Tienshaniscus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Lopingian (late Permian) epoch in what is now Xinjiang, China.[1][2]

Tienshaniscus
Temporal range: Lopingian[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Palaeonisciformes
Genus: Tienshaniscus
Liu & Wang, 1978
Species:
T. longipterus
Binomial name
Tienshaniscus longipterus
Liu & Wang, 1978

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  2. ^ Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.