Eric Scott
@captainfossil.bsky.social
Vertebrate paleontologist, specializing in Plio-Pleistocene megafauna (horses & bison, mostly), extinctions, etc. He/him. Views my own.
Pomegranates in our yard. #LazySunday
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pomegranates in our yard. #LazySunday
This is Sasha. She is my heart. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is Sasha. She is my heart. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
I didn't know that today was National Sandwich Day when I made this grilled cheese, but what the heck, it'll do. #NationalSandwichDay 🥪
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I didn't know that today was National Sandwich Day when I made this grilled cheese, but what the heck, it'll do. #NationalSandwichDay 🥪
The Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social is one of the premier paleontology museums in the western US, routinely producing cutting-edge science and showcasing some truly spectacular fossils. Please consider giving them a follow! 🦖🧪
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social is one of the premier paleontology museums in the western US, routinely producing cutting-edge science and showcasing some truly spectacular fossils. Please consider giving them a follow! 🦖🧪
Waiting patiently ... and I'm not even a dino guy.
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Waiting patiently ... and I'm not even a dino guy.
Hmmm. Profile says bot. Bye.
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hmmm. Profile says bot. Bye.
Smells like a bot to me.
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Smells like a bot to me.
Happy National Cat Day to all who celebrate from (clockwise from top left) Arya, Buzz, Tigger, Zorro, Boris, and Sasha! (Arya is perched on my back while Sasha is lounging in my lap in this collage, in case you were wondering.) #NationalCatDay #CatsOfBluesky
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Happy National Cat Day to all who celebrate from (clockwise from top left) Arya, Buzz, Tigger, Zorro, Boris, and Sasha! (Arya is perched on my back while Sasha is lounging in my lap in this collage, in case you were wondering.) #NationalCatDay #CatsOfBluesky
Boris is keeping an eye out for anything that might be happening today on #NationalBlackCatDay ... but so far, nothing much going on. Oh, well, Halloween is in the offing ... #CatsOfBluesky
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Boris is keeping an eye out for anything that might be happening today on #NationalBlackCatDay ... but so far, nothing much going on. Oh, well, Halloween is in the offing ... #CatsOfBluesky
Boris catching some rays while Buzz catches some Z's. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
October 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Boris catching some rays while Buzz catches some Z's. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
Last minute #FossilFriday entry: a fossil onyx slippersnail, Crepidula onyx, from Pliocene deposits in Ventura Co. CA, found on a construction site by my paleontologist wife Kim & currently on display @ the Western Science Center in Hemet, CA as part of their new "Life in the Slow Lane" exhibit! 🧪🐌
October 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Last minute #FossilFriday entry: a fossil onyx slippersnail, Crepidula onyx, from Pliocene deposits in Ventura Co. CA, found on a construction site by my paleontologist wife Kim & currently on display @ the Western Science Center in Hemet, CA as part of their new "Life in the Slow Lane" exhibit! 🧪🐌
Happy #InternationalSlothDay! To celebrate w/ a paleontology twist, here's a fossilized skull and lower jaw of the extinct Pleistocene (Ice Age) ground sloth Paramylodon harlani, discovered in 2018 during excavation for the LA subway's La Cienega Station. 🧪🦥 #WorldSlothDay #MylodontMonday
October 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Happy #InternationalSlothDay! To celebrate w/ a paleontology twist, here's a fossilized skull and lower jaw of the extinct Pleistocene (Ice Age) ground sloth Paramylodon harlani, discovered in 2018 during excavation for the LA subway's La Cienega Station. 🧪🦥 #WorldSlothDay #MylodontMonday
It may be #NoKings day today, but Tigger thinks maybe he should be accorded *some* respect, at least, if not be treated like a king himself - which means no photos while he's busy grooming. (That's my side of the bed that he's claimed, BTW.) 🐈 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It may be #NoKings day today, but Tigger thinks maybe he should be accorded *some* respect, at least, if not be treated like a king himself - which means no photos while he's busy grooming. (That's my side of the bed that he's claimed, BTW.) 🐈 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
Missing for a *month*?! Oh my gosh, I'd have been out of my mind with worry. I'm so glad he's home - for you and him both!
Oh, and Boris thinks I don't need my laptop, either. 🙄
Oh, and Boris thinks I don't need my laptop, either. 🙄
October 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Missing for a *month*?! Oh my gosh, I'd have been out of my mind with worry. I'm so glad he's home - for you and him both!
Oh, and Boris thinks I don't need my laptop, either. 🙄
Oh, and Boris thinks I don't need my laptop, either. 🙄
Buzz proudly says he's UP for #Caturday! #CatsOfBluesky
October 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Buzz proudly says he's UP for #Caturday! #CatsOfBluesky
Happy 120 years of Tyrannosaurus rex and Albertosaurus sarcophagus! Both of these iconic dinosaur species were named by paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn on this day back in 1905. (Yes, this would have been a good #FossilFriday post, but it's Saturday and I'm terribly literal.) 🦖🧪
October 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Happy 120 years of Tyrannosaurus rex and Albertosaurus sarcophagus! Both of these iconic dinosaur species were named by paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn on this day back in 1905. (Yes, this would have been a good #FossilFriday post, but it's Saturday and I'm terribly literal.) 🦖🧪
Here in California, in a desert town named Baker (population 482 as of 2023), one can find the world's largest thermometer.
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Here in California, in a desert town named Baker (population 482 as of 2023), one can find the world's largest thermometer.
For #FossilFriday and #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek: a fossilized right humerus (arm bone) from the sea otter Enhydra lutris, discovered during construction in Los Angeles in 2018. The fossil derives from the middle Pleistocene marine San Pedro Formation, which has been dated from 900 ka to 270 ka. 🧪🦦
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For #FossilFriday and #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek: a fossilized right humerus (arm bone) from the sea otter Enhydra lutris, discovered during construction in Los Angeles in 2018. The fossil derives from the middle Pleistocene marine San Pedro Formation, which has been dated from 900 ka to 270 ka. 🧪🦦
The author list is something to behold - it looks like almost every paleontologist on the planet was involved! Wonderful to see this level of collaboration.
September 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The author list is something to behold - it looks like almost every paleontologist on the planet was involved! Wonderful to see this level of collaboration.
I'm always touched when one of somebody else's cats decides that I can be trusted. (Nice to hang out with you, Spartacus!) #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
September 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm always touched when one of somebody else's cats decides that I can be trusted. (Nice to hang out with you, Spartacus!) #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
Happy National Hummingbird Day to all who celebrate & enjoy our tiny avian dinosaur friends! (They really seem to like our yard.) #NationalHummingbirdDay #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Hummingbirds #BirdPhotography
September 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Happy National Hummingbird Day to all who celebrate & enjoy our tiny avian dinosaur friends! (They really seem to like our yard.) #NationalHummingbirdDay #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Hummingbirds #BirdPhotography
I would like to close the fridge door at some point, Zorro, it's warm today. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
September 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I would like to close the fridge door at some point, Zorro, it's warm today. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
Post a random picture, or else everything will go bad in September.
August 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Post a random picture, or else everything will go bad in September.
Hah. Found the troll. When I see few followers & few being followed, but multiple thousands of posts, methinks you're a bot or a rage farmer. Either way, fuck off.
August 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hah. Found the troll. When I see few followers & few being followed, but multiple thousands of posts, methinks you're a bot or a rage farmer. Either way, fuck off.