1. Calendar
2. Lectures

Trilobite: Friend or Foe?

Nov. 24th, 2013, 2 P.M.

Join Senior Curator Kathleen Springer at the Victor Valley Museum to decisively find out whether the trilobite has been beneficial or detrimental to its relative ecosystem.

Through the Desert on a Horse with No Name

Dec. 15th, 2013, 2 P.M.

Join our Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott as he discusses Equus scotti, an extinct horse that was named after him, following his discovery of the previously-unnamed specimen's fossils in Southern Nevada.

Hunting For Mammoths/Clues of Climates Past In Joshua Tree

Jan. 26th, 2014, 2 P.M.

Join Senior Curator Kathleen Springer as she discusses hunting for mammoths and clues of climate's past in Joshua Tree.

The Cry of the Quagga

Feb. 9th, 2014, 2 P.M.

Join our Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott as he discusses what exactly a quagga is, among other things.

Sabre Tooth!

Mar. 9th, 2014, 2 P.M.

Join our Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott at the Victor Valley Museum as he discusses sabretooth tigers.

Ancient Springs Reveal Shifting Ice Age Climate

Apr. 20th, 2014, 2 P.M.

Join our Senior Curator Kathleen Springer as she discusses how ancient springs reveal a shifting ice age climate.

Tapirs: Curious Cousin of the Horse

Apr. 27th, 2014, 2 P.M.

Join our Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott as he discusses how tapirs are related genetically to the horse.

Fossils Under Our Feet

Jun. 15th, 2014, 2 P.M.

Join our Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott as he discusses what fossils are most likely to be in our very own backyard.

Through the Desert on a Horse with No Name - Equus scotti fossil

The Cry of the Quagga - Equus quagga quagga

Sabre Tooth! - Smilodon fatalis skull