Thoracopteridae is an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish; classified with the order

Peltopleuriformes Peltopleuriformes is an extinct order of ray-finned fish. Classification * Order †Peltopleuriformes Lehman 1966 eltopleuroidei Lehman 1966** Family †Peltopleuridae Bough 1939 *** Genus †''Marcopoloichthys'' Tintori et al. 2008 *** Genu ...

. 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 The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird ...

, instead being a case of

convergent evolution Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function but were not present in the last com ...

Classification

* Family †Thoracopteridae Griffith 1977 sensu Xu et al. 2012 ** Genus †''

Gigantopterus ''Gigantopterus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic epoch. See also * Prehistoric fish * List of prehistoric bony fish A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists ...

'' Abel 1906 *** †''Gigantopterus telleri'' Abel 1906 ** Genus †'' Italopterus'' Shen & Arratia 2022 *** †''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 †'' Wushaichthys'' Xu et al. 2015 *** †''Wushaichthys exquisitus'' Xu et al. 2015 ** Genus †'' Thoracopterus'' Bronn 1858 *** †''Thoracopterus niederristi'' Bronn 1858

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Peltopleuriformes Gliding animals Prehistoric ray-finned fish families {{Peltopleuriformes-stub