| Rhizoprionodon tianshanensis Temporal range: Late Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhizoprionodon |
| Species: | †R. tianshanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rhizoprionodon tianshanensis (Li, 1997) | |
| Synonyms | |
Eorhincodon tianshanensis | |
Rhizoprionodon tianshanensis is an extinct species of requiem shark, [1] from the Late Eocene of Xinjiang, China. It was originally described as a whale shark, [2] in the genus Eorhincodon, but was reclassified as a species of Rhizoprionodon.
