Muscites
/mʌsˈsʌɪtiːz/ /mʌsˈkʌɪtiːz/Palaeontology
noun
A genus of fossil mosses originally comprising all fossil mosses found in amber, coal, or other deposits, and now used as a form genus for those which cannot be further classified.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in David Page (1814–1879), geologist and author. From scientific Latin Muscites from classical Latin muscus + -ītēs.