Recently, a group of Chinese and American paleontologists discovered seven fossils of Zizyphus jujuba from15 million years ago in Zhangpu, Fujian, which made these scholars very excited and felt like treasures. In fact, they have also found the fossils of Zizyphus jujuba before, but why are they so excited this time? The reason is that the fossil of Zizyphus jujuba discovered this time has a different morphological structure from that of the past, and it is very different from the present Zizyphus jujuba. Generally, there are only 3-6 germination holes in modern Zizyphus jujuba, that is, there will only be 6 at most, but in this batch of fossils, a fruit with 7 germination holes has actually appeared, that is to say, this Zizyphus jujuba has stronger reproductive ability, which is very rare and is also the first discovery in archaeology. How can it not be exciting?
It's said to be a fossil. In fact, the South Jujube discovered this time was only formed by special treatment15 million years ago? Mummy Zizyphus jujuba? It was the ancient people who dehydrated it and saved it for next year's consumption through special dehydration. It can only be said that this way of storing food is really great, and it has been preserved until now. As for Zizyphus jujuba, the ancients began to eat it as early as 80 million years ago, and they would learn to store it in a special way. Recently, these fossils of Zizyphus jujuba Mill. have been discovered, which are of great research value because of their special shapes. This is why scholars are excited. If we study them, we can solve some mysteries, and then our storage technology will reach a new height.
In addition, the discovery of the fossil of Zizyphus jujuba also helps us to know more about the living habits of the ancients.