1997 in paleontology
Plants
Cycadophytes
Cycadophyte research
- Hopkins and Johnson briefly report the first occurrence of cycad leaves from the Eocene Okanagan Highlands Klondike Mountain Formation which will later be identified to the family Zamiaceae.
Fungi
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | ||||||||||||||
Archaeomarasmius | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Hibbett, Grimaldi, & Donoghue | Cretaceous Turonian | New Jersey amber. | United StatesPaleomycological research
ArthropodaInsects
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