Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕
@restingdinoface.bsky.social
Bronto-queen, big cat, best-selling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, When the Earth Was Green, and Tyrant Lizard Queen (2026). 🔞 she/they/it. Skreeonk. https://linktr.ee/restingdinoface
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Lake monsters, what inspires cryptid reports, giant squid, what we don’t know about life in the oceans, the history of aquariums, how recently whalefalls were discovered, one thing leads to another and her head’s on my chest while I talk about what worms and bacteria do in the dark.
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Lake monsters, what inspires cryptid reports, giant squid, what we don’t know about life in the oceans, the history of aquariums, how recently whalefalls were discovered, one thing leads to another and her head’s on my chest while I talk about what worms and bacteria do in the dark.
I show affection by talking about snotworms.
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I show affection by talking about snotworms.
Ooo neck skin!
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ooo neck skin!
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Did someone say dinosaur skin?
February 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Did someone say dinosaur skin?
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Ok, I need to make time for T-Blockers right away.
T-Blockers | Official Trailer | Horror Brains
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February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Ok, I need to make time for T-Blockers right away.
Thank you! I still can't fully believe it, so it helps to have the video proof, ha.
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Thank you! I still can't fully believe it, so it helps to have the video proof, ha.
🎧 “Big dick energy, crying ironically
Yet you act like I'm your mother and your therapist
It's not that big
Big dick energy, I don't owe you anything
Your woke persona is completely fucking terrifying
Why? You're really not big”
Yet you act like I'm your mother and your therapist
It's not that big
Big dick energy, I don't owe you anything
Your woke persona is completely fucking terrifying
Why? You're really not big”
Lambrini Girls - Big Dick Energy (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Lambrini Girls
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February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
🎧 “Big dick energy, crying ironically
Yet you act like I'm your mother and your therapist
It's not that big
Big dick energy, I don't owe you anything
Your woke persona is completely fucking terrifying
Why? You're really not big”
Yet you act like I'm your mother and your therapist
It's not that big
Big dick energy, I don't owe you anything
Your woke persona is completely fucking terrifying
Why? You're really not big”
Completing a task, then doing a board of Vampire Survivors as a little treat.
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Completing a task, then doing a board of Vampire Survivors as a little treat.
Working on it! It's look like I'm getting into the seas next.
But yeah, I've always found it strange, those who believe that the field is some meritocracy with an upper tier everyone wants to be in. Nope.
But yeah, I've always found it strange, those who believe that the field is some meritocracy with an upper tier everyone wants to be in. Nope.
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Working on it! It's look like I'm getting into the seas next.
But yeah, I've always found it strange, those who believe that the field is some meritocracy with an upper tier everyone wants to be in. Nope.
But yeah, I've always found it strange, those who believe that the field is some meritocracy with an upper tier everyone wants to be in. Nope.
It was just weird, like I don't even think I'm great but hearing someone just drop it like a piece of trash at my feet... just weird.
February 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
It was just weird, like I don't even think I'm great but hearing someone just drop it like a piece of trash at my feet... just weird.
That no one was talking about how great he is for a minute, apparently.
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
That no one was talking about how great he is for a minute, apparently.
I think you hit it, that more opportunities need to open for people who'll change the field for the good. I think the cultural change in vert paleo has been far too slow, hard when positions are held for so long and there are so few. If the leaky pipeline gets some fixes, it'll help so much.
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I think you hit it, that more opportunities need to open for people who'll change the field for the good. I think the cultural change in vert paleo has been far too slow, hard when positions are held for so long and there are so few. If the leaky pipeline gets some fixes, it'll help so much.
My gosh, the egos. Not just about themselves but what is good, who to emulate, what matters. A distorted view of everything. I remember cleaning dishes in camp one evening and overhearing the PI (diff. guy) say unironically "Science is as close as we get to a real meritocracy." Bizarre men.
February 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
My gosh, the egos. Not just about themselves but what is good, who to emulate, what matters. A distorted view of everything. I remember cleaning dishes in camp one evening and overhearing the PI (diff. guy) say unironically "Science is as close as we get to a real meritocracy." Bizarre men.
My own internal critic is active enough that I don't need unsolicited negging in the middle of the desert.
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
My own internal critic is active enough that I don't need unsolicited negging in the middle of the desert.
I would love to see a talk like that.
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I would love to see a talk like that.
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find what you have to offer, and offer it.
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 AM
find what you have to offer, and offer it.
What a perfect creature!
February 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
What a perfect creature!
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Oops I accidentally spent three hours making a powerpoint presentation on phylogenetics and legless gecko diversity/appreciation.
Look at how cute Aprasia inaurita is!
📷 Nick Volpe @nvolpe.bsky.social
Look at how cute Aprasia inaurita is!
📷 Nick Volpe @nvolpe.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Oops I accidentally spent three hours making a powerpoint presentation on phylogenetics and legless gecko diversity/appreciation.
Look at how cute Aprasia inaurita is!
📷 Nick Volpe @nvolpe.bsky.social
Look at how cute Aprasia inaurita is!
📷 Nick Volpe @nvolpe.bsky.social
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Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI
The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.
www.coyotemedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
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having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
Not that I know of. But I think part of why this came to mind again is how tight he was with Horner and how he'd go on at me about how Horner was the most important paleontologist ever.
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Not that I know of. But I think part of why this came to mind again is how tight he was with Horner and how he'd go on at me about how Horner was the most important paleontologist ever.
Even it public settings, I remember him seeing take the mic for Q&A at SVP sessions and it felt like borderline bullying. That someone dare have a different idea (especially around flight, oh my gosh).
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Even it public settings, I remember him seeing take the mic for Q&A at SVP sessions and it felt like borderline bullying. That someone dare have a different idea (especially around flight, oh my gosh).
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Well, ghouls! The time is finally here! Lor Gislason’s COSMIC DYKE PATROL is out now through Ghoulish Books. Glorious goopy sex! Romantic body horror! Strange otherworldly creatures! This book has it all! Get it here: ghoulish.rip/who-ya-gonna...
@lormaggot.ca
@lormaggot.ca
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Well, ghouls! The time is finally here! Lor Gislason’s COSMIC DYKE PATROL is out now through Ghoulish Books. Glorious goopy sex! Romantic body horror! Strange otherworldly creatures! This book has it all! Get it here: ghoulish.rip/who-ya-gonna...
@lormaggot.ca
@lormaggot.ca