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Mimipiscis — Potanichthys xingyiensis
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Published: 2023-11-08 22:23:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 955; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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A flying fish before the flying fishes ... Potanichthys xingyiensis is interesting. It was part of an extinct family of actinopterygians that evolved a gliding strategy similar to the one we know in present day exocetids ... more than 200 Millions years ago !
I failed to represent it correctly here but apparently the preserved scales were around the caudal fin area only. I guess the lack of a full thick scaly cover gave them more mobility.
