Elisabeth Vrba
Appearance
Elisabeth Vrba | |
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Vrba in 2009 | |
Born | |
Died | February 5, 2025 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleontology |
Institutions | Yale University |
Elisabeth S. Vrba (May 27, 1942 – February 5, 2025) was an American paleontologist. She worked at Yale University. She created the turnover-pulse hypothesis.
Vrba died in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 5, 2025 at the age of 82.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Obituary: Elisabeth Vrba, the musketeer of macroevolution". Pikaia. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.