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| Systematics of the Omomyidae (Tarsiiformes, Primates): taxonomy, phylogeny, and adaptations. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 156, article 3 FS Szalay New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1976 | 231 | 1976 |
| A new appraisal of marsupial phylogeny and classification FS Szalay Carnivorous marsupials, 1982 | 218 | 1982 |
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| Locomotor adaptations as reflected on the humerus of Paleogene primates FS Szalay, M Dagosto Folia Primatologica 34 (1-2), 1-45, 1980 | 198 | 1980 |
| The phylogeny of the native South American ungulates RL Cifelli Mammal phylogeny 2, 195-216, 1993 | 174 | 1993 |
| Evolution of hallucial grasping in the primates FS Szalay, M Dagosto Journal of Human Evolution 17 (1-2), 1-33, 1988 | 154 | 1988 |
| Model-based analysis of postcranial osteology of marsupials from the Palaeocene of ItaboraĆ (Brazil) and the phylogenetics and biogeography of Metatheria FS Szalay, EJ Sargis Geodiversitas 23 (2), 139-302, 2001 | 147 | 2001 |
| Beginning of the age of mammals in Asia: the late Paleocene Gashato fauna, Mongolia. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 144, article 4 FS Szalay, MC McKenna New York:[American Museum of Natural History], 1971 | 146 | 1971 |
| Diagnosis and differentiation of the order Primates FS Szalay, AL Rosenberger, M Dagosto American Journal of Physical Anthropology 30 (S8), 75-105, 1987 | 138 | 1987 |
| Origins, evolution, and function of the tarsus in Late Cretaceous Eutheria and Paleocene primates FS Szalay, RL Decker Primate locomotion, 223-259, 1974 | 138 | 1974 |
| The beginnings of primates FS Szalay Evolution, 19-36, 1968 | 136 | 1968 |
| Evolution and diversification of the Archonta in an arboreal milieu FS Szalay, G Drawhorn Comparative biology and evolutionary relationships of tree shrews, 133-169, 1980 | 131 | 1980 |
| Phylogeny of the primates: a multidisciplinary approach W Luckett Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 | 116 | 2012 |
| Phylogeny of primate higher taxa FS Szalay Phylogeny of the Primates, 91-125, 1975 | 99 | 1975 |
| Paleobiology of the earliest primates FS Szalay The functional and evolutionary biology of primates, 3-35, 2017 | 93 | 2017 |
| Ancestors, descendants, sister groups and testing of phylogenetic hypotheses FS Szalay Systematic Biology 26 (1), 12-18, 1977 | 92 | 1977 |