The first Congress was organized by Hans-Rainer Duncker 1983 in Giessen; the International Society for Vertebrate Morphology was formally founded in 1994 during the Chicago meeting.
- Giessen 1983 (ca. 300 Participants)
- Wien 1986 (ca. 350 Participants)
- Antwerpen 1989 (ca. 430 Participants)
- Chicago 1994 (ca. 450 Participants)
- Bristol 1997 (ca. 450 Participants)
- Jena 2001 (ca. 700 Participants)
- Boca Raton 2004 (ca. 470 Participants)
- Paris 2007 (ca. 600 Participants)
- Punta del Este 2010 (315 participants)
- Barcelona 2013 (ca. 600 participants)