Hello Faith,
I have had a look at Alfred S. Romers article "Darwin and the fossil record" in "Natural history magazine", Vol 68, page 457. The article is an interesting read - its subtitle states: "In the century since Darwin's controversial theory first appeared, paleontologists have established a solid foundation for evolution" - but I was not able to find the sentence you quoted. Maybe you could help me to locate it?
(I have found the article here:
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/6389)
Thank you very much!
Best regards
Bernd