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Carya sp., Hickory (Hickories)

genus Carya Nuttall, 1818

• Modern species: Late Cretaceous - Present (85.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• Classification
• kingdom Plantae, Angiosperms, order Fagales, family Juglandaceae

• Distribution
• Miocene: Akita, Niigata, Gifu
• Pliocene: Aichi, Gifu
• Pliocene-Pleistocene: Kagawa

• Subtaxa
• C. cathayensis
• C. miocathayensis
• C. ovatocarpa