Gromova, Vera (1891–1973)

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Gromova, Vera (1891–1973)

Russian paleontologist. Name variations: Vera Issacovna Gromova; V.I. Gromova. Born Mar 8, 1891, in St. Petersburg, Russia; died Jan 21, 1973.

Recognized for research on fossil ungulates, earned a degree in vertebrate zoology (1918); served as head of the osteological section of the Academy of Sciences' Zoological Museum in Moscow (1919–42); employed (1942–60) and later served as the head of mammals laboratory (from 1946) at the Academy of Sciences' Paleontological Institute in Moscow; interested in the development of horses, investigated the relationship between long-term skeletal and climate changes.

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