Taxon calibrated
Total group Cyprinus
Minimum age
23.03 Ma
Maximum 95% CI age
73.13 Ma
Authority
Chen & Chang (2011)
Locality
Yongning Group, China
Age Authority
Oligocene, age estimate derived from Gradstein et al. (2012)
Outgroup sequence
Huashancyprinus robustispinus (Total group Cyprinus, 23.03 Ma)
Cyprinus maomingensis (Total group Cyprinini, 40.14 Ma)
Amyzon aggregatum (Crown Catostomidae, 48.88 Ma)
Characiformes indet. (Total group Characiformes, 93.9 Ma)
Rubiesichthys gregalis (Chanidae vs Kneriidae, 126.3 Ma)
Tischlingerichthys viohli (Crown Otomorpha, 150.94 Ma)
Leptolepides haerteisi (Total group Euteleostei, 150.94 Ma)
Anaethalion zapporum (Crown Teleostei, 151.2 Ma)
Occithrissops willsoni (stem Teleostei 5, 166.1 Ma)
Leptolepis coryphaenoides (stem Teleostei 4, 181.7 Ma)
Dorsetichthys bechei (stem Teleostei 3, 193.81 Ma)
Knerichthys bronni (stem Teleostei 2, 221 Ma)
Prohalecites porroi (stem Teleostei 1, 236 Ma)
Watsonulus (stem Halecomorphi 1, 251.2 Ma)
Taxa this fossil might apply to:
Class: Actinopteri
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei
Megacohort: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort: Clupeocephala
Cohort: Otomorpha
Subcohort: Ostariophysi
Section: Otophysa
Superorder: Cypriniphysae
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae