To the memory of Valentina Nikolaevna Karatayute-Talimaa

Valentina Nikolaevna Karatayute-Talimaa was a well-known palaeonthologist. She studied the Palaezoic vertebrates from different regions of the Northern hemisphere. She developed important analytical methods for studying vertebrates. The vertebrate complexes allowed to trace the lateral change of the Paleozoic deposits. The Geological Palaeonthological Society would celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Valentina Nikolaevna in 2025.