Amyzon Cope 1872 (carp-like fish)

Actinopteri - 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: Acheilognathinae, Acrocheilus, Alisodon, Amblypharyngodon, Aspius, Barbinae, Barbus, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Cyprinion, Cyprinus, Danioninae, Ecocarpia, Esox destructus, Gila, Gobio, Gobioninae, Hexapsephus, Iquius, Labeoninae, Lavinia, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Mylocyprinus, Nemachilus, Opsariichthyinae, Orthodon, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Phoxininae, Planktophaga, Protothymallus, Ptychocheilus, Puntius, Rhodeus, Siphateles, Squaliobarbinae, Thynichthys, Tinca, Tincinae, Xenocyprinae

Subtaxa: Amyzon brevipinne Amyzon commune Amyzon fusiforme Amyzon gosiutensis Amyzon mentale Amyzon pandatum

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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 (3: Washington, Wyoming)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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