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Wiley ML, Collette BB (1970) Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fi shes: their occurrence,
structure, and signifi cance. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 143:143–216
Wiley EO, Johnson GD (2010) A teleost classifi cation based on monophyletic groups. In: Nelson
JS, Schultze H–P, Wilson MVH (eds) Origin and phylogenetic interrelationships of teleosts.
Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München
Wilga CD, Lauder GV (2004) Biomechanics of locomotion in sharks, rays, and chimeras. In:
Carrier JC, Musick J, Heithaus M (eds) The biology of sharks and their relatives. CRC Press,
Boca Raton, pp 139–164
Williams TD (1995) The penguins. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Wilson MVH (2010) Acanthodii. Access Science Encyclopedia at McGraw–Hill. Accessed on 17
Feb 2010
Wilson MVH, Caldwell MW (1993) New Silurian and Devonien fork–tailed ‘thelodonts’ are
jawless vertebrates with stomachs and deep bodies. Nature 361:442–444
Wilson DS, Tracy CR, Tracy CR (2003) Estimating age of turtles from growth rings: a critical
evaluation of the technique. Herpatologica 59(2):178–194
Wyneken J (2001) The anatomy of sea turtles. NOAA technical memorandum NMFS–SEFSC–
470. NOAA, Miami
Xian–guang H, Aldridge RJ, David J et al (2002) New evidence on the anatomy and phylogeny of
the earliest vertebrates. Proc R Soc B 269(1503):1865–1869
“Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake” http://www.waikikiaquarium.org/experience/animal-guide/reptiles/
yellow-bellied-sea-snake/ . Last accepted 25 May 2014. Copyright (c) 2014, Waikiki Aquarium.)
Young GC (1986) The relationships of placoderm fi shes. Zool J Linnean Soc 88:1–57
Yu X, Zhu M, Zhao W (2010) The origin and diversifi cation of osteichthyans and sarcopterygians: rare
Chinese fossil fi ndings advance research on key issues of evolution. Paleoichthyol 24:71–75
Zhu M, Ahlberg PE (2004) The origin of the internal nostril of tetrapods. Nature 432:94–97
Zhu M, Schultze HP (1997) The oldest sarcopterygian fi sh. Lethaia 30:293–304
Zhu M, Yu XB (2002) A primitive fi sh close to the common ancestor of tetrapods and lungfi sh.
Nature 418:767–770
Zhu M, Yu X, Janvier P (1999) A primitive fossil fi sh sheds light on the origin of bony fi shes.
Nature 397:607–610
Zhu M, Yu XB, Ahlberg PE (2001) A primitive sarcopterygian fi sh with an eyestalk. Nature
410:81–84
Zhu M, Yu XB, Wang W et al (2006) A primitive fi sh provides key characters bearing on deep
osteichthyan phylogeny. Nature 441:77–80
Zhu M, Zhao WJ, Jia LT et al (2009) The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters. Nature 458:469–474
Zylberberg L, Meunier FOJ, Laurin M (2010) A microanatomical and histological study of the
postcranial dermal skeleton in the devonian Sarcopterygian Eusthenopteron foordi. Acta
Palaeontol Pol 55(3):459–470
1 Introduction
Wiley ML, Collette BB (1970) Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fi shes: their occurrence,
structure, and signifi cance. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 143:143–216
Wiley EO, Johnson GD (2010) A teleost classifi cation based on monophyletic groups. In: Nelson
JS, Schultze H–P, Wilson MVH (eds) Origin and phylogenetic interrelationships of teleosts.
Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München
Wilga CD, Lauder GV (2004) Biomechanics of locomotion in sharks, rays, and chimeras. In:
Carrier JC, Musick J, Heithaus M (eds) The biology of sharks and their relatives. CRC Press,
Boca Raton, pp 139–164
Williams TD (1995) The penguins. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Wilson MVH (2010) Acanthodii. Access Science Encyclopedia at McGraw–Hill. Accessed on 17
Feb 2010
Wilson MVH, Caldwell MW (1993) New Silurian and Devonien fork–tailed ‘thelodonts’ are
jawless vertebrates with stomachs and deep bodies. Nature 361:442–444
Wilson DS, Tracy CR, Tracy CR (2003) Estimating age of turtles from growth rings: a critical
evaluation of the technique. Herpatologica 59(2):178–194
Wyneken J (2001) The anatomy of sea turtles. NOAA technical memorandum NMFS–SEFSC–
470. NOAA, Miami
Xian–guang H, Aldridge RJ, David J et al (2002) New evidence on the anatomy and phylogeny of
the earliest vertebrates. Proc R Soc B 269(1503):1865–1869
“Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake” http://www.waikikiaquarium.org/experience/animal-guide/reptiles/
yellow-bellied-sea-snake/ . Last accepted 25 May 2014. Copyright (c) 2014, Waikiki Aquarium.)
Young GC (1986) The relationships of placoderm fi shes. Zool J Linnean Soc 88:1–57
Yu X, Zhu M, Zhao W (2010) The origin and diversifi cation of osteichthyans and sarcopterygians: rare
Chinese fossil fi ndings advance research on key issues of evolution. Paleoichthyol 24:71–75
Zhu M, Ahlberg PE (2004) The origin of the internal nostril of tetrapods. Nature 432:94–97
Zhu M, Schultze HP (1997) The oldest sarcopterygian fi sh. Lethaia 30:293–304
Zhu M, Yu XB (2002) A primitive fi sh close to the common ancestor of tetrapods and lungfi sh.
Nature 418:767–770
Zhu M, Yu X, Janvier P (1999) A primitive fossil fi sh sheds light on the origin of bony fi shes.
Nature 397:607–610
Zhu M, Yu XB, Ahlberg PE (2001) A primitive sarcopterygian fi sh with an eyestalk. Nature
410:81–84
Zhu M, Yu XB, Wang W et al (2006) A primitive fi sh provides key characters bearing on deep
osteichthyan phylogeny. Nature 441:77–80
Zhu M, Zhao WJ, Jia LT et al (2009) The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters. Nature 458:469–474
Zylberberg L, Meunier FOJ, Laurin M (2010) A microanatomical and histological study of the
postcranial dermal skeleton in the devonian Sarcopterygian Eusthenopteron foordi. Acta
Palaeontol Pol 55(3):459–470
1 Introduction