Hsianwenia
| Hsianwenia Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizothoracinae |
| Genus: | †Hsianwenia Chang et al, 2008 |
| Species: | †H. wui
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| Binomial name | |
| Hsianwenia wui Chang et al, 2008
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Hsianwenia is an extinct genus of cyprinid from the Pliocene lake deposits on the Tibetan Plateau.[1] Its only species is Hsianwenia wui.
References
- ↑ "Extraordinarily thick-boned fish linked to the aridification of the Qaidam Basin (northern Tibetan Plateau)". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.