Eric Scott
@captainfossil.bsky.social
Vertebrate paleontologist, specializing in Plio-Pleistocene megafauna (horses & bison, mostly), extinctions, etc. He/him. Views my own.
Share a television show that raised you.
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Share a television show that raised you.
"It came out of the faucet that way, Eunice." #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
January 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"It came out of the faucet that way, Eunice." #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
Lovely warm evening (unseasonably so, even for California) - sunset approaching, dappled light in the trees ... & puffs of feathers blowing in the neighbor's yard in the light breeze. It all means one thing: our local Cooper's hawk is back w/ another dead pigeon dinner. #Wildlife #Photography
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Lovely warm evening (unseasonably so, even for California) - sunset approaching, dappled light in the trees ... & puffs of feathers blowing in the neighbor's yard in the light breeze. It all means one thing: our local Cooper's hawk is back w/ another dead pigeon dinner. #Wildlife #Photography
For #FossilFriday: skeleton of an American mastodon, Mammut americanum, on display at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org in New York City, NY, US. This is the Warren Mastodon, discovered in 1845 in Newburgh, New York - the first complete mastodon skeleton ever found in the US. 🧪
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
For #FossilFriday: skeleton of an American mastodon, Mammut americanum, on display at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org in New York City, NY, US. This is the Warren Mastodon, discovered in 1845 in Newburgh, New York - the first complete mastodon skeleton ever found in the US. 🧪
For all your Tyrannosaurus & Nanotyrannus needs! 🦖🧪
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
For all your Tyrannosaurus & Nanotyrannus needs! 🦖🧪
New paper discussing ontogenetic growth in Tyrannosaurus rex: "Our results suggest that the Tyrannosaurus rex species complex grew more gradually and over a longer lifespan than indicated by prior models, with a protracted period of subadult development." #Paleontology #Dinosaurs 🦖🧪
Prolonged growth and extended subadult development in the Tyrannosaurus rex species complex revealed by expanded histological sampling and statistical modeling
Background Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most iconic non-avialan dinosaurs, remains a central focus of paleobiological research. Growth modeling suggests T. rex exceeded 8,000 kg within two decades an...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
New paper discussing ontogenetic growth in Tyrannosaurus rex: "Our results suggest that the Tyrannosaurus rex species complex grew more gradually and over a longer lifespan than indicated by prior models, with a protracted period of subadult development." #Paleontology #Dinosaurs 🦖🧪
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.
This is obscene.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This is obscene.
Tigger has discovered a shopping bag. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
January 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Tigger has discovered a shopping bag. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
Buzz is clearly fascinated by dinosaurs! The avian kind, at least. Pigeon remains courtesy of the Cooper's hawk who hangs out in the trees in our yard & helps keep the local pigeon population down. Buzz says thank ya! #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
January 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Buzz is clearly fascinated by dinosaurs! The avian kind, at least. Pigeon remains courtesy of the Cooper's hawk who hangs out in the trees in our yard & helps keep the local pigeon population down. Buzz says thank ya! #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
So, the ICE officer "fear[ed] for his life" ... yet was never actually threatened, as his very casual sidestepping while shooting the driver, shown here, makes very plain.
Another angle of the video captures the ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the shooting in Minnesota was an act of domestic terrorism.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the shooting in Minnesota was an act of domestic terrorism.
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
So, the ICE officer "fear[ed] for his life" ... yet was never actually threatened, as his very casual sidestepping while shooting the driver, shown here, makes very plain.
"ICE officer fearing for his life" my ass.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"ICE officer fearing for his life" my ass.
The Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists meetings are a fantastic venue for researchers across the spectrum, including students and early career researchers. And the Raymond Alf Museum is a great venue with an amazing team of dedicated paleontologists. Come give a talk! 🦖🧪
Hey paleontologists! The Alf Museum is hosting WAVP (Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology) next month. (should have abstract submission details pretty quick). Details here: www.wavp.us
Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology
www.wavp.us
January 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists meetings are a fantastic venue for researchers across the spectrum, including students and early career researchers. And the Raymond Alf Museum is a great venue with an amazing team of dedicated paleontologists. Come give a talk! 🦖🧪
Reply with a piece of paleoart that deeply influenced you as a child.
Triceratops by Kenyon Shannon from "The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs". 🦖🧪
Triceratops by Kenyon Shannon from "The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs". 🦖🧪
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Reply with a piece of paleoart that deeply influenced you as a child.
Triceratops by Kenyon Shannon from "The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs". 🦖🧪
Triceratops by Kenyon Shannon from "The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs". 🦖🧪
Me heading into 2026. #NewYears
a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie is sitting in a crowd of people .
Alt: a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie is sitting in a crowd of people .
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January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Me heading into 2026. #NewYears
Celebrating the holidays Riverside-style. #HappyHolidays #FestivalOfLights
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Celebrating the holidays Riverside-style. #HappyHolidays #FestivalOfLights
You will be visited by three spirits ...
December 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
You will be visited by three spirits ...
Happy Solstice, everyone! #WinterSolstice2025 ❄️🌨️☃️
Ring Out, Solstice Bells (2003 Remaster)
YouTube video by Jethro Tull - Topic
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December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy Solstice, everyone! #WinterSolstice2025 ❄️🌨️☃️
Sasha enjoying the morning sunlight in our window. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sasha enjoying the morning sunlight in our window. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
For #FossilFriday: a skeleton of an American mastodon on display, Natural History Museum, London, UK. This particular skeleton, originally discovered in Missouri, US in 1840, was later "augmented" with additional vertebrae and ribs & named "Missourium" to distinguish it from standard mastodons. 🧪
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For #FossilFriday: a skeleton of an American mastodon on display, Natural History Museum, London, UK. This particular skeleton, originally discovered in Missouri, US in 1840, was later "augmented" with additional vertebrae and ribs & named "Missourium" to distinguish it from standard mastodons. 🧪
Coming up this morning!
Happy #FossilFriday! Join us this morning at 9 a.m. MST, 11 a.m. EST to learn about dinosaurs of the ❄️ north ❄️! Pachyrhinosaurus, Troodon, Daspletosaurus, and so many more.
📲 FREE. Zoom link: museumoftherockies.org/calendar/vir...
🎨: Art by Julio Lacerda
📲 FREE. Zoom link: museumoftherockies.org/calendar/vir...
🎨: Art by Julio Lacerda
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Coming up this morning!
Boris and Sasha keeping warm - and keeping *me* warm - through the cold winter evening. (That's southern California "cold", it's actually only in the mid 60s. But I'll take the cuddles.) #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Boris and Sasha keeping warm - and keeping *me* warm - through the cold winter evening. (That's southern California "cold", it's actually only in the mid 60s. But I'll take the cuddles.) #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
#OTD in 1859, Charles Darwin published his landmark work, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". Our understanding of life and living things has never been the same since. #Darwin #Evolution #OriginOfSpecies 🧪
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#OTD in 1859, Charles Darwin published his landmark work, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". Our understanding of life and living things has never been the same since. #Darwin #Evolution #OriginOfSpecies 🧪
WHY DINOSAURS? Official Trailer. Streaming worldwide very soon! Get updates at www.whydinosaurs.com #whydinosaurs #dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #jurassicpark
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I'm home from a few weeks of travel overseas & the kitties like Boris here all seem very happy to see me ... but my sinuses are forcibly reminding me that I actually do have a minor allergy to cats. Gonna take a bit to re-acclimate. Still, let the snuggles commence! #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm home from a few weeks of travel overseas & the kitties like Boris here all seem very happy to see me ... but my sinuses are forcibly reminding me that I actually do have a minor allergy to cats. Gonna take a bit to re-acclimate. Still, let the snuggles commence! #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky