This tomatillo isn't too fresh -- it's 52.2 million years old 

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 13:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A fossilized tomatillo, still in its papery shell, is the earliest fruit from the tomato family ever found in South America, researchers reported Oct. 30 at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting in Denver. The 52.

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