Palaeocarassius

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]

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

Obrhelová, 1970

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. 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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