[...] The purpose of this book is to serve as a guide for students of the Department of Geology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, who are studying the subject of Vertebrate Paleontology. For this reason, its content and material have been classified and structured in a way that serves this purpose. However, it can also be used by others who are interested in Paleontology. This book is an evolution of a series of teaching notes that were first written in 1989 and 1990 and have since been improved and enriched with new elements and data, until they take their current form. [...]
(from the book's preface)