Thoracopteridae

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.

Thoracopteridae Temporal range: Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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 †Pterygopterus Genus †Urocomus Genus †Wushaichthys Genus †Thoracopterus Genus †Gigantopterus Genus †Potanichthys

Classification

• Family †Thoracopteridae Griffith 1977 sensu Xu et al. 2012[2][3][4]
  • Genus †Gigantopterus Abel 1906
    • †Gigantopterus telleri Abel 1906
  • Genus †Potanichthys Xu et al. 2012
    • †Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. 2012
  • Genus †Pterygopterus Kner 1867 non Butler 1876
    • †Pterygopterus apus Kner 1867 non Butler 1876
  • Genus †Urocomus Costa 1862
    • †Urocomus picenus Costa 1862
  • Genus †Wushaichthys Xu et al. 2015
    • †Wushaichthys exquisitus Xu et al. 2015
  • Genus †Thoracopterus Bronn 1858
    • †T. magnificus Tintori & Sassi 1987
    • †T. martinisi Tintori & Sassi 1992
    • †T. niederristi Bronn 1858
    • †T. wushaensis

Bibliography

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

References

1. "Thoracopteridae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
2. Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "†Peltopleuriformes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
3. Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
4. van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)