James 🏴🦖
@thattalljacobite.bsky.social
Part-time fossil hunter 🦕
Part-time history buff ⚔️
(Opinions my own)
Works at a fossil museum in Scotland - forever looking for prehistoric fish 🎣
www.instagram.com/that_tall_jacobite/
Part-time history buff ⚔️
(Opinions my own)
Works at a fossil museum in Scotland - forever looking for prehistoric fish 🎣
www.instagram.com/that_tall_jacobite/
Pinned
Suppose Bluesky introductions are probably worth doing
I’m James and I work with the National Trust for Scotland in two museums covering history and palaeontology 🦖
I spend my free time dabbling in fossils and being deeply engrossed in Science fiction 👽
Follow for pictures of fossils and more 👋
I’m James and I work with the National Trust for Scotland in two museums covering history and palaeontology 🦖
I spend my free time dabbling in fossils and being deeply engrossed in Science fiction 👽
Follow for pictures of fossils and more 👋
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them 🥀
Great Granduncle Malcolm MacKillop (second from right). Killed on 11th April 1918 on the Western Front
Great Granduncle Malcolm MacKillop (second from right). Killed on 11th April 1918 on the Western Front
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them 🥀
Great Granduncle Malcolm MacKillop (second from right). Killed on 11th April 1918 on the Western Front
Great Granduncle Malcolm MacKillop (second from right). Killed on 11th April 1918 on the Western Front
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Amazing news to start the week! 🎉 German travel giant DERTOUR will no longer sell tickets to dolphinariums or attractions keeping whales & dolphins in captivity. After years of campaigning, this is a major win for whales & dolphins. Your turn, TUI. It's time to do the right thing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Amazing news to start the week! 🎉 German travel giant DERTOUR will no longer sell tickets to dolphinariums or attractions keeping whales & dolphins in captivity. After years of campaigning, this is a major win for whales & dolphins. Your turn, TUI. It's time to do the right thing.
Playing with museum magnets and meteorites ☄️
Prepping for Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s first ever #AstronomyMonth! 🪐
Prepping for Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s first ever #AstronomyMonth! 🪐
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Playing with museum magnets and meteorites ☄️
Prepping for Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s first ever #AstronomyMonth! 🪐
Prepping for Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s first ever #AstronomyMonth! 🪐
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Yes, the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge trailer is out today...
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yes, the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge trailer is out today...
I’ve spent the past hour creating the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs on Jurassic World Evolution 3 🦖
Yes this is a blueprint available on the workshop - share code: 0T0-NS0-9FK
workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/7569680688410109368
Did I do Waterhouse Hawkins proud, @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social?
Yes this is a blueprint available on the workshop - share code: 0T0-NS0-9FK
workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/7569680688410109368
Did I do Waterhouse Hawkins proud, @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social?
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I’ve spent the past hour creating the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs on Jurassic World Evolution 3 🦖
Yes this is a blueprint available on the workshop - share code: 0T0-NS0-9FK
workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/7569680688410109368
Did I do Waterhouse Hawkins proud, @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social?
Yes this is a blueprint available on the workshop - share code: 0T0-NS0-9FK
workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/7569680688410109368
Did I do Waterhouse Hawkins proud, @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social?
Reposted by James 🏴🦖
Remember to check your kids candy for paleontology! #paleontology
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Remember to check your kids candy for paleontology! #paleontology
Happy #Halloween - my favourite celestial object came out swinging to celebrate 🎃
#Astrophotography #Moon #Astronomy #Stargazing
#Astrophotography #Moon #Astronomy #Stargazing
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy #Halloween - my favourite celestial object came out swinging to celebrate 🎃
#Astrophotography #Moon #Astronomy #Stargazing
#Astrophotography #Moon #Astronomy #Stargazing
I had the pleasure of meeting Dugie in 2022 during a trip to Skye. He was so humble and always made time to speak to everyone.
A true loss to palaeontology
A true loss to palaeontology
We've lost Dugie Ross, truly one of the best people I have ever known.
He reported the first Scottish dinosaurs, made the Isle of Skye into Scotland's Dinosaur Island, welcomed so many of us onto his island, into his home and family.
He reported the first Scottish dinosaurs, made the Isle of Skye into Scotland's Dinosaur Island, welcomed so many of us onto his island, into his home and family.
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting Dugie in 2022 during a trip to Skye. He was so humble and always made time to speak to everyone.
A true loss to palaeontology
A true loss to palaeontology
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Guess who’s got Jurassic World evolution 3…? 👀
Although I miss having a dedicated database and I’m still having trouble with modular building, I’m having a blast! 🦖
Even managed to make my own attraction - “Cliff Face Viewpoint”
Check it out: workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/756...
Although I miss having a dedicated database and I’m still having trouble with modular building, I’m having a blast! 🦖
Even managed to make my own attraction - “Cliff Face Viewpoint”
Check it out: workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/756...
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Guess who’s got Jurassic World evolution 3…? 👀
Although I miss having a dedicated database and I’m still having trouble with modular building, I’m having a blast! 🦖
Even managed to make my own attraction - “Cliff Face Viewpoint”
Check it out: workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/756...
Although I miss having a dedicated database and I’m still having trouble with modular building, I’m having a blast! 🦖
Even managed to make my own attraction - “Cliff Face Viewpoint”
Check it out: workshop.frontierstore.net/mod/item/756...
So glad I got to see the White House before its vandalism…
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
So glad I got to see the White House before its vandalism…
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Now going on display www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting
‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Now going on display www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Best part of Jurassic World Rebirth without a doubt is the Dunkleosteus cameo 🐟
Finally we have Placoderm representation and I can link Hugh Miller museum’s fossils with the Jurassic franchise! 🙌
Finally we have Placoderm representation and I can link Hugh Miller museum’s fossils with the Jurassic franchise! 🙌
October 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Best part of Jurassic World Rebirth without a doubt is the Dunkleosteus cameo 🐟
Finally we have Placoderm representation and I can link Hugh Miller museum’s fossils with the Jurassic franchise! 🙌
Finally we have Placoderm representation and I can link Hugh Miller museum’s fossils with the Jurassic franchise! 🙌
Reposted by James 🏴🦖
BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION: PUBIL, PERTH & KINROSS 20 OCTOBER 2025 17:06 UTC 3.7 ML
The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:
DATE: 20 October 2025
ORIGIN TIME: 17:06.43s UTC
LAT/LON: 56.551° North / 4.552° West
GRID REF: 243kmE / 743kmN
DEPTH: 2.6 km
MAGNITUDE: 3.7 Ml
The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:
DATE: 20 October 2025
ORIGIN TIME: 17:06.43s UTC
LAT/LON: 56.551° North / 4.552° West
GRID REF: 243kmE / 743kmN
DEPTH: 2.6 km
MAGNITUDE: 3.7 Ml
October 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION: PUBIL, PERTH & KINROSS 20 OCTOBER 2025 17:06 UTC 3.7 ML
The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:
DATE: 20 October 2025
ORIGIN TIME: 17:06.43s UTC
LAT/LON: 56.551° North / 4.552° West
GRID REF: 243kmE / 743kmN
DEPTH: 2.6 km
MAGNITUDE: 3.7 Ml
The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:
DATE: 20 October 2025
ORIGIN TIME: 17:06.43s UTC
LAT/LON: 56.551° North / 4.552° West
GRID REF: 243kmE / 743kmN
DEPTH: 2.6 km
MAGNITUDE: 3.7 Ml
Hög
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hög
It’s time 👀🦖🦕
The more they make these movies, the more kids remain interested in dinosaurs, the more people visit my little fossil museum 💰
The more they make these movies, the more kids remain interested in dinosaurs, the more people visit my little fossil museum 💰
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It’s time 👀🦖🦕
The more they make these movies, the more kids remain interested in dinosaurs, the more people visit my little fossil museum 💰
The more they make these movies, the more kids remain interested in dinosaurs, the more people visit my little fossil museum 💰
Found this GORGEOUS Cheirolepis fish fossil on Cromarty Beach yesterday evening - it’s 385 million years old! 🐟
Truly blown away at how well preserved it is given it’s been exposed to the forces of nature! 🌊
Took a closer look at certain features under a microscope - just look at those teeth! 🤯
Truly blown away at how well preserved it is given it’s been exposed to the forces of nature! 🌊
Took a closer look at certain features under a microscope - just look at those teeth! 🤯
October 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Found this GORGEOUS Cheirolepis fish fossil on Cromarty Beach yesterday evening - it’s 385 million years old! 🐟
Truly blown away at how well preserved it is given it’s been exposed to the forces of nature! 🌊
Took a closer look at certain features under a microscope - just look at those teeth! 🤯
Truly blown away at how well preserved it is given it’s been exposed to the forces of nature! 🌊
Took a closer look at certain features under a microscope - just look at those teeth! 🤯
Highlights I found from this year’s archaeological dig at Culloden Battlefield:
• My first musket ball (only took me five years worth of digs to find one!)
• A mysterious old key, obviously for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s liquor cabinet (this is a joke)
• An old shoe that’s at least late 19th century 👀
• My first musket ball (only took me five years worth of digs to find one!)
• A mysterious old key, obviously for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s liquor cabinet (this is a joke)
• An old shoe that’s at least late 19th century 👀
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Highlights I found from this year’s archaeological dig at Culloden Battlefield:
• My first musket ball (only took me five years worth of digs to find one!)
• A mysterious old key, obviously for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s liquor cabinet (this is a joke)
• An old shoe that’s at least late 19th century 👀
• My first musket ball (only took me five years worth of digs to find one!)
• A mysterious old key, obviously for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s liquor cabinet (this is a joke)
• An old shoe that’s at least late 19th century 👀
Reposted by James 🏴🦖
Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
This is honestly depressing…
Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI
(via Axios)
(via Axios)
October 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is honestly depressing…
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Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
Reposted by James 🏴🦖
A new poem of mine 'A Hazel Tree for Hugh Miller' has been included in a booklet for Hugh Miller's Birthplace Museum. 'New Legends from Old Scenes' for part of Hugh's birthday celebrations.
#hughmiller #scottishpoetry #cromarty #versecycle #carolineburrows #poet #SpenserianSonnet
#hughmiller #scottishpoetry #cromarty #versecycle #carolineburrows #poet #SpenserianSonnet
October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A new poem of mine 'A Hazel Tree for Hugh Miller' has been included in a booklet for Hugh Miller's Birthplace Museum. 'New Legends from Old Scenes' for part of Hugh's birthday celebrations.
#hughmiller #scottishpoetry #cromarty #versecycle #carolineburrows #poet #SpenserianSonnet
#hughmiller #scottishpoetry #cromarty #versecycle #carolineburrows #poet #SpenserianSonnet
I’m pleased to report that Hugh Miller’s Big Birthday Weekend 2025 was a resounding success! 🥳
Check out some of the stuff we got up to! 🎊
Thread (1/7)
Check out some of the stuff we got up to! 🎊
Thread (1/7)
October 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m pleased to report that Hugh Miller’s Big Birthday Weekend 2025 was a resounding success! 🥳
Check out some of the stuff we got up to! 🎊
Thread (1/7)
Check out some of the stuff we got up to! 🎊
Thread (1/7)
Happy 223rd birthday to the big man - born #OnThisDay in 1802. So proud to be able to carry on Hugh Miller’s legacy of making science accessible to thousands of people! 🎂
Celebrate his birthday with us tomorrow at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum - celebrations kick off at 11:00am in Cromarty! 🥳
Celebrate his birthday with us tomorrow at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum - celebrations kick off at 11:00am in Cromarty! 🥳
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Happy 223rd birthday to the big man - born #OnThisDay in 1802. So proud to be able to carry on Hugh Miller’s legacy of making science accessible to thousands of people! 🎂
Celebrate his birthday with us tomorrow at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum - celebrations kick off at 11:00am in Cromarty! 🥳
Celebrate his birthday with us tomorrow at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum - celebrations kick off at 11:00am in Cromarty! 🥳
There’s gotta be a monster in here surely, right?
Right…? 🦕🏴
Right…? 🦕🏴
October 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There’s gotta be a monster in here surely, right?
Right…? 🦕🏴
Right…? 🦕🏴