|-
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''[[Meliosma elongicarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
Middle Eocene
|
Clarno Formation
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{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Sabiaceae|sabiaceous]] species.
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|-
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''[[Meliosma leptocarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
Middle Eocene
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Clarno Formation
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Sabiaceae|sabiaceous]] species.
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|-
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''[[Microphallus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''M. perplexus''
|
|-
|
''[[Nephrosemen]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''N. reticulatus''
|
|-
|
''[[Nyssa scottii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
Middle Eocene
|
Clarno Formation
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Tupelo (tree)|Tupelo]] relative
|
|-
|
''[[Nyssa spatulata]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Comb nov
|
valid
|
(Scott) Manchester
|
Middle Eocene
|
Clarno Formation
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Tupelo (tree)|Tupelo]], new comb for ''Palaeonyssa spatulata'' Scott, [[1954 in paleontology|1954]]
|
|-
|
''[[Omsicarpium]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''O. striatum''
|
|-
|
''[[Palaeoallophylus globosa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Sapindaceae|soapberry]] species.
|
|-
|
''[[Palaeoallophylus gordonii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Sapindaceae|soapberry]] species.
|
|-
|
''[[Paleopanax]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Araliaceae|ginseng]] genus, type species ''P. oregonensis''
|
|-
|
''[[Paleoplatycarya hickeyi|Paleoplatycarya? hickeyi]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A ''[[Platycarya]]'' relative species. 
|
|-
|
''[[Parthenocissus clarnensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Vitaceae|vitaceous]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Pasternackia]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. pusilla''
|
|-
|
''[[Pentoperculum]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et comb nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[London Clay]]
|
{{flag|UK}}<br/>{{Flag|England}}
|
A [[Sumac]] relative.<br/> A new genus for ''[[Dracontomelon minimus]]'' (Reid & Chandler, [[1933 in paleontology|1933]]) 
|
|-
|
''[[Pileosperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. minutum'', also includes ''P. ovatum''
|
|-
|
''[[Pistachioides]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. striata''
|
|-
|
''[[Platanus hirticarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Platanus|platanaceous]] Infructescence species.
|
|-
|
''[[Polygrana nutbedense]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. dictyum''
|
|-
|
''[[Polygrana]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. nutbedense''
|
|-
|
''[[Prunus olsonii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Prunus|cherry/plum]] species. 
|
|-
|
''[[Prunus weinsteinii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Prunus|cherry/plum]] species. 
|
|-
|
''[[Pteronepelys]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. wehrii''
|
[[File:Pteronepelys wehrii samara SRIC 01.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Pteronepelys wehrii]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Pulvinisperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. minutum''
|
|-
|
''[[Pyrenacantha occidentalis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
An [[Icacinaceae|icacinaceous]] species. 
|
|-
|
''[[Pyrisemen]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''P. attenuatum''
|
|-
|
''[[Quintacava]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''Q. velosida''
|
|-
|
''[[Rhus rooseae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Sumac]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Sabia prefoetida]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Comb nov
|
valid
|
(Becker) Manchester
|
Late Eocene
|
[[Ruby flora]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Montana}}
|
A [[Sabiaceae|sabiaceous]] species.<br/> Moved from ''[[Symplocarpus prefoetidus]]'' Becker [[1969 in paleontology|1969]]
|
|-
|
''[[Sambucuspermites]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. rugulosus''
|
|-
|
''[[Saxifragispermum tetragonalis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[salicaceae|willow]] relative
|
|-
|
''[[Scabraecarpium]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. clarnense''
|
|-
|
''[[Scalaritheca]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. biseriata''
|
|-
|
''[[Scaphicarpium]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. radiatum''
|
|-
|
''[[Schisandra oregonensis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Schisandra|magnolia vine]] species.
|
|-
|
''[[Sphaerosperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. riesii''
|
|-
|
''[[Sphenosperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. baccatum''
|
|-
|
''[[Stockeycarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. globosa''
|
|-
|
''[[Striatisperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''S. coronapunctatum''
|
|-
|
''[[Symplocos nooteboomii]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Symplocaceae]] species.
|
|-
|
''[[Tanyoplatanus]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Platanaceae|platanaceous]] Infructescence genus.<br/> Type species ''T. cranei''.
|
|-
|
''[[Tapiscia occidentalis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Tapisciaceae|tapisciaceous]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Tenuisperma]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. ellipticum''
|
|-
|
''[[Tiffneycarpa]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. scleroidea''
|
|-
|
''[[Tinomiscoidea occidentalis]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Tinospora elongata]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Thanikaimonia]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] genus.<br/> Type species ''T. geniculata''.
|
|-
|
''[[Tinospora hardmanae]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Menispermaceae|moonseed]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Trema nucilecta]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Cannabaceae|cannabaceous]] species
|
|-
|
''[[Trigonostela]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. oregonensis''
|
|-
|
''[[Tripartisemen]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. bonesii''
|
|-
|
''[[Triplascapha]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. collinsonae''
|
|-
|
''[[Triplexivalva]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. rugata''
|
|-
|
''[[Trisepticarpium]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. minutum''
|
|-
|
''[[Truncatisemen]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''T. sapotoides''
|
|-
|
''[[Ulospermum]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''U. hardingae''
|
|-
|
''[[Wheelera]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A seed of uncertain placement.<br/> Type species ''W. lignicrusta''
|
|-
|
''[[Vitis tiffneyi]]''<ref name="Manchester1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
valid
|
Manchester
|
[[Middle Eocene]]
|
[[Clarno Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Oregon}}
|
A [[Vitaceae|vitaceous]] species
|
|-
|}

==Arthropods==

===Insects===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Acanthognathus poinari]]''<ref name="BaroniUrbani1994">{{cite journal |last1=Baroni Urbani |first1= C. |last2= De Andrade |first2= M. L. |year= 1994 |title= First description of fossil Dacetini ants with a critical analysis of the current classification of the tribe (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. VI: Dacetini) |journal= Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) |volume=198 |pages=1–65}}</ref>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
Baroni Urbani & De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
first fossil ''[[Acanthognathus]]'' species
| 
|-
|
''[[Aeshna andancensis]]''<ref name="NelBrisac1994">{{cite journal |last1=Nel |first1=A. |last2=Martinez-Delclòs |first2=X. |last3=Escuillé |first3=F |last4=Brisac |first4=P. |year=1994 |title=Names; Les Aeshnidae fossiles: Etat actuel des connaissances (Odonata, Anisoptera) |journal=Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen |volume=194 |issue=2/3 |pages=143–186|doi=10.1127/njgpa/194/1994/143 |s2cid=247527646 }}</ref>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
|
Nel & Brisac
|
[[Turolian]]
|
[[Montagne d'Andance]]
|
{{Flag|France}}
|
An ''[[Aeshna]]'' dragonfly
|
[[File:Aeshna andancensis holotype MNHN.F.R10403 part side direct lighting.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Aeshna andancensis]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Aeshna cerdanica]]''<ref name="NelBrisac1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
|
Nel & Martínez-Delclòs
|
[[Vallesian]]
|
[[Bellver de Cerdanya]]
|
{{Flag|Spain}}
|
An ''[[Aeshna]]'' dragonfly
|
[[File:Aeshna cerdanica holotype MNHN.F.R10405 part side direct lighting.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Aeshna cerdanica]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Aeschnophlebia miocenica]]''<ref name="NelBrisac1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
|
Nel & Escuillé
|
[[Turolian]]
|
[[Montagne d'Andance]]
|
{{Flag|France}}
|
An ''[[Aeschnophlebia]]'' dragonfly
|
[[File:Aeschnophlebia miocenica holotype MNHN.F.R10404 part side direct lighting.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Aeschnophlebia miocenica]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Anochetus ambiguus]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994">{{cite journal |last1= De Andrade |first1= M. L. |year= 1994 |title= Fossil Odontomachiti Ants from the Dominican Republic (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. VII: Odontomachiti) |journal= Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) |volume=199 |pages=1–28}}</ref>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A [[Ponerinae|ponerin]] ant
|
[[File:Anochetus ambiguus SMNSDO4015 01.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Anochetus ambiguus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Anochetus conisquamis]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A [[Ponerinae|ponerin]] ant
|
[[File:Anochetus conisquamis SMNSDO3955 01.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Anochetus conisquamis]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Anochetus dubius]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A [[Ponerinae|ponerin]] ant
|
[[File:Anochetus dubius SMNSDO4192 02.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Anochetus dubius]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Anochetus exstinctus]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A [[Ponerinae|ponerin]] ant
|
[[File:Anochetus exstinctus SMNSDO5479 02.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Anochetus exstinctus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Anochetus intermedius]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A [[Ponerinae|ponerin]] ant
|
[[File:Anochetus intermedius BMNHP-II33 01.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Anochetus intermedius]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Anochetus lucidus]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
| 
De Andrade
|
[[Burdigalian]]
|
[[Dominican amber]]
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A [[Ponerinae|ponerin]] ant
|
[[File:Anochetus lucidus SMNSDO2846-1 02.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Anochetus lucidus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Calopteryx andancensis]]''
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
|
Nel & Brisac
|
[[Turolian]]<ref name="NelBrisac1994"/>
|
[[Montagne d'Andance]]
|
{{Flag|France}}
|
A ''[[Calopteryx (damselfly)|Calopteryx]]'' damselfly
|
[[File:Calopteryx andancensis holotype MNHN.F.R10410 part side direct lighting.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Calopteryx andancensis]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Dlusskyidris]]''<ref name ="Grimaldi1997">{{cite journal |last1=Grimaldi |first1=D. |last2=Agosti |first2=D. |last3=Carpenter |first3=J. M. |year=1997 |title=New and rediscovered primitive ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and their phylogenetic relationships. |journal=American Museum Novitates |issue=3208 |pages=1–43 |url=https://archive.org/details/ants_08419}}</ref>
|
Gen et comb nov.
|
Valid
|
Bolton
|
[[Santonian]]
|
[[Taimyr amber]]
|
{{Flag|Russia}}
|
A Sphecomyrminae ant.<br/> a new genus for ''[[Dlusskyidris|Palaeomyrmex zherichini]]'' Dlussky 1975.
|
[[File:Dlusskyidris zherichini illustration 1978.png|thumb|center|upright|''[[Dlusskyidris|Palaeomyrmex zherichini]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Forficula paleoligura]]''<ref name="Neletal1994">{{cite journal |last1=Nel |first1=A. |last2=Albouy |first2=V. |last3=Caussanel |first3=C |last4=Jamet |first4=C. |year=1994 |title=Réflexion paléo-entomologique sur la systématique des Dermaptères. Quatre nouveaux forficules fossiles de l'Oligocène de Provence (France). |journal=Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France |volume=99 |pages=253–266|doi=10.3406/bsef.1994.17063 |s2cid=131974069 }}</ref>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
|
Nel, Albouy, Caussanel, & Jamet
|
[[Oligocene]]
|
|
{{Flag|France}}
|
An earwig
|
[[File:Forficula paleoligura holotype MNHN.F.R10398 part side direct lighting.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Forficula paleoligura]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Odontomachus pseudobauri]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov.
|
Valid
|
De Andrade
|
Burdigalian
|
Dominican Amber
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A myrmicin ant
|
[[File:Odontomachus pseudobauri BMNHP-II32 dorsal.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Odontomachus pseudobauri]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Odontomachus spinifer]]''<ref name="DeAndrade1994"/>
|
Sp nov.
|
Valid
|
De Andrade
|
Burdigalian
|
Dominican Amber
|
{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|
A myrmicin ant
|
[[File:Odontomachus spinifer SMNSDO2215 profile.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Odontomachus spinifer]]'']]
|-
|''[[Protoaristenymphes]]''<ref name="Nel&Henrotay1994">{{cite journal |last1=Nel |first1=A |last2=Henrotay |first2=M. |year=1994 |title=Les Chrysopidae Mésozoïques. État actuel des connaissances. Description d'un nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce dans le Jurassique inférieur (Lias) (Insecta: Neuroptera) |journal=Annales de la Société Entomologique de France |volume=30 |pages=295–318}}</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
Nel & Henrotay
|
[[Toarcian]]
|
|
{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|
A [[Mesochrysopidae|Mesochrysopid]] lacewing, type species ''P. bascharagensis''
|
[[File:Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis holotype MNHN.F.R10380 part direct light.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Protoaristenymphe|Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Sympecma incerta]]''<ref name="Nel&Paicheler1994">{{cite journal |last1=Nel |first1=A. |last2=Paicheler |first2=J.-C. |year=1994 |title=Les Lestoidea (Odonata, Zygoptera) fossiles : un inventaire critique. |journal=Annales de Paléontologie |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=1–59 }}</ref>
|
Comb. nov
|
Valid
|
Piton
|
[[Piacenzian]]
|
Lake Chambon
|
{{flag|France}}
|
A [[Lestidae|Lestid]] damselfly, <br>new combination for ''[[Sympecma incerta|Lestes incertus]]''
|
[[File:Sympecma incerta holotype MNHN.F.B47285 direct lighting.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Sympecma incerta]]'']]
|-
|}

===Trilobites===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="80%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Type locality
! Country
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Parabouleia eldredgei]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Edgecombe |first=Gregory D. |last2=Vaccari |first2=Norberto E. |last3=Waisfeld |first3=Beatriz G. |date=July 1994 |title=Lower Devonian calmoniid trilobites from the Argentine Precordillera: new taxa of the Bouleia Group, and remarks on the tempo of calmoniid radiation |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/abs/lower-devonian-calmoniid-trilobites-from-the-argentine-precordillera-new-taxa-of-the-bouleia-group-and-remarks-on-the-tempo-of-calmoniid-radiation/F66AF04E5AE01EE94DCB24F73AE5D4A4 |journal=Geological Magazine |language=en |volume=131 |issue=4 |pages=449–464 |doi=10.1017/S0016756800012097 |issn=1469-5081}}</ref>
|
Sp nov
|
Valid
|
Edgecombe, Vaccari & Waisfeld
|
[[Early Devonian]]
|
[[Talacasto Formation]] 
|
{{Flag|Argentina}}
|
A [[Calmoniidae|calmoniid]]
|
|-
|
''[[Talacastops]]''<ref name=":0" />
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
Edgecombe, Vaccari & Waisfeld
|
[[Early Devonian]]
|
[[Talacasto Formation]] 
|
{{Flag|Argentina}}
|
A [[Calmoniidae|calmoniid]], type species is ''T. zarelae''
|
|-
|}

==Molluscs==

===Bivalves===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Fordilla germanica]]''<ref name="Elicki2009">{{cite journal |last1=Elicki |first1=O. |last2=Gürsu |first2=S. |year=2009 |title=First record of ''Pojetaia runnegari'' Jell, 1980 and ''Fordilla'' Barrande, 1881 from the Middle East (Taurus Mountains, Turkey) and critical review of Cambrian bivalves |journal=Paläontologische Zeitschrift |volume=83 |issue=2 |pages=267–291 |doi=10.1007/s12542-009-0021-9 |s2cid=49380913 |url=http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/~elicki/ELICKI_GUERSU_2009_PalZ_CambrianBivalves.pdf |access-date=2012-01-06 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202640/http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/~elicki/ELICKI_GUERSU_2009_PalZ_CambrianBivalves.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
sp nov
|
Valid
|
Elicki
|
[[Early Cambrian]]
|
Zwetau Formation 
|
{{Flag|Germany}}
|
early Cambrian bivalve species
|
|-
|}

==Fishes==

===Newly named bony fishes===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Megalocoelacanthus]]''<ref>{{cite journal |author1=David R. Schwimmer |author2=J. D. Stewart |author3=G. Dent Williams |year=1994 |title=Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States |journal=Geology |volume=22 |issue=6 |pages=503–506 |doi=10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0503:gfcotl>2.3.co;2|bibcode=1994Geo....22..503S }}</ref>
|
Gen. et sp. nov
|
valid
|
Schwimmer, Stewart & Williams
|
late Santonian to mid-Campanian
|
[[Blufftown Formation]]<br>
[[Niobrara Formation]]
|
{{flag|United States}}
|
A [[Latimeriidae|latimeriid]] [[coelacanth]].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Hugo Dutel |author2=John G. Maisey |author3=David R. Schwimmer |author4=Philippe Janvier |author5=Marc Herbin |author6=Gaël Clément |year=2012 |title=The Giant Cretaceous Coelacanth (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) ''Megalocoelacanthus dobiei'' Schwimmer, Stewart & Williams, 1994, and Its Bearing on Latimerioidei Interrelationships |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=7 |issue=11 |pages=e49911 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0049911 |pmid=23209614 |pmc=3507921|bibcode=2012PLoSO...749911D |doi-access=free }}</ref> <br/>The type species is ''M. dobiei''.
|
|-
|}

==Archosauromorphs==
* Aff. Rebbachisaurus gastroliths documented.<ref name="calvo-sanders">Calvo (1994). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.</ref>
* The "[[Talkeetna Mountains Hadrosaur]]" specimen was discovered  in a quarry being excavated for road material.<ref name="mata-hadro-intro-220" /> The quarry is near the [[Glenn Highway]], approximately 150 miles northeast of [[Anchorage]].<ref name="mata-hadro-location-220" /> That fall, excavation began, and was resumed in the summer of [[1996 in paleontology|1996]].<ref name="mata-hadro-intro-220" />

===Newly named pseudosuchians===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Galtonia (reptile)|Galtonia]]''<ref name="hunt94ornithischian" />
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
Hunt & Lucas
|
Late Triassic (late [[Carnian]])
|
[[New Oxford Formation]]
|
{{Flag|United States}}
|
A relative of ''[[Revueltosaurus]]''.
|
|-
|
''[[Pekinosaurus]]''<ref name="hunt94ornithischian" />
|
Gen et sp nov
|
[[Junior synonym]]
|
Hunt & Lucas
|
Late Triassic (late Carnian) 
|
[[Cumnock Formation]]
|
{{Flag|United States}}
|
A junior synonym of ''[[Revueltosaurus]]''.
|
|-
|}

===Newly named basal dinosauromorphs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Marasuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Sereno | first1 = P.C. | last2 = Arcucci | first2 = A.B. | year = 1994 | title = Dinosaur precursors from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: ''Marasuchus lilloensis'' gen. nov | journal = Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology | volume = 14 | pages = 53–73 | doi = 10.1080/02724634.1994.10011538 }}</ref>
|
Gen et comb nov
|
Valid
|
[[Paul Sereno|Sereno]] & Arcucci
|
Middle Triassic ([[Ladinian]])
|
[[Chañares Formation]]
|
{{Flag|Argentina}}
|
A basal [[dinosauriform]]; <br>new genus for ''"Lagosuchus" liloensis'' Romer (1972).
| 
[[Image:Marasuchus.JPG|thumb|center|upright|''[[Marasuchus liloenisis]]'']]
|-
|}

===Newly named dinosaurs===
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.<ref name="ddinogeorge">{{cite web | last = Olshevsky | first = George | title = Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List | url = http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html | access-date = 2008-08-07 | archive-date = 2011-07-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102453/http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Novelty
! Status
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Afrovenator]]''<ref>Sereno, P.C., J.A. Wilson, H.C.E. Larsson, D.B. Dutheil, H.-D. Sues. 1994. Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara. ''Science'' 266 (14 October [5183]): pp. 267-271.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
[[Paul Sereno|Sereno]], [[Jeffrey A. Wilson|Wilson]], Larsson, Dutheil, & Sues
|
|
[[Tiourarén Formation]]
|
{{flag|Niger}}
|
|
[[File:Afrovenator mount.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Afrovenator abakensis]]'']]
|-
| 
''[[Alwalkeria]]''<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Chatterjee | first1 = S. | last2 = Creisler | first2 = B.S. | year = 1994 | title = ''Alwalkeria'' (Theropoda) and ''Morturneria'' (Plesiosauria), new names for preoccupied ''Walkeria'' Chatterjee, 1987 and ''Turneria'' | journal = Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology | volume = 14 | page = 142 | doi = 10.1080/02724634.1994.10011546 }}</ref>
|
Gen et comb nov
|
Valid
|
[[Sankar Chatterjee|Chatterjee]] & Creisler
|
|
[[Lower Maleri Formation|Maleri Formation]]
|
{{flag|India}}
|
|
[[File:Alwalkeria maleriensis.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Alwalkeria]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Alxasaurus]]''<ref>Russell, D.A. and Z.-M. Dong. 1994. The affinities of a new theropod from the Alxa Desert, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Can. J. Earth Sci. 30:pp. 2107-2127.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov 
|
Valid
| 
[[Dale A. Russell|Russell]] & [[Dong Zhiming|Dong]]
|
|
|
{{flag|Mongolia}}
|
|
[[File:Alxasaurus Tyrrell.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Alxasaurus]]'']]
|-
|
''“[[Amphicoelicaudia]]”''
|
|
''[[nomen nudum]]''
|
Cheng
|
|
|
{{Flag|China}}
|
described as ''[[Huabeisaurus|Huabeisaurus allocotus]]'' in 2000
|
[[File:Huabeisaurus.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Huabeisaurus allocotus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Caenagnathasia]]''<ref>Currie, P.J., S.J. Godfrey, and L. Nesov. 1993 [Olshevsky cites 1994]. New caenagnathid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of North America and Asia. Can. J. Earth Sci. 30: pp. 2255-2272.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
[[Philip J. Currie|Currie]], Godfrey, & [[Lev A. Nesov|Nesov]]
|
[[Turonian]] - [[Coniacian]]
|
[[Bissekty Formation]]
|
{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|
|
[[File:Caenagnathasia martinsoni.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Caenagnathasia martinsoni]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Cryolophosaurus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Hammer | first1 = W.R. | last2 = Hickerson | first2 = W.J. | year = 1994 | title = A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from Antarctica | journal = Science | volume = 264 | issue = 5160 | pages = 828–830 | doi = 10.1126/science.264.5160.828 | pmid = 17794724 | bibcode = 1994Sci...264..828H | s2cid = 38933265 }}</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
Hammer & Hickerson
|
[[Pliensbachian]]
|
[[Hanson Formation]]
|
{{flag|Antarctica}}
|
|[[File:Cryolophosaurus skeleton.jpg|center|thumb|''[[Cryolophosaurus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Koparion]]''<ref>Chure, D.J. 1994. ''Koparion douglassi'', a new dinosaur from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dinosaur National Monument; The oldest troodontid (Theropoda: Maniraptora). Brigham Young University Geology Studies 40:pp. 11-15.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
Chure
|
[[Kimmeridgian]]
|
[[Morrison Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}} ({{flag|Utah}})
|
|
|-
|
''[[Monolophosaurus]]''<ref>Zhao, X.J. and P.J. Currie, P.J. 1994 [not 1993]. A large crested theropod from the Jurassic of Xinjiang, China. Canadian. J. Earth Sci. 30: pp. 2027-2036.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
Zhao & [[Philip J. Currie|Currie]]
|
[[Bathonian]] - [[Callovian]]
|
[[Shishugou Formation]]
|
{{flag|China}}
|
|
[[File:Monolophosaurus jiangi.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Monolophosaurus jiangi]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Mymoorapelta]]''<ref>Kirkland, J.I. and K. Carpenter. 1994. North America's First Pre-Cretaceous Ankylosaur (Dinosauria) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Western Colorado. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 40: pp. 25-42.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
[[James Kirkland (paleontologist)|Kirkland]] & [[Kenneth Carpenter|Carpenter]]
|
[[Kimmeridgian]] - [[Tithonian]]
|
[[Morrison Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}} ({{flag|Colorado}})
|
|
[[File:Mymoorapelta maysi.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Mymoorapelta maysi]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Pelecanimimus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Perez-Moreno | first1 = B. | last2 = Sanz | first2 = J.L. | last3 = Buscalloni | first3 = A.D. | last4 = Moratalla | first4 = J.J. | last5 = Ortega | first5 = F. | last6 = Rasskin-Gutman | first6 = D. | year = 1994 | title = A unique multitoothed ornithomimosaur dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain | journal = Nature | volume = 370 | issue = 6488 | pages = 363–367 | doi = 10.1038/370363a0 | bibcode = 1994Natur.370..363P | s2cid = 4302245 }}</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
Perez-Moreno, Sanz, Buscalioni,<br/> Moratalla, Ortega, & Rasskin-Gutman
|
[[Barremian]]
|
[[Calizas de La Huérguina Formation]]
|
{{flag|Spain}}
|
|
[[File:Pelecanimimus restoration.jpeg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Pelecanimimus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Phuwiangosaurus]]''<ref>Martin, V. E. Buffetaut, and V. Suteethorn. 1994. A new genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Sao Khua Formation (Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous) of north-eastern Thailand. Comptes Rendus l'Acad. Sci. Paris (II) 319 : pp. 1085-1092.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
Martin, Buffetaut,  & Suteethorn
|
[[Valanginian]] - [[Hauterivian]]
|
[[Sao Khua Formation]]
|
{{flag|Thailand}}
|
|
[[File:Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae femur.JPG|thumb|center|upright|''[[Phuwiangosaurus]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Sinornithoides]]''<ref>Russell, D.A. and Z.-M Dong. 1993 [George Olshevsky cites 1994, not 1993]. A nearly complete skeleton of a new troodontid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of the Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Can. J. Earth Sci. 30: pp. 2163-2173.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
[[Dale A. Russell|Russell]] & [[Dong Zhiming|Dong]]
|
[[Aptian]] - [[Albian]]
|
[[Ejinhoro Formation]]
|
{{flag|China}}
|
|
[[File:Sinornithoides youngi.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Sinornithoides youngi]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Sinraptor]]''<ref>Currie, P.J. and X.J. Zhao. 1993. A new carnosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Jurassic of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Can. J. Earth Sci., 30: pp. 2037-2081.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
[[Philip J. Currie|Currie]] & Zhao
|
[[Late Jurassic]]
|
[[Shishugou Formation]]
|
{{flag|China}}
|
|
[[File:Sinraptor dongi.jpg|thumb|center|upright|''[[Sinraptor dongi]]'']]
|-
|
''[[Timimus]]''<ref>Rich, T.H., and P. Vickers-Rich. 1994. Neoceratopsians and ornithomimosaurs: Dinosaurs of Gondwana origin. Res. Exploration 10: pp. 129-131.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
|
[[Thomas H. Rich|Rich]] & [[Patricia Vickers-Rich|Vickers-Rich]]
|
[[Albian]]
|
[[Eumeralla Formation]]
|
{{flag|Australia}}
|
|
[[File:Timimus.tif|thumb|center|upright|''[[Timimus hermani]]'']]
|-
|
“[[Tonouchisaurus]]”
|
|
''[[nomen nudum]]''
| 
[[Rinchen Barsbold|Barsbold]]
|
|
[[early Cretaceous]]
|
{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|
|
|-
|
''[[Yingshanosaurus]]''<ref>Zhou Songlin, 1994.  Record of a fossil stegosaur from Yingshan in the Sichuan Basin. Sichuan Cultural Relics. 1994-S1:  8-14.</ref>
|
Gen et sp nov
|
Valid
| 
[[Zhou Songlin|Zhou]]
|
[[Kimmeridgian]]
|
[[Shaximiao Formation]]
|
{{Flag|China}}
|
|
|-
|}

===Birds===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|-
! Name
! Status
! Novelty
! Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
! Images
|-
|
''[[Berruornis]]'' <ref name=Berruornis>{{Cite journal|author=Cécile Mourer-Chauviré |year=1994 |title=A Large Owl from the Paleocene of France |journal=Palaeontology |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=339–348 |url=http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Berruornis%20(Mourer-Chauvire)%201994.pdf }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Gen et sp nov.
|
[[Cécile Mourer-Chauviré|Mourer-Chauviré]]
|
Late [[Paleocene]]
|
|
{{flag|France}}
|
A [[Strigidae]]. Type species ''B. orbisantiqui'' 
|
|-
|
''[[Bubo osvaldoi]]'' <ref name=Bubo>{{Cite journal |author1=Oscar Arredondo |author2=Storrs L. Olson |year=1994 |title=A New Species of Owl of the Genus Bubo from the Pleistocene of Cuba (Aves: Strigiformes) |url=http://extinct-website.com/pdf/81196a.pdf |journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=107 |issue=3 |pages=436–444 |access-date=2014-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809223605/http://extinct-website.com/pdf/81196a.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Oscar Arredondo|Arredondo]] & [[Storrs L. Olson|Olson]]
|
?[[Pleistocene]]
|
Cave deposits
|
{{flag|Cuba}}
|
A [[Strigidae]].
|
|-
|
''[[Falco duboisi]]'' <ref name=Mascarenachen>{{Cite journal|author=Graham S. Cowles |year=1994 |title=A New Genus, Three New Species and Two New Records of Extinct Holocene Birds From Réunion Island, Indian Ocean |journal=Géobios |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=87–93 |doi=10.1016/s0016-6995(06)80215-9}}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Graham S. Cowles|Cowles]]
|
[[Holocene]]
|
Cave deposits
|
{{flag|Réunion}}
|
A [[Falconidae]].
|
|-
|
''[[Mascarenachen]]'' <ref name="Mascarenachen"/>
|
jr synonym
|
Gen et sp nov.
|
[[Graham S. Cowles|Cowles]]
|
[[Holocene]]
|
[[Réunion]]
|
{{flag|Réunion}}
|
An [[Anatidae]], type species ''M. kervazoi''; <br/>The species was transferred to ''[[Alopochen]]'' in [[1999 in paleontology|1999]].
|
|-
|
''[[Mascarenotus grucheti]]'' <ref name=Mascarenotus>{{Cite journal|author1=Cécile Mourer-Chauviré |author2=Roger Bour |author3=François Moutou |author4=Sonia Ribes |year=1994 |title=''Mascarenotus'' Nov. Gen. (Aves: Strigiformes) Genre Endémique Éteint des Mascareignes et ''M. grucheti'' N. Sp. Espècé Éteinte de la Réunion |url=http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Mascarenotus%20(Mourer-Chauvire%20et%20al)%201994..pdf |journal=Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série IIA |volume=318 |pages=1699–1706 }}</ref>
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Valid
|
Sp. nov.
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[[Cécile Mourer-Chauviré|Mourer-Chauviré]], [[Roger Bour|Bour]], [[François Moutou|Moutou]], & [[Sonia Ribes|Ribes]]
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[[Holocene]]
|
|
{{flag|Réunion}}
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A [[Strigidae]].
|
|-
|
''[[Messelastur]]'' <ref name=Messelastur>{{Cite journal |author=Dieter S. Peters |year=1994 |title=''Messelastur gratulator'' n. gen. n. spec., ein Greifvogel aus der Grube Messel (Aves, Accipitridae) |url=http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Peters%201994%20Messelastur%20gratulator.pdf |journal=Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg |volume=170 |pages=3–9 |access-date=2014-08-08 |archive-date=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925034827/http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Peters%201994%20Messelastur%20gratulator.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Gen et sp nov.
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[[Dieter S. Peters|Peters]]
|
Middle [[Eocene]]
|
[[Messel Formation]]
|
{{flag|Germany}}<br> {{flag|Hessen}}
|
A [[Messelasturidae]], Type species ''M. gratulator''.
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|-
|
''[[Microcarbo serventyorum]]'' <ref name=Microcarbo>{{Cite journal|author=Gerard F. van Tets |year=1994 |title=An Extinct New Species of Cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae, Aves) from a Western Australian Peat Swamp |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40717628#page/147/mode/1up |journal=Records of the South Australian Museum |volume=27 |pages=135–138 }}</ref>
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Valid
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Gerard F. van Tets|van Tets]]
|
[[Holocene]]
|
peat swamp
|
{{flag|Australia}}<br/>{{flag|Western Australia}}
|
A [[Phalacrocoracidae]].
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|-
|
''[[Neuquenornis]]'' <ref name=Neuquenornis>{{Cite journal|author1=Luis M. Chiappe  |author2=Jorge O. Calvo |year=1994 |title=Neuquenornis volans, a New Late Cretaceous Bird (Enantiornithes: Avisauridae) from Patagonia, Argentina |url=http://www.proyectodino.com.ar/pdfs/005-0404.pdf |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=230–246 |doi=10.1080/02724634.1994.10011554}}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.
|
[[Luis M. Chiappe|Chiappe]] & [[Jorge O. Calvo|Calvo]]
|
[[Santonian]]-[[Coniacian]]
|
[[Rio Colorado Formation]]
|
{{flag|Argentina}}
|
An [[Avisauridae]], Type species ''N. volans''.
|
|-
|
''[[Nycticorax borbonensis]]'' <ref name="Mascarenachen"/>
|
jr synonym
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Graham S. Cowles|Cowles]]
|
[[Holocene]]
|
|
{{flag|Réunion}}
|
An [[Ardeidae]], junior synonym of ''Nycticorax duboisi''.
|
|-
|
''[[Otogornis]]'' <ref name=Otogornis>{{Cite journal|author=Hou Lianhai |year=1994 |title=A Late Mesozoic Bird from Inner Mongolia |url=http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200812/W020090813370353604939.pdf |journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=258–266 }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Gen et sp nov.
|
[[Hou Lianhai|Hou]]
|
[[Early Cretaceous]]
|
|
{{flag|China}}<br>{{Flag|Inner Mongolia}}
|
A [[Longirostravidae]], type species ''O. genghisi''.
|
|-
|
''[[Presbyornis isoni]]'' <ref name=Presbyornis>{{Cite journal|author=Storrs L. Olson |year=1994 |title=A Giant ''Presbyornis'' (Aves: Anseriformes) and Other Birds from the Paleocene Aquia Formation of Maryland and Virginia |url=https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofb1071994biol |journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=107 |issue=3 |pages=429–435 }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Storrs L. Olson|Olson]]
|
[[Late Paleocene]]
|
[[Aquia Formation]]
|
{{flag|USA}}<br/>{{Flag|Maryland}}
|
A [[Presbyornithidae]]
|
|-
|
''[[Puffinus spelaeus]]'' <ref name=Puffinus>{{Cite journal|author1=Richard N. Holdaway  |author2=Trevor H. Worthy |year=1994 |title=A New Fossil Species of Shearwater ''Puffinus'' from the Late Quaternary of the South Island, New Zealand, and Notes on the Biogeography and Evolution of the ''Puffinus gavia'' Superspecies |url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU9940201.htm |journal=Emu |volume=94 |issue=3 |pages=201–215 |doi=10.1071/mu9940201}}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Richard N. Holdaway|Holdaway]] & [[Trevor H. Worthy|Worthy]]
|
Late [[Quaternary]]
|
South Island, cave deposits
|
{{flag|New Zealand}}
|
A [[Procellariidae]].
|
|-
|
''[[Stephanoaetus mahery]]'' <ref name=Stephanoaetus>{{Cite journal|author=Steven M. Goodman |year=1994 |title=Description of a New Species of Subfossil Eagle from Madagascar: ''Stephanoaetus'' (Aves: Falconiformes) from the Deposits of Amphasambazimba |url=https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofb1071994biol |journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=107 |issue=3 |pages=421–428 }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Sp. nov.
|
[[Steven M. Goodman|Goodman]]
|
[[Holocene]]. (Subrecent)
|
[[Madagascar]]
|
{{flag|Madagascar}}
|
An [[Accipitridae]].
|
|-
|
''[[Wanshuina]]'' <ref name=Wanshuina>{{Cite journal|author=Hou Lianhai |year=1994 |title=A New Paleocene Bird from Anhui, China |url=http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200812/W020090813370585631000.pdf |journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=60–65 }}</ref>
|
Valid
|
Gen et sp nov.
|
[[Hou Lianhai|Hou]]
|
[[Paleocene]]
|
[[Doumu Formation]]
|
{{flag|China}}
|
A [[Rallidae]], type species ''W. lii''
|
|-
|}

==Plesiosaurs==
* Plesiosaur gastroliths documented.<ref name="Martin-Sanders">Martin (1994). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.</ref>

===New taxa===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Status
! colspan="2" | Authors
! Notes
|-
| 
''[[Morturneria]]''
| 
Valid
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
Chatterjee
Creisler
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"| 
|
|-
|}

==Pterosaurs==

===New taxa===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Status
! colspan="2" | Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
!Images
|-
| 
''[[Arthurdactylus]]''
| 
Valid
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
Frey
Martill
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"| 
|
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian/early Albian)
|
[[Crato Formation]]
|
{{Flag|Brazil}}
|
A [[Ornithocheiroidea|pteranodontoid]] pterosaur.
|
|-
| 
''[[Montanazhdarcho]]''<ref>Padian, K., Ricqles, A. de J., and Horner, J. R., 1994, Bone histology determines identification of a new fossil taxon of pterosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria): Compte rendu hebdomadaire des séances de l’Académie des Sciences Paris, tomo 320, serie 2, p. 77-84.</ref>
| 
Valid
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
Padian, K.,
Horner
de Ricqlès, A.J.
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"| 
|
Late Cretaceous ([[Judithian]])
|
[[Two Medicine Formation]]
|
{{Flag|United States}}
|
An [[azhdarchid]] from Montana.
|
|-
| 
"[[Wyomingopteryx]]"
| 
nomen nudum
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
Bakker
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"| 
|
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)
|
[[Morrison Formation]]
|
{{Flag|United States}}
|
|
|-
| 
''[[Zhejiangopterus]]''
| 
Valid
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
Cai, Z.
Wei, F.
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"| 
|
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian)
|
[[Tangshang Formation]]
|
{{Flag|China}}
|
A Chinese [[azhdarchid]].
|[[File:Zhenjiangopterus jconway.jpg|thumb|''[[Zhejiangopterus]]'']]
|-
|}

==Other diapsids==

===New taxa===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%"
|- 
! Name
! Status
! colspan="2" | Authors
! Age
! Unit
! Location
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Lucianosaurus]]''<ref name="hunt94ornithischian">Hunt, A.P. and S.G. Lucas. 1994. Ornithischian
dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of the United
States. In: the Shadow of the Dinosaurs, Early
Mesozoic Tetrapods (N.C. Fraser and H.-D. Sues,
Eds.). Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK:
pp. 227-241.</ref>
| Valid [[Archosauromorpha|Non-Dinosaurian]] Taxon
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
*Hunt
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"|
*S. G. Lucas
|
Late Triassic (Norian)
|
[[Bull Canyon Formation]]
|
{{Flag|United States}}
|
|-
| ''[[Tecovasaurus]]''<ref name="hunt94ornithischian" />
| Valid [[Archosauromorpha|Non-Dinosaurian]] Taxon
|style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| 
*Hunt
|style="border-left:0px" valign="top"|
*S. G. Lucas
|
Late Triassic (late Carnian)
|
[[Tecovas Formation]]
|
{{Flag|United States}}
|
|-
|}

==Footnotes==
{{portal|Paleontology}}
{{Reflist||refs=
<ref name="mata-hadro-intro-220">"Introduction," in Pasche and May (2001); page 220.</ref>
<ref name="mata-hadro-location-220">"Location and Geologic Setting," in Pasche and May (2001); page 220.</ref>
}}

==References==
* Calvo, J.O. (1994). Gastroliths in sauropod dinosaurs. Gaia, 10: 205–208.
* Martin, James E.; 1994; Gastric residues in marine reptiles from the Late Cretaceous Pierre Shale in South Dakota; their bearing on extinction; Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology; 14(3, Suppl.) pp.&nbsp;36; University of Oklahoma
* Pasch, A. D., K. C. May. 2001. Taphonomy and paleoenvironment of hadrosaur (Dinosauria) from the Matanuska Formation (Turonian) in South-Central Alaska. In: ''Mesozoic Vertebrate Life''. Ed.s Tanke, D. H., Carpenter, K., Skrepnick, M. W. Indiana University Press. Pages 219–236.
* Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp.&nbsp;166–180.

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