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Handbook of Paleoichthyology

Volume 10

NOLF, D.:

Otolithi piscium

General Morphology			1
	Membranous labyrinth and otolith organs		2
	Function		3
	Composition		3
	Preservation		5
	Nomenclature		6
Taxonomic value			8
	Ontogenetic changes		8
	Variability		11
	Dissymmetry		14
	Dimorphism		15
	Convergence, symplesiomorphy and parallel variations		16
	Relation otolith length/fish length		17
	Biogeography		18
Taphonomy			19
	Recent versus fossil habitat		19
	Origin of fossil otolith associations		19
	Otolith associations and the paleoenvironment		19
Evolution			23
	Evolution below the species level		23
	Evolution on the species level		24
	Evolution of whole faunas		25
	Evolution of biotas		25
Stratigraphic Use			27
Taxonomy of Fossil Otoliths			30
	Generic determination		30
	Otoliths in situ		33
Systematics			34
	Superclass Gnathostomata		35
	Class Osteichthyes		35
	Subclass Acanthodii		35
	Subclass Actinoptergii		35
	Infraclass Cladistia		35
	Infraclass Actinopteri		36
	Superseries Chondrostei		36
		Order Palaeonisciformes	36
		Order Acipenseriformes	37
	Superseries Neopterygii		37
	Division Ginglymodi		37
		Order Lepisosteiformes	37
	Division Halecostomi		37
	Subdivision Halecomorphi		37
		Order Amiiformes	37
	Subdivision Teleostei		37
	Supercohort Osteoglossomorpha		38
		Order Osteoglossiformes	38
		Order Mormyriformes	39
	Supercohort Elopocephala		39
	Cohort Elopomorpha		39
		Order Elopiformes	39
		Order Megalopiformes	39
		Order Anguilliformes	39
	Cohort Clupeocephala		45
	Subcohort Clupeomorpha		45
		Order Clupeiformes	45
	Subcohort Euteleostei		48
	Infracohort Ostariophysi		48
	Series Anotophysi		48
		Order Gonorhynchiformes	48
	Series Otophysi		48
	Subseries Cypriniphysi		48
		Order Cypriniformes	48
	Subseries Characiphysi		48
		Order Characiformes	48
		Order Siluriformes	48
	Infracohort Neognathi		48
	Supersection Protacanthopterygii		48
		Order Salmoniformes	48
	Supersection Neoteleostei		52
	Section Stenopterygii		52
		Order Stomiiformes	52
	Section Eurypterygii		53
	Subsection Cyclosquamata		53
		Order Aulopiformes	53
	Subsection Ctenosquamata		55
		Sept Scopelomorpha	55
		Order Myctophiformes	55
		Sept Acanthomorpha	57
		Order Ctenothrissiformes	57
		Superorder Paracanthopterygii	57
		Order Percopsiformes	57
		Order Batrachoidiformes	57
		Order Gobiesociformes	57
		Order Lophiiformes	57
		Order Gadiformes	59
		Order Ophidiiformes	63
		Superorder Acanthopterygii	67
		Series Atherinomorpha	67
		Order Atheriniformes	67
		Series Percomorpha	69
		Order Beryciformes	69
		Order Zeiformes	72
		Order Lampriformes	73
		Order Gasterosteiformes	74
		Order Channiformes	75
		Order Synbranchiformes	75
		Order Scorpaeniformes	75
		Order Dactylopteriformes	79
		Order Pegasiformes	79
		Order Perciformes	79
		Order Pleuronectiformes	102
		Order Tetraodontiformes	105
	Subclass Sarcopterygii		107
	Infraclass Actinistia		107
	Infraclass Dipnoi		107
References and Bibliography			108
Abbrevations used in Figures			110
Annotated list of the nominal otolith-based fossil fish species			110
Index generum			134
Index of higher categories			141

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