Description

Tectocarya rhenana Kirchh

Miocene

Braunkohle Lignite

Adendorf, Rhineland Germany.

Very large 36mm fruit from coal deposit.  Fine.

Plant.

Tectocarya is a plant genus for a fruit that has been classified within the family, Cornaceae, which includes dogwoods and a mixed group of deciduous and evergreen trees as well as some perennial herbs.  The Cornaceae dates back to the Late Cretaceous.