REVIEWOFICHTHYODECTIFORMAND
OTHERMESOZOICTELEOSTFISHES
ANDTHETHEORYANDPRACTICEOF
CLASSIFYINGFOSSILS
COLINPATTERSONANDDONNERICROSEN
BULLETIN
OFTHE
AMERICANMUSEUMOFNATURALHISTORY
VOLUMENEW:
158ARTICLE2YORK1977
REVIEWOFICHTHYODECTIFORMAND
OTHERMESOZOICTELEOSTFISHES
ANDTHETHEORYANDPRACTICEOF
CLASSIFYINGFOSSILS
COLINPATTERSON
ResearchAssociate,DepartmentofIchthyology
TheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory
SeniorPrincipalScientificOfJlcer,DepartmentofPalaeontology
BritishMuseum(NaturalHistory)
DONNERICROSEN
Curator,DepartmentofIchthyology
TheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory
AdjunctProfessor,CityUniversityofNewYork
BULLETIN
OFTHE
AMERICANMUSEUMOFNATURALHISTORY
VOLUME158:ARTICLE2NEWYORK:1977
BULLETINOFTHEAMERICANMUSEUMOFNATURALHISTORY
Volume158,article2,pages81-172,figures1-54
IssuedFebruary23,1977
Price.$4.95
ISSN0003-0090
Copyright?TheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory1977
CONTENTS
85
Abstract.
Introduction.86
AbbreviationsUsedinFigures