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This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2025, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2025.

Ferns and fern allies

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Krameropteris calophyllum^[1]	Sp. nov		Li in Li & Meng	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Kachin amber	Myanmar		A member of the family Dennstaedtiaceae.

Conifers

Pinaceae

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Pinus longlingensis^[2]	Sp. nov		Song & Wu in Song et al.	Pliocene	Mangbang Formation	China		A pine.

Flowering plants

Basal eudicots

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Palaeosinomenium indicum^[3]	Sp. nov		Kumar, Manchester & Khan	Cretaceous-Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian)	Deccan Intertrappean Beds	India		A member of the family Menispermaceae. Announced in late 2024, published fully in 2025.

Superrosids

Fabales

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Peltophorum xingjianii^[4]	Sp. nov		Zhao, Wang & Huang in Zhao et al.	Miocene	Sanhaogou Formation	China		A species of Peltophorum.

Other plants

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Neuromariopteris^[5]	Gen. et sp. nov		Šimůnek & Haldovský	Carboniferous (Bashkirian)	Kladno-Rakovník Basin	Czech Republic		A member of Callistophytales. The type species is N. scandens.
Palaeopteridium andrenelii^[6]	Sp. nov		Correia & Góis-Marques	Carboniferous (Moscovian)		Portugal		A progymnosperm belonging to the group Noeggerathiales.

Palynology

Palynological research

Evidence from the study of palynofloral assemblages from the Germig Section (Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; Tibet, China), interpreted as indicative of a shift from floras dominated by seed ferns and conifers to floras dominated by cheirolepids during the Triassic-Jurassic transition, is presented by Li et al. (2025).^[7]

General research

Evidence of the presence of a plant community dominated by ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae, similar to extant plant communities such as those from swamp settings from the Parana Forest in northeastern Argentina, is reported from the Jurassic La Matilde Formation (Argentina) by García Massini et al. (2025).^[8]
Evidence from the study of phytoliths from the Lunpola Basin of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, interpreted as indicative of presence mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest during the late Oligocene–Early Miocene, is presented by Zhang et al. (2025).^[9]

References

^ Li, C.X.; Meng, F.W. (2025). "A New Species of Krameropteris (Dennstaedtiaceae) from Mid-Cretaceous Myanmar Amber". Taxonomy. 5 (1). 3. doi:10.3390/taxonomy5010003.
^ Song, Z.-H.; Wang, Z.-E.; Cao, R.; Wang, Z.-S.; Wang, H.; Chen, G.-H.; Wu, J.-Y. (2025). "Fossil wood of Pinus from the Pliocene of western Yunnan, China and its palaeoclimatic implications". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105279. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105279.
^ Kumar, S.; Manchester, S. R.; Khan, M. A. (2024). "Oldest menispermaceous endocarp fossil from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Central India and its biogeographic implications". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 334. 105249. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105249.
^ Zhao, Y.-S.; Wang, T.-X.; Xiao, S.-M.; Li, S.-F.; Huang, J. (2025). "Fossil pods of tropical tree Peltophorum (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) from southwestern China". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105282. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105282.
^ Šimůnek, Z.; Haldovský, J. (2025). "New callistophytalean species from the Duckmantian of the Kladno-Rakovník Basin, Czech Republic". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105283. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105283.
^ Correia, P.; Góis-Marques, C. A. (2025). "Palaeopteridium andrenelii sp. nov., a new noeggerathialean species from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Portugal with new insights on the Noeggerathiales". Geological Magazine. 162. e1. doi:10.1017/S0016756824000438.
^ Li, J.-H.; Peng, J.-G.; Slater, S. M.; Vajda, V. (2025). "Palynofloras across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Southwest China". Palaeoworld. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2025.200910.
^ García Massini, J. L.; Nunes, G. C.; Yañez, A.; Escapa, I. H.; Guido, D. (2025). "Jurassic Osmundaceous Landscapes in Patagonia: Exploring the Concept of Ecological Stasis in the Deseado Massif, Argentina". Plants. 14 (2). 165. doi:10.3390/plants14020165.
^ Zhang, X.-W.; Liu, J.; Spicer, R. A.; Gao, Y.; Yao, X.-R.; Qin, X.-Y.; Zhou, Z.-K.; Su, T. (2025). "Vegetation history of the central Tibetan region during the late Oligocene–Early Miocene". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. doi:10.1111/jse.13152.

[1] Li, C.X.; Meng, F.W. (2025). "A New Species of Krameropteris (Dennstaedtiaceae) from Mid-Cretaceous Myanmar Amber". Taxonomy. 5 (1). 3. doi:10.3390/taxonomy5010003.

[2] Song, Z.-H.; Wang, Z.-E.; Cao, R.; Wang, Z.-S.; Wang, H.; Chen, G.-H.; Wu, J.-Y. (2025). "Fossil wood of Pinus from the Pliocene of western Yunnan, China and its palaeoclimatic implications". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105279. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105279.

[3] Kumar, S.; Manchester, S. R.; Khan, M. A. (2024). "Oldest menispermaceous endocarp fossil from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Central India and its biogeographic implications". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 334. 105249. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105249.

[4] Zhao, Y.-S.; Wang, T.-X.; Xiao, S.-M.; Li, S.-F.; Huang, J. (2025). "Fossil pods of tropical tree Peltophorum (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) from southwestern China". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105282. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105282.

[5] Šimůnek, Z.; Haldovský, J. (2025). "New callistophytalean species from the Duckmantian of the Kladno-Rakovník Basin, Czech Republic". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105283. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105283.

[6] Correia, P.; Góis-Marques, C. A. (2025). "Palaeopteridium andrenelii sp. nov., a new noeggerathialean species from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Portugal with new insights on the Noeggerathiales". Geological Magazine. 162. e1. doi:10.1017/S0016756824000438.

[7] Li, J.-H.; Peng, J.-G.; Slater, S. M.; Vajda, V. (2025). "Palynofloras across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Southwest China". Palaeoworld. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2025.200910.

[8] García Massini, J. L.; Nunes, G. C.; Yañez, A.; Escapa, I. H.; Guido, D. (2025). "Jurassic Osmundaceous Landscapes in Patagonia: Exploring the Concept of Ecological Stasis in the Deseado Massif, Argentina". Plants. 14 (2). 165. doi:10.3390/plants14020165.

[9] Zhang, X.-W.; Liu, J.; Spicer, R. A.; Gao, Y.; Yao, X.-R.; Qin, X.-Y.; Zhou, Z.-K.; Su, T. (2025). "Vegetation history of the central Tibetan region during the late Oligocene–Early Miocene". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. doi:10.1111/jse.13152.

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