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Skye Walker

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She/her • Dinosaur Paleontologist • Field Tech & SciComm Manager @ Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hi, everyone! I'm Skye, a field paleontologist and science communicator. I work for Elevation Science, a nonprofit based on research, education, and outreach. Right now, I study Jurassic sauropods and work in the Morrison Formation.

I can also yap about dinosaurs. Let's do it together sometime! 🦕🦖

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · 14h

World Mental Health Day 🤍

In science, it’s easy to push too hard, skip rest, or feel like asking for help is failing. But your worth isn’t measured by productivity.

Rest isn’t laziness. Help isn’t weakness. Balance isn’t optional.

Your mental health matters. Today and every day.

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · 3d

Come dig up Jurassic dinosaurs with me next year! 🦕🦖

Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · 3d

Dig dinosaurs in Montana with Elevation Science! Join our 2026 expedition and help uncover fossils, learn excavation techniques, and explore the Bighorn Basin. No experience needed, just curiousity and a sense of adventure!

elevationscience.org/fossil-dig-e...

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · 4d

Join us in wishing Scicomm Manager and Field Tech @thedinomancer.bsky.social a very happy birthday!

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Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 17d

For the @nytimes.com, I wrote about Joaquinraptor, a new species from a very cool family of dinosaurs: long-armed, hook clawed (possible) tyrannosaur relatives from South America

The Megaraptor Had Giant Claws and an Appetite for Crocodilians

www.nytimes.com

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Ausarchosaur @ausarchosaur.bsky.social · 17d

A new megaraptoran genus named Joaquinraptor, with a crocodyliform humerus found between its teeth/jaws.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · 18d

Had a CROC-kin' good time at the Alabama Fossil Fest! 🐊

It was so fun connecting with hundreds of people from all over the southeast to talk about fossils, dinosaurs, and the incredible work being done by @elevationscience.bsky.social. Big thanks to everyone who chatted with me!

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · 23d

Another field season is in the books, and this one was full of surprises, science, and some serious teamwork. Come see why the 2025 season rocked (and why we’re already dreaming of next year)!

Read the latest on The Field Journal:

elevationscience.org/field-journa...

Why the 2025 Field Season Rocked — Elevation Science Institute

Every field season is unique. Some bring breakthroughs, big or small. Some bring more questions than answers. Some make you sweat more than you'd like (Actually, all of them do that, but I digress). B...

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Cary Woodruff @doublebeam.bsky.social · 23d

#ZAVACEPHALE IS FINALLY OUT! 🥳 Our first definitive Early Cretaceous pachycephalosaur! (~15 my older than the previous oldest pachycephalosaurs) And the first hand material for the clade! I can't tell y'all how much of a pleasure it was to review this paper! ☺️

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · 27d

Standing under Patagotitan mayorum at the AMNH is mind-blowing; one of the biggest titanosaurs known. Lived ~100 million years ago in Argentina, ~30-40 meters long and ~55-70 tons. Titanosaurs were the late-Cretaceous sauropods—long necks, massive bodies, wide global range. Absolutely incredible!

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · 28d

For #FossilFriday, we're covering the process of winter jacketing in the field!

Ever wonder what happens to the fossils we leave behind? They get winter jackets! Not to keep them warm, but to protect them from the elements and local wildlife during the harsh Montana weather.

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Sep 9

Haha, not that I know of!

Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Sep 8

100%! The kids are a huge part of why I love this job. I was also a museum kid, so it feels nice to be able to give back and also come full circle!

Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Sep 8

So excited to be attending the 13th annual Fossil Fest at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!

If you're in Tuscaloosa, AL on 9/20/25, stop by and see us for all kinds of paleontology fun! Chat with paleontologists and fossil enthusiasts, and see the new museum exhibit unveiling... 👀🦴

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · Sep 5

This #FossilFriday, we got into the recent Spicomellus news! This new dinosaur just might have been the most punk rock yet! 🤘

165 million years ago in Morocco, this dinosaur was literally bristling, with neck spikes, fused armor, a sacral shield, and even a tail weapon. How cool!

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · Aug 29

We’re thrilled to be part of the 2025 Red Lodge Fun Run! Your support helps Elevation Science offer guided naturalist programs—designed to spark curiosity, foster connection, and make the outdoors more accessible for everyone.

Want to help make it happen? Learn more and support at the link below:

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Aug 19

Week 7! ✅

Visiting the K-Pg boundary, some really cool juvenile Allosaurus fossils, mapping sauropods and ornithopods, and a great field season crew.

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · Aug 18

We did it! We just wrapped up the final week of the 2025 field season. The last of our wonderful participants have gone home to their corners of the world, and the staff will remain in Montana for the next few days to fill in the dig sites and retrieve some of the larger jackets for extraction.

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · Aug 19

Talk about a power crew! 💪

This year, we faced some massive jackets that demanded serious teamwork, brainpower… and a whole lot of muscle.

Huge thanks to our friends at Montana Limestone Company for lending your time, expertise, and this incredibly cool machine to help make it happen!

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · Aug 16

Well, folks... We did it! Yesterday was the final day of the 2025 field season. Participants have gone home, staff are packing up supplies, and we have some big jackets to remove.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to everyone who worked with us this season!

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Aug 10

Week Six! ✅

Swimming in plaster, Allosaurus limb bones (like this femur!), and jacketing some very cool dinosaurs!

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Aug 10

A little late Week 5 recap of field season!

Working on Allosaurus toes, removing probably the biggest sauropod femur we've ever found, and getting ready to plaster some REALLY big jackets!

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Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration @elevationscience.bsky.social · Aug 10

Week Six is done! ✅

The amount of progress we made in each quarry is unbelievable. As usual, we had some equally unexpected and cool finds made by our hard-working participants. We have some massive jackets coming out next week, so we're super grateful to everyone who helped us with these projects.

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Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Jul 27

Week 4 of field season! ✅

Outreach, old friends, and new discoveries! We have some pretty big things in the works, thanks to our incredible dig sites and participants. We can't wait to share these awe-inspiring fossils with you in the future!

Skye Walker @thedinomancer.bsky.social · Jul 25

Have fun at the Shindig! 🦖

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · Jul 25

#FossilFriday Montana's State Fossil, the hadrosaurid Maiasaura at the Museum of the Rockies

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