Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
@danepavitt.bsky.social
Natural Sciences student, researcher & educator at The Open University & Potteries Museum
Palaeontologist 🦕 Natural Historian 🦈 Museum worker 🏛 Science Communicator 🥼 Conservation & climate 🌍 Metal guitarist 🤘(He/him)
Often speak in GIFs
Palaeontologist 🦕 Natural Historian 🦈 Museum worker 🏛 Science Communicator 🥼 Conservation & climate 🌍 Metal guitarist 🤘(He/him)
Often speak in GIFs
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So ends #2025svp . What an amazing experience! So many wonderful people doing incredible work. Plenty of inspiration for my own science & outreach projects. Plus it's always nice to spend quality time in my home city.
Until next time, whenever that may be ❤️🐋🦕🦣❤️
@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
So ends #2025svp . What an amazing experience! So many wonderful people doing incredible work. Plenty of inspiration for my own science & outreach projects. Plus it's always nice to spend quality time in my home city.
Until next time, whenever that may be ❤️🐋🦕🦣❤️
@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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So ends #2025svp . What an amazing experience! So many wonderful people doing incredible work. Plenty of inspiration for my own science & outreach projects. Plus it's always nice to spend quality time in my home city.
Until next time, whenever that may be ❤️🐋🦕🦣❤️
@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
So ends #2025svp . What an amazing experience! So many wonderful people doing incredible work. Plenty of inspiration for my own science & outreach projects. Plus it's always nice to spend quality time in my home city.
Until next time, whenever that may be ❤️🐋🦕🦣❤️
@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
Day 2 of #2025SVP is go! Lots of mammal talks & posters today, lovely stuff 🦣🐋🐅 @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Day 2 of #2025SVP is go! Lots of mammal talks & posters today, lovely stuff 🦣🐋🐅 @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
I’m at the annual paleontology conference. Here’s how people today have described their work:
“I basically study swamp monsters”
“I’m a dinosaur orthodontist”
“Dead bird bird watcher”
#2025SVP
“I basically study swamp monsters”
“I’m a dinosaur orthodontist”
“Dead bird bird watcher”
#2025SVP
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’m at the annual paleontology conference. Here’s how people today have described their work:
“I basically study swamp monsters”
“I’m a dinosaur orthodontist”
“Dead bird bird watcher”
#2025SVP
“I basically study swamp monsters”
“I’m a dinosaur orthodontist”
“Dead bird bird watcher”
#2025SVP
One day to go to #2025svp ! Plenty of presentations to check out, but I'm also on a mission to meet new friends & colleagues, foster research & outreach collaboration, set up field work & lay the foundations for postgrad endeavours. Say hi if you spot me! ❤️🦖🦕🦣 @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
One day to go to #2025svp ! Plenty of presentations to check out, but I'm also on a mission to meet new friends & colleagues, foster research & outreach collaboration, set up field work & lay the foundations for postgrad endeavours. Say hi if you spot me! ❤️🦖🦕🦣 @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
The inspiration for the black fur of the giant fossa featured in #PrehistoricPlanet has me wondering how many other animals in the show have been influenced by indigenous wisdom & cryptid sightings. Article by @tetzoo.bsky.social share.google/kJ5HeqfsCyed...
The Amazing Giant Black Fossa — Tetrapod Zoology
Is there a bigger, badder, blacker fossa alive in Madagascar?
share.google
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The inspiration for the black fur of the giant fossa featured in #PrehistoricPlanet has me wondering how many other animals in the show have been influenced by indigenous wisdom & cryptid sightings. Article by @tetzoo.bsky.social share.google/kJ5HeqfsCyed...
Shattered my phone screen 3 days before SVP. Nicely done, butterfingers
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Shattered my phone screen 3 days before SVP. Nicely done, butterfingers
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Years of work and collab with an incredible team at #BBCStudios #AppleTV @framestore.bsky.social ... involving so many camera operators, writers, producers, effects people, artists and others, #PrehistoricPlanetaIceAge is out on #AppleTV Nov 26th. A definitive vision of Ice Age wildlife worldwide.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Years of work and collab with an incredible team at #BBCStudios #AppleTV @framestore.bsky.social ... involving so many camera operators, writers, producers, effects people, artists and others, #PrehistoricPlanetaIceAge is out on #AppleTV Nov 26th. A definitive vision of Ice Age wildlife worldwide.
Fully double-checked & updated #PrehistoricPlanet list thanks to the trailer & promo images. A few predictions come true, a few surprises too
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Fully double-checked & updated #PrehistoricPlanet list thanks to the trailer & promo images. A few predictions come true, a few surprises too
My jaw genuinely dropped when I saw this image. It is literally, 100% my mental image of what Homotherium looked like. Absolutely perfect. 10/10. No notes.
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My jaw genuinely dropped when I saw this image. It is literally, 100% my mental image of what Homotherium looked like. Absolutely perfect. 10/10. No notes.
Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
the #prehistoricplanet: ice age trailer is here, and not a moment too soon! but you won't have seen the following four animals in the trailer:
psilopterus 🪶
arctotherium angustidens 🐻
gigantopithecus blacki 🐵
aenocyon dirus 🐺
psilopterus 🪶
arctotherium angustidens 🐻
gigantopithecus blacki 🐵
aenocyon dirus 🐺
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
the #prehistoricplanet: ice age trailer is here, and not a moment too soon! but you won't have seen the following four animals in the trailer:
psilopterus 🪶
arctotherium angustidens 🐻
gigantopithecus blacki 🐵
aenocyon dirus 🐺
psilopterus 🪶
arctotherium angustidens 🐻
gigantopithecus blacki 🐵
aenocyon dirus 🐺
Hell yeah
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hell yeah
Since it's now confirmed the Dwarf elephants are Stegodons, I've added Megalochelys & Leptoptilos r. to the wildcard category
I have an itchy feeling the Prehistoric Planet Ice Age trailer will drop any moment, so here's my largely vibes-based predicitons / wishlist.
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Since it's now confirmed the Dwarf elephants are Stegodons, I've added Megalochelys & Leptoptilos r. to the wildcard category
New image of the Prehistoric Planet Snow Sloths from the AppleTV website. Image text also confirms these are Megalonyx
November 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
New image of the Prehistoric Planet Snow Sloths from the AppleTV website. Image text also confirms these are Megalonyx
Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
🦕We’re delighted to announce that DinoCon 2026 will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Sat 25th & Sun 26th July, 2026!🦖
Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW!
More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk
Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW!
More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🦕We’re delighted to announce that DinoCon 2026 will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Sat 25th & Sun 26th July, 2026!🦖
Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW!
More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk
Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW!
More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk
Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
Nanotyrannus is real.
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil
Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nanotyrannus is real.
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
I have an itchy feeling the Prehistoric Planet Ice Age trailer will drop any moment, so here's my largely vibes-based predicitons / wishlist.
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I have an itchy feeling the Prehistoric Planet Ice Age trailer will drop any moment, so here's my largely vibes-based predicitons / wishlist.
The text on these resources also confirms the elephant bird & a 'giant otter' (Enhydriodon?)
Prehistoric Planet Ice Age tidbits! Link below
October 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The text on these resources also confirms the elephant bird & a 'giant otter' (Enhydriodon?)
Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
Got an extinct critter you'd like to see in motion? For the next 2 weeks I'll be taking commission requests at a discounted rate for palaeo walk cycles that you can use in your own projects!
DM or email to discuss details
DM or email to discuss details
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Got an extinct critter you'd like to see in motion? For the next 2 weeks I'll be taking commission requests at a discounted rate for palaeo walk cycles that you can use in your own projects!
DM or email to discuss details
DM or email to discuss details
Got an extinct critter you'd like to see in motion? For the next 2 weeks I'll be taking commission requests at a discounted rate for palaeo walk cycles that you can use in your own projects!
DM or email to discuss details
DM or email to discuss details
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Got an extinct critter you'd like to see in motion? For the next 2 weeks I'll be taking commission requests at a discounted rate for palaeo walk cycles that you can use in your own projects!
DM or email to discuss details
DM or email to discuss details
Except Maize (the plant we get corn from which dominates American farming) uses C4 photosynthesis, which means it stores carbon in its cells & releases it gradually for photosynthesis. You can flood it with CO2, but it won't grow any quicker.
These f'ing idiots
These f'ing idiots
"[State] Senate File 92 would declare that 'Carbon dioxide is a foundational nutrient necessary for all life on earth,' according to the bill. 'Plants need carbon dioxide along with sunlight, water and nutrients to prosper. The more carbon dioxide available for this, the better life can flourish.'"
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Except Maize (the plant we get corn from which dominates American farming) uses C4 photosynthesis, which means it stores carbon in its cells & releases it gradually for photosynthesis. You can flood it with CO2, but it won't grow any quicker.
These f'ing idiots
These f'ing idiots
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There was an NFT cartoon starring people’s NFTs and I kept replying to clips they posted and saying nice things like “wow how funny!” and “Great Animation!” and they blocked me because they knew I couldn’t possibly be genuinely saying that
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
There was an NFT cartoon starring people’s NFTs and I kept replying to clips they posted and saying nice things like “wow how funny!” and “Great Animation!” and they blocked me because they knew I couldn’t possibly be genuinely saying that
Reposted by Dane Pavitt 🦕🌍
Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed:
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed:
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...
Today's museum theme is "finding things I didn't know we had", including a monkey holding an orange & a 70m long tapeworm bottle in formalin over 100 years ago. I'll spare you an image of the actual specimen, because it's grim
October 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today's museum theme is "finding things I didn't know we had", including a monkey holding an orange & a 70m long tapeworm bottle in formalin over 100 years ago. I'll spare you an image of the actual specimen, because it's grim
The unbelievable cuteness is tempered by knowing Prehistoric Planet's taste for baby massacres
youtu.be/9i0Re9vWqBE?...
youtu.be/9i0Re9vWqBE?...
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 First Look | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The unbelievable cuteness is tempered by knowing Prehistoric Planet's taste for baby massacres
youtu.be/9i0Re9vWqBE?...
youtu.be/9i0Re9vWqBE?...
From the first year of my studies to my current, final modules, my utter loathing of self-assessment tasks remains undiluted
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
From the first year of my studies to my current, final modules, my utter loathing of self-assessment tasks remains undiluted