Name: Castanea.
Meaning: From the Greek
kastanon, chestnut.
Grouping: Angiosperm,
Dicotyledon, Fagacean.
Informal ID: Sweet
chestnut tree.
Fossil size: Leaf width
3cm/1in.
Reconstructed size: Tree
height 30m/100ft or more.
Habitat: Mixed warm-
temperate woodland.
Time span: Late Cretaceous,
70 million years ago, to today.
Main fossil sites: Worldwide.
Occurrence: •