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. However, this group is not related to modern flying fish from the family Exocoetidae, instead being a case of convergent evolution.[2]

Thoracopteridae
Temporal range:
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

Classification
  • Family †Thoracopteridae Griffith 1977 sensu Xu et al. 2012[3][4][5]
    • Genus †Gigantopterus Abel 1906
      • †Gigantopterus telleri Abel 1906
    • Genus †Italopterus Shen & Arratia 2022[6]
      • †Italopterus martinisi (Tintori & Sassi 1992)
      • †Italopterus magnificus Tintori & Sassi 1987
    • Genus †Potanichthys Xu et al. 2012
      • †Potanichthys wushaensis 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 †Thoracopterus Bronn 1858
      • †Thoracopterus niederristi Bronn 1858

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. Xu, Guang-Hui; Zhao, Li-Jun; Gao, Ke-Qin; Wu, Fei-Xiang (7 January 2013). "A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic of China shows the earliest over-water gliding strategy of the vertebrates". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280 (1750): 20122261. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.2261. PMC 3574442. PMID 23118437.
  3. Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "†Peltopleuriformes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
  5. van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Shen, Chenchen; Arratia, Gloria (2021-10-02). "Re-description of the sexually dimorphic peltopleuriform fish Wushaichthys exquisitus (Middle Triassic, China): taxonomic implications and phylogenetic relationships". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 19 (19): 1317–1342. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2029595. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 247731689.


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