Palaeocarassius

Palaeocarassius
Temporal range: Turolian[1]
fossil specimen
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: †
Obrhelová, 1970

Palaeocarassius is an extinct genus of Miocene-aged cyprinid fish closely related to the crucian carps of Carassius. Most fossils are of otoliths, teeth, fin spines, and scales found in Miocene-aged lacustrine strata throughout Europe, though, two species, P. basalticus[1] and P. priscus (syn. Cyprinus priscus), are also known from whole body fossils, representing stout-bodied, large-headed animals that bear strong resemblances to the living crucian carps. The holotype of the type species, P. mydlovariensis, is a disarticulated head.[1]

Species

  • Palaeocarassius mydlovariensis Obrhelová, 1970 (type species)
  • Palaeocarassius basalticus Gaudant, 1997 (French species)
  • Palaeocarassius obesus
  • Palaeocarassius priscus (H. von Meyer, 1852) (syn. Cyprinus priscus)

References

  1. ^ a b c Gaudant, J. "A new species of the genus Palaeocarassius Obrhelová in the lacustrine Upper Miocene of Alissas (Ardèche, France)." Géologie de la France 1997 (1997): 29-37.
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