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 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.

Species

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