The Shadow of the Quagga: What a Long-lost Zebra Reveals about Horses, Evolution, and Extinction (2013)

Date and Time

June 27, 2013
06:00PM - 06:00PM EDT

Lecture by Eric Scott

The quagga, a South African zebra, became extinct in the 1880s, but it still shapes our views on life and death in the animal kingdom. Paleontologist Eric Scott (San Bernardino County Museum) provides a brief history of the quagga—its discovery, exploitation, extinction, and potential rebirth—and reveals how these animals continue to inform us about paleontology, biology, and equine evolution.