Thoracopterus
| Thoracopterus niederristi Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Fossilised Thoracopterus Magnificus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Peltopleuriformes |
| Family: | †Thoracopteridae |
| Genus: | †Thoracopterus Bronn, 1858 |
| Species: | †T. niederristi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Thoracopterus niederristi Bronn, 1858 | |
Thoracopterus is an extinct genus of overwater gliding ray-finned fish from the Carnian age of the Late Triassic. The type species is T. niederristi. In 2026, a second species, T. polzbergensis, was erected.[1][2]
Thoracopterus had elongate pectoral fins, similar to modern Exocoetidae, which are used to glide overwater in order to escape aquatic predators. Thoracopterus represents one of the earliest known example for overwater gliding in actinopterygians.
Former species
[edit]- †Thoracopterus martinisi Tintori & Sassi, 1992 → †Italopterus martinisi (Tintori & Sassi, 1992)[1]
- †Thoracopterus magnificus Tintori & Sassi, 1992 → †Italopterus magnificus (Tintori & Sassi, 1992)[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Shen, Chenchen; Arratia, Gloria (2 October 2021). "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.
- ↑ Tintori, A.; Conedera, D.; Lukeneder, A. (2026). "New Insights into the Fish Assemblage from the Early Carnian of Polzberg in Austria". In A. Lukeneder (ed.). Late Triassic Konservat-Lagerstätten within the Carnian Pluvial Episode. 150 Years of Scientific Excavations in Austria. Topics in Geobiology. Vol. 55. pp. 171–201. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-19777-1_10. ISBN 9783032197764.
See also
[edit]- Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson (page 95)
- Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
- The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long
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