One novel 3D 3d-4f coordination polymer, [LaZn(glc)(ox)2(H20)2]n (1, glc = glycinate, ox = oxalate), was obtained by the in situ synthesis of glycinate from the reaction of tetrazole-l-acetic acid, sodium oxalate, zinc nitrate and lanthanide oxide in the presence of a trace quantity of nitric acid under hydrothermal conditions. Compound 1 is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 0.99601(9), b = 1.14592(10), c = 1.19107(10) nm and β = 108.7150(10)°. 1 exhibits an unusual 3D heterometallic coordination framework constructed by heterometallic dinuclear LaZn subunits and mixed ox and glc linkers with a uninodal 6-connected vine {33.43.58.6} net.