Vertebrate Paleontology (book)

For the book by Michael Benton, see Vertebrate Palaeontology (book).
Vertebrate Paleontology
1947 edition
AuthorAlfred Sherwood Romer
LanguageEnglish language
SubjectVertebrate paleontology
Published1933, 1945, 1966
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeTextbook
ISBN0-7167-1822-7 (3rd edition)

Vertebrate Paleontology is an advanced textbook on vertebrate paleontology by Alfred Sherwood Romer, published by the University of Chicago Press.[1] It went through three editions (1933, 1945, 1966) and for many years constituted a very authoritative work and the definitive coverage of the subject.[2] A condensed version centering on comparative anatomy, coauthored by T. S. Parson came in 1977, remaining in print until 1985.[3] The 1988 book Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution by Robert L. Carroll is largely based on Romer's book.[4]

The book provides a very detailed and comprehensive technical account of every main group of living and fossil vertebrates, though the mammal-like reptiles are covered in particular, these being Romer's main interest.[4] At the rear of the book is a classification list which includes every genus known at the time of publication, along with locality and stratigraphic range.

  1. ^ Romer, A.S. (1966): Vertebrate Paleontology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago; 3rd edition ISBN 0-7167-1822-7
  2. ^ Smith, C.H. (2005): Romer, Alfred Sherwood (United States 1894–1973), homepage from Western Kentucky University
  3. ^ Romer, A.S. & T.S. Parsons. 1977. The Vertebrate Body. 5th ed. Saunders, Philadelphia. (6th ed. 1985)
  4. ^ a b Ryan, M.J. (5 November 2009). "Died This Day: Alfred Sherwood Romer, Dec. 28, 1894 – Nov. 5, 1973". Palaeoblog. Retrieved 14 June 2012.