Vertebrate Paleontology is an advanced textbook on vertebrate paleontology by Alfred Sherwood Romer, published by the University of Chicago Press.Romer, A.S. (1966): Vertebrate Paleontology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago; 3rd edition It went through three editions (1933, 1945, 1966) and for many years constituted a very authoritative work and the definitive coverage of the subject.Smith, C.H. (2005): Romer, Alfred Sherwood (United States 1894–1973), homepage from Western Kentucky University A condensed version centering on comparative anatomy, coauthored by T. S. Parson came in 1977, remaining in print until 1985.Romer, A.S. & T.S. Parsons. 1977. The Vertebrate Body. 5th ed. Saunders, Philadelphia. (6th ed. 1985) The 1988 book Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution by Robert L. Carroll is largely based on Romer's book.
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. 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.
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