Palaeocarassius
''Palaeocarassius '' is an extinct genus of Miocene-aged Cyprinidae, 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'' and ''P. priscus'' (Synonym (taxonomy), 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. 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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q65072752 Cyprininae Miocene fish of Europe Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Cyprinidae genera ...
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