Gigantopterus Explained

Gigantopterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic epoch.^[1]

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Further reading

• Tintori . A. . Sassi . D. . Thoracopterus Bronn (Osteichthyes: Actinopterygii): A gliding fish from the Upper Triassic of Europe . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 12 . 3 . 265–283 . 1992 . 10.1080/02724634.1992.10011459 . 1992JVPal..12..265T .
• Xu . G.-H. . Zhao . L.-J. . From Potanichthys to Wushaichthys: resolving the evolutionary origin and reproductive strategy of the Thoracopteridae: a reply to Tintori (2015) . Biology Letters . 11 . 11 . 20150604 . 2015 . 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0604 . 26538536 . 4685536 . free .

Notes and References

1. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2009-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class . 2011-07-23 .