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TIL that plants such as avocado and Kentucky Coffee Tree are known as evolutionary anachronism. They evolved adaptations, such as seed dispersal, best suited to coexist with extinct megafauna.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_anachronism#Australasian_realm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fgv0zs/til_that_plants_such_as_avocado_and_kentucky/