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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
incertae sedis
Order:
Peltopleuriformes

Griffith 1977 sensu Xu et al. 2012
Family:
Thoracopteridae[1]
Genera

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
    • 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)


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