Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. On the Tertiary coal and fossils of Osino, Nevada. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12:478-481
Parent taxon: Cyprinidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also Cope 1872 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Acrocheilus, Alisodon, Amblypharyngodon, Aspius, Barbinae, Barbus, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Cyprinion, Cyprinus, Danioninae, Ecocarpia, Esox destructus, Gila, Gobio, Gobioninae, Hexapsephus, Idadon, Iquius, Labeoninae, Lavinia, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Mylocyprinus, Nemachilus, Opsariichthyinae, Orthodon, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Phoxininae, Planktophaga, Protothymallus, Ptychocheilus, Puntius, Rhodeus, Rutilus, Scardinius, Siphateles, Squaliobarbinae, Thynichthys, Tinca, Xenocyprinae
Subtaxa: Amyzon brevipinne Amyzon commune Amyzon fusiforme Amyzon gosiutensis Amyzon mentale Amyzon pandatum
Type: Amyzon mentale
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of Canada (4: British Columbia), United States (4: Colorado, Washington, Wyoming)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
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