Mission
TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND TO SERVE THE COMMON INTERESTS AND FACILITATE THE COOPORATION OF ALL PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE HISTORY, EVOLUTION, COMPARATIVE ANATOMY, AND TAXONOMY OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS, AS WELL AS, FIELD OCCURANCE, 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.