Crossopterygii (lobe-finned fish) are bony fish whose fins are supported on fleshy lobes. Lobe-finned fish appeared during the Silurian period (roughly 420 million years ago). The Coelacanth and the extinct Rhipidistians are examples of lobe-finned fish. Found on http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/
Cros·sop`te·ryg'i·i noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ......... tassels, a fringe + ..............., dim. of ............ wing, fin.] (Zoology) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir ( Polypterus ). See Brachioganoidei . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/192
The Crossopterygii is a division of fish known as the lung fishes. They have a single or double lung, and a modified heart and vascular system. They live in shallow fresh water where oxygen levels are insufficient for gills. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BCA.HTM