Extinct genus of fishes
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" 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.
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