Could it be possible that avocados were just smaller then and are only the size they are now because they have been bred by humans?
I didn't see any mention of avocado fossils or remains.
I didn't see any mention of avocado fossils or remains.
"The fruit had a larger pit and less flesh than today’s avocados..."
>Back when the giant beasts roamed the earth, the avocado would’ve been a large seed with a small fleshy area—less attractive to smaller mammals such as ourselves. Through cultivation, humans have bulked up avocados so there is more flesh for us to eat.
Those could still show some effects of cultivation though, it depends on how much information there is too study and so on.
Trees like oaks have the potential to be great producers of crops but have largely eluded cultivation, because they take decades to fruit for the first time.