†Turfania taoshuyuanensis Liu and Ma 1973 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Full reference: H.-t. Liu and F.-c. Ma. 1973. A new palaeoniscid fish from the Chichitsao Series (Permian) of Sinkiang. Reports of Paleontological Expedition to Sinkiang (I): Permo-Triassic Vertebrate Fossils of Turfan Basin. Memoirs of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Academia Sinica 10:6-14
Belongs to Turfania according to H.-t. Liu and F.-c. Ma 1973
Sister taxon: Turfania vartus
Type specimen: IVPP V.3252.59, a skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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