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The fossil record of the Cyprinidae

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Because of the importance of cyprinid fishes in freshwater communities throughout much of the world, the fossil history of the family greatly interests many people. Fossils can indicate the latest possible date of origin of a phyletic line, and may reveal geographic distribution and the environment occupied. Sometimes well-preserved fossils can increase knowledge concerning the primitive or derived morphology of osteological characters used in systematics. One of the most striking features of the cyprinid fossil history is the paucity of museum specimens and published records, especially for the early and middle parts of the Cenozoic Era. In most major land areas where cyprinids live today, evidence of their existence before the Miocene and Pliocene epochs is sparse or unknown. Since cyprinids dominate today’s freshwater fish communities, it is difficult to believe that they have done so for only the last 10–20 million years (m. y) in areas such as western North America, Europe, Africa and India. The Asian-Oriental region may differ, although many more fossils are needed.

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Cavender, T.M. (1991). The fossil record of the Cyprinidae. In: Winfield, I.J., Nelson, J.S. (eds) Cyprinid Fishes. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3092-9_2

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