Thoracopteridae

Thoracopteridae Temporal range: Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Thoracopterus magnificus fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Subclass:	incertae sedis
Order:	Peltopleuriformes Griffith 1977 sensu Xu et al. 2012
Family:	Thoracopteridae[1]
Genera
Genus † Genus † Genus † Genus †Thoracopterus Genus †Gigantopterus Genus †Potanichthys

Thoracopteridae is an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish; classified with the order Peltopleuriformes. This lineage of Triassic flying fish-like Perleidiformes converted their pectoral and pelvic fins into broad wings very similar to those of their modern counterparts. However, this group is not related to modern flying fish from the family Exocoetidae, instead being a case of convergent evolution.^[2]

Classification[]

• Family †Thoracopteridae Griffith 1977 sensu Xu et al. 2012^[3][4][5]
  • Genus †Gigantopterus Abel 1906
    • † Abel 1906
  • Genus †Potanichthys Xu et al. 2012
    • †Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. 2012
  • Genus † Kner 1867 non Butler 1876
    • † Kner 1867 non Butler 1876
  • Genus † Costa 1862
    • † Costa 1862
  • Genus † Xu et al. 2015
    • † Xu et al. 2015
  • Genus †Thoracopterus Bronn 1858
    • † Tintori & Sassi 1987
    • † Tintori & Sassi 1992
    • † Bronn 1858
    • †

Bibliography[]

• Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

References[]

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