How old are the earliest fossils of Ulmaceae and Cannabaceae?

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The earliest fossils attributed to the families Ulmaceae and Cannabaceae date back to the Turonian Stage of the Cretaceous Period, which occurred approximately 93.5 to 89.3 million years ago.1