Skye McDavid
@skyemcdavid.com
scientific illustrator dabbling in paleontological research: pterosaurs, dinosaurs, other fossil reptiles, zoological nomenclature. French New Yorker. she/her.
Links: https://www.skyemcdavid.com/links
Links: https://www.skyemcdavid.com/links
I love how she implies that she would be the one to put dirt in the kid's mouth, as if small children don't eat dirt of their own volition.
January 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I love how she implies that she would be the one to put dirt in the kid's mouth, as if small children don't eat dirt of their own volition.
THE ALT TEXT IS PART OF THE ARTWORK
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
THE ALT TEXT IS PART OF THE ARTWORK
Of course it bends towards you, karma is a cat.
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Of course it bends towards you, karma is a cat.
"Hello [AUTHOR'S NAME]" is a new one for me lol. Reminds me of the emails I get that tell me to forward to my company's CEO offering me miscellaneous website services. As if my portfolio website even has a CEO.
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"Hello [AUTHOR'S NAME]" is a new one for me lol. Reminds me of the emails I get that tell me to forward to my company's CEO offering me miscellaneous website services. As if my portfolio website even has a CEO.
I'm used to some level of bullshit, or even being denied stuff that I'm theoretically legally entitled to, but being accused of fraud so I can save a few bucks on a train ticket is a new one.
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I'm used to some level of bullshit, or even being denied stuff that I'm theoretically legally entitled to, but being accused of fraud so I can save a few bucks on a train ticket is a new one.
I'm not the type of person who would try to scam the MTA for cheaper tickets. Also the card literally has my name on it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I'm not the type of person who would try to scam the MTA for cheaper tickets. Also the card literally has my name on it.
No but it's vaguely fish related and will definitely answer the question of 'more or less sane'
January 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
No but it's vaguely fish related and will definitely answer the question of 'more or less sane'
I recommend Baby Shark by Pinkfong for this purpose
January 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I recommend Baby Shark by Pinkfong for this purpose
ALSO so many healthcare scams... something about how cinnamon will kill the parasite that they claim causes diabetes (of unspecified type)
January 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ALSO so many healthcare scams... something about how cinnamon will kill the parasite that they claim causes diabetes (of unspecified type)
apparently me putting on Strange Aeons in the background while i do housework makes them think I'm the target market for right wing political ads....
January 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
apparently me putting on Strange Aeons in the background while i do housework makes them think I'm the target market for right wing political ads....
Skye 'Pterosaur' McDavid
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Skye 'Pterosaur' McDavid
This could also be a great pen name for something etymology or otherwise dictionary related
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 AM
This could also be a great pen name for something etymology or otherwise dictionary related
In 2025 it happened on January 2
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
In 2025 it happened on January 2
He complained that my recent Azhdarchoid phylogeny paper excluded a bunch of taxa, except they actually were all included. He would have noticed this if he had actually read the paper.
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
He complained that my recent Azhdarchoid phylogeny paper excluded a bunch of taxa, except they actually were all included. He would have noticed this if he had actually read the paper.
He's currently on a long rampage against the field of contemporary paleoichthyology, but he only interrupts it when pterosaur papers come out.
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
He's currently on a long rampage against the field of contemporary paleoichthyology, but he only interrupts it when pterosaur papers come out.
I lost count of how many emails are in that stupid thread...
December 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I lost count of how many emails are in that stupid thread...