Society information

ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
Founded in 1940 by thirty-four paleontologists, the society is an international organization that has more than 2,400 members representing professionals, students, artists, preparators, and others interested in vertebrate paleontology. The society is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. The object of the society is to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology and to serve the common interests and facilitate the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals, as well as field occurrence, collection, and study of fossil vertebrates and the stratigraphy of the beds in which they are found. The society is also concerned with the conservation and preservation of fossil sites.



MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) offers many benefits for all interested in vertebrate paleontology. To find out more, visit https://vertpaleo.org/join-the-society/

SVP also offers several different membership types.To find out more about membership of the SVP, including the different types of membership categories, please visit https://vertpaleo.org/join-the-society/