Name: Carya.
Meaning: From the Greek
karya, walnut (formerly
applied to many similar nuts).
Grouping: Angiosperm,
Dicotyledon, Juglandacean.
Informal ID: Hickory tree.
Fossil size: Seed length
4cm/1:Oin.
Reconstructed size: Tree
height 20-30m/65-100h.
Habitat: Temperate
mixed woodland.
Time span: Palaeocene, 60
million years ago, to today.
Main fossil sites Chiefly
Northern Hemisphere.
Occurrence: ••