Beishanichthys
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Beishanichthys is an extinct genus
of scanilepiform bony fish which existed in Gansu Province, China
during the early Triassic
period
. It is based on fossils from the Lower Triassic lake deposits exposed in Beishan area. It was first named by Guang-Hui Xu, Ke-Qin Gao in 2011
and the type species is Beishanichthys brevicaudalis.
Genus
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of scanilepiform bony fish which existed in Gansu Province, China
China
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during the early Triassic
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
period
Period
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. It is based on fossils from the Lower Triassic lake deposits exposed in Beishan area. It was first named by Guang-Hui Xu, Ke-Qin Gao in 2011
2011 in paleontology
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and the type species is Beishanichthys brevicaudalis.