History of the fossil carp fishes (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)in Ukraine

摘要

This paper presents the checklist of fossil cyprinids discovered on the territory of Ukraine. The purpose of the study was to summarize all literature and field pa-laeoichthyological data from 36 heterochronous Ukrainian localities. The investigated material originated from the Late Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene sediments. Nearly 34 carp fish species in 18 genera are listed here. The list shows the main pa-laeohydrological changes in Ukraine of the last 9 Ma.