Hsianwenia

Hsianwenia
Temporal range:
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
Binomial name
Hsianwenia wui
Chang et al, 2008

Hsianwenia is an extinct genus of cyprinid from the Pliocene lake deposits on the Tibetan Plateau.[1] Its only species is Hsianwenia wui.

References

  1. "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.