Frozen in Time: Scientists Discover 45-Million-Year-Old Ancient Walnuts on Remote Arctic Island

Scitech Daily ^ | September 09, 2024 | Makena Lang, Florida Museum of Natural History

[Red Badger]

The Dinos had been dead for 20 million years when deeze nuts wuz made..............

[Lazamataz]

The Dinos had been dead for 20 million years when deeze nuts wuz made..............

So you are saying THESE walnut trees were so aggressive, they PREVENTED the dinosaurs for 25 million years.

Even worse.

[Red Badger]

If they could possibly extract some of the primordial DNA, the possibilities are nearly endless.

These particular nuts seem to be related to the North American Black Walnut and possibly the Hickory Nut that has a super hard shell, unlike the European ‘English’ Walnuts. They also have a different flavor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_nigra

[Lazamataz]

Juglans nigra

[Red Badger]

We used to have a Bayou here called Negro Bayou, the old SPANISH name, until some people got all woke and declared that it was racist, so now it’s called Black Bayou..............

[showme_the_Glory]

Found a walnut, found a walnut, found a walnut just now……………..old camp song?

[Lazamataz]

We used to have a Bayou here called Negro Bayou, the old SPANISH name, until some people got all woke and declared that it was racist, so now it’s called Black Bayou..............

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger, nice twofer!

[bobbo666]

All that warming was obviously caused by the Flintstones.

Yeah, where is Greta? Send the little mental midget there to protest.

[Abathar]

I knew he’d show up here... :)