The researchers identified the fossilized flowers as belonging to
the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae).
They're smaller and stouter than regular dates, with deep red skin, and come from a tree belonging to
the buckthorn family, thus they're quite nutritious.
Not exact matches
Scientists have argued about whether early
buckthorns originated in an ancient supercontinent called Gondwana, which later split and includes most of the Southern Hemisphere landmasses today; or whether the
family originated in another supercontinent called Laurasia that accounts for most of today's Northern Hemisphere landmasses.
The sea
buckthorn plant is a deciduous shrub in the
family Elaeagnaceae, (Hippophae rhamnoides), and it is native in Europe and Asia.