''Fanjingshania'' is an extinct genus of

acanthodian Acanthodii or acanthodians is an extinct class of gnathostomes (jawed fishes), typically considered a paraphyletic group. They are currently considered to represent a grade of various fish lineages leading up to the extant Chondrichthyes, which ...

from the lower

Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...

of China, making it currently the oldest known acanthodian. It comprises a single species, ''Fanjingshania renovata''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q115766467 Acanthodii genera Silurian fish of Asia