| Bianchengichthys Temporal range:
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| Artist's reconstruction of B. micros | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Genus: | †Bianchengichthys |
| Species: | †B. micros
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| †Bianchengichthys micros Li et al., 2021
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Bianchengichthys is a genus of maxillate placoderm fish from the late Silurian Period. Its fossils have been recovered from Yunnan Province, China, and it is represented by only one species: Bianchengichthys micros.[1][2][3]
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