Palaeocarassius

Palaeocarassius; Temporal range: Turolian
	fossil specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Palaeocarassius; 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 edit

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

References edit

^ ^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.

[Gaudant-1] 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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