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. http://rileyblack.net
sisters
sisters
there were never such devoted sisters
sisters
there were never such devoted sisters
January 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
sisters
sisters
there were never such devoted sisters
sisters
there were never such devoted sisters
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So here I am, with open arms
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
So here I am, with open arms
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Want an easy, low-effort New Years resolution that will actually have a tangible, exponentially positive impact on your life and your community? Resolve to start wearing a mask again in public in 2026.
Give a big Fuck You to the fascists who want to control you, the capitalists who want to exploit you, and the vultures who want to make money off your insecurities by ignoring the "Time to get working on your beach body!" bullshit and instead committing yourself to something that is 100% proven to actually improve your health by protecting yourself from catching and spreading respiratory illnesses.
2026 is going to be hard enough. There are a lot of things that are out of our control, and a lot of us feel pretty helpless. This is one thing you can do to take control of your health and actually protect your community. Make 2026 a little easier for yourself and everyone around you. Wear a mask.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gk37usltp33otvjzggdte4uh/bafkreihhbupu4eqbxfmmi7woafaghm3gmclqna65prl3ancxnp774vcpqa@jpeg)
No blood for oil
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
No blood for oil
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The tooth-teller returns
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The tooth-teller returns
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As the calendars have now been issued, I am able to share this pin-up piece i painted for the @heartleafgames.bsky.social 2026 calendar publicly!
The after dark version shall naturally remain on my Patreon
The after dark version shall naturally remain on my Patreon
January 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
As the calendars have now been issued, I am able to share this pin-up piece i painted for the @heartleafgames.bsky.social 2026 calendar publicly!
The after dark version shall naturally remain on my Patreon
The after dark version shall naturally remain on my Patreon
🎧 “Living that is owed to me, I'm never going to get
Buggered this whole world up, up to their necks in debt
Give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done
Make you the epitome of everything that's wrong”
Buggered this whole world up, up to their necks in debt
Give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done
Make you the epitome of everything that's wrong”
Do They Owe Us a Living?
YouTube video by Crass - Topic
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January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🎧 “Living that is owed to me, I'm never going to get
Buggered this whole world up, up to their necks in debt
Give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done
Make you the epitome of everything that's wrong”
Buggered this whole world up, up to their necks in debt
Give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done
Make you the epitome of everything that's wrong”
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Reposted by Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕
kiss me, you're beautiful - these are truly the last days
June 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
kiss me, you're beautiful - these are truly the last days
Every time I look at a proboscidean skull I feel like I’m taking an anatomy test.
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Every time I look at a proboscidean skull I feel like I’m taking an anatomy test.
I organized my desktop and sorted all of my projects into clearly-labeled folders.
My brain is screaming at the empty space. Do I even write? Where is the heap of nonsense? I'm lost.
My brain is screaming at the empty space. Do I even write? Where is the heap of nonsense? I'm lost.
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
I organized my desktop and sorted all of my projects into clearly-labeled folders.
My brain is screaming at the empty space. Do I even write? Where is the heap of nonsense? I'm lost.
My brain is screaming at the empty space. Do I even write? Where is the heap of nonsense? I'm lost.
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Moses Harvey's tub squid will forever live in my memory.
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Moses Harvey's tub squid will forever live in my memory.
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Headcase
Locking sensory deprivation hood
Locking sensory deprivation hood
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Headcase
Locking sensory deprivation hood
Locking sensory deprivation hood
"We can't leave without seeing the giant squid," I told them.
January 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"We can't leave without seeing the giant squid," I told them.
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First #FossilFriday of 2026!
To celebrate, check out this beauty on my desk today: a neural arch from a juvenile Apatosaurus cervical vertebra.
This lovely specimen was collected by Museum crews from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry in 2025.
To celebrate, check out this beauty on my desk today: a neural arch from a juvenile Apatosaurus cervical vertebra.
This lovely specimen was collected by Museum crews from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry in 2025.
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
First #FossilFriday of 2026!
To celebrate, check out this beauty on my desk today: a neural arch from a juvenile Apatosaurus cervical vertebra.
This lovely specimen was collected by Museum crews from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry in 2025.
To celebrate, check out this beauty on my desk today: a neural arch from a juvenile Apatosaurus cervical vertebra.
This lovely specimen was collected by Museum crews from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry in 2025.
The moonlight suits you.
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The moonlight suits you.
Whenever I see Protostega plastron bones, I want them to move like clock gears. As if you could wind up the turtle and watch it go.
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Whenever I see Protostega plastron bones, I want them to move like clock gears. As if you could wind up the turtle and watch it go.
It is only right to visit the likeness of one’s fursona when possible. 🐆
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
It is only right to visit the likeness of one’s fursona when possible. 🐆
The best part about sketching at the museum was all the people who interrupted me to tell me they liked my tattoos.
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The best part about sketching at the museum was all the people who interrupted me to tell me they liked my tattoos.
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I'd like to draw your attention to the accurate cloaca on this bronze Psittacosaurus at the Peabody Museum 🐡🧪
January 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I'd like to draw your attention to the accurate cloaca on this bronze Psittacosaurus at the Peabody Museum 🐡🧪