A fruit of Eucommia has been recovered from the Eocene of Fushun, Liaoning Province. This represents the only confirmed occurrence of fruits of this genus in the paleobotanical record of China. Although Eucommia is endemic to central China today, the genus was more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere during the Tertiary. The fossil speci- A fruit of Eucommia has been recovered from the Eocene of Fushun, Liaoning Province. This represents the only confirmed occurrence of fruits of this genus in the paleobotanical record of China. The Euusmia is endemic to central China today, the genus was more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere during the Tertiary. The fossil speci-