Skye Walker
@thedinomancer.bsky.social
She/her • Dinosaur Paleontologist • Field Tech & SciComm Manager @ Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration
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Skye Walker
@thedinomancer.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hi, everyone! I'm Skye, a field paleontologist and science communicator. I work for Elevation Science, a nonprofit based on research, education, and outreach. Right now, I study Jurassic sauropods and work in the Morrison Formation.
I can also yap about dinosaurs. Let's do it together sometime! 🦕🦖
I can also yap about dinosaurs. Let's do it together sometime! 🦕🦖
My colleagues and I were recently on CBS Los Angeles! Check out the incredible work Marina Jurica does and how the events recorded in the fossil record can guide us to make better decisions for our future. 🦖✨
Ancient climates 🤝 today’s lessons.
We were recently shown on CBS LA in a segment on fossils, the K–Pg boundary, and what past climate change can teach us now. Huge thanks to Marina Jurica & her son John for letting us be part of the journey!
youtu.be/VvAnuZmsec0?...
We were recently shown on CBS LA in a segment on fossils, the K–Pg boundary, and what past climate change can teach us now. Huge thanks to Marina Jurica & her son John for letting us be part of the journey!
youtu.be/VvAnuZmsec0?...
Digging Up the Past for Lessons on the Future at Montana's Bighorn Basin | CBS Los Angeles
YouTube video by Elevation Science
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November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My colleagues and I were recently on CBS Los Angeles! Check out the incredible work Marina Jurica does and how the events recorded in the fossil record can guide us to make better decisions for our future. 🦖✨
The debate is over — Nanotyrannus lives!
Well, it used to anyway. Scientists have now confirmed the existence of the tiny tyrant, #Nanotyrannus, ending an almost century-long debate among #dinosaur experts and enthusiasts. Not only does Nanotyrannus exist, but there are now two recognized species!
Well, it used to anyway. Scientists have now confirmed the existence of the tiny tyrant, #Nanotyrannus, ending an almost century-long debate among #dinosaur experts and enthusiasts. Not only does Nanotyrannus exist, but there are now two recognized species!
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The debate is over — Nanotyrannus lives!
Well, it used to anyway. Scientists have now confirmed the existence of the tiny tyrant, #Nanotyrannus, ending an almost century-long debate among #dinosaur experts and enthusiasts. Not only does Nanotyrannus exist, but there are now two recognized species!
Well, it used to anyway. Scientists have now confirmed the existence of the tiny tyrant, #Nanotyrannus, ending an almost century-long debate among #dinosaur experts and enthusiasts. Not only does Nanotyrannus exist, but there are now two recognized species!
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You can make digging for dinosaurs YOUR whole personality too! 🦕
Sign-ups for the 2026 season are live and filling up as we speak! Spend a week with us in the Bighorn Basin of Montana, excavating and preserving Jurassic dinosaurs like Diplodocus, Allosaurus, and more!
Questions? Let's hear it!
Sign-ups for the 2026 season are live and filling up as we speak! Spend a week with us in the Bighorn Basin of Montana, excavating and preserving Jurassic dinosaurs like Diplodocus, Allosaurus, and more!
Questions? Let's hear it!
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
You can make digging for dinosaurs YOUR whole personality too! 🦕
Sign-ups for the 2026 season are live and filling up as we speak! Spend a week with us in the Bighorn Basin of Montana, excavating and preserving Jurassic dinosaurs like Diplodocus, Allosaurus, and more!
Questions? Let's hear it!
Sign-ups for the 2026 season are live and filling up as we speak! Spend a week with us in the Bighorn Basin of Montana, excavating and preserving Jurassic dinosaurs like Diplodocus, Allosaurus, and more!
Questions? Let's hear it!
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This #Halloween, we're talking about FOSSIL FRANKENSTEINS! ⚡
Most dinosaurs you see in museums are "Frankensteins", built from the bones of several individuals or replicas that fill in the gaps. Next time you visit a museum, remember: you're looking at many hours of research and reconstruction!
Most dinosaurs you see in museums are "Frankensteins", built from the bones of several individuals or replicas that fill in the gaps. Next time you visit a museum, remember: you're looking at many hours of research and reconstruction!
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This #Halloween, we're talking about FOSSIL FRANKENSTEINS! ⚡
Most dinosaurs you see in museums are "Frankensteins", built from the bones of several individuals or replicas that fill in the gaps. Next time you visit a museum, remember: you're looking at many hours of research and reconstruction!
Most dinosaurs you see in museums are "Frankensteins", built from the bones of several individuals or replicas that fill in the gaps. Next time you visit a museum, remember: you're looking at many hours of research and reconstruction!
Talk about bending over backwards!
This beautifully preserved #Gorgosaurus libratus, a cousin of T. rex, is one of the coolest fossils on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada.
This beautifully preserved #Gorgosaurus libratus, a cousin of T. rex, is one of the coolest fossils on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada.
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Talk about bending over backwards!
This beautifully preserved #Gorgosaurus libratus, a cousin of T. rex, is one of the coolest fossils on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada.
This beautifully preserved #Gorgosaurus libratus, a cousin of T. rex, is one of the coolest fossils on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada.
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We're having field flashbacks!
As it gets colder in our little corners of the world, we're throwing it back to field season: covered in dust, sun-soaked and sunscreened, and taking it one discovery at a time.
Who's ready to get back to the quarry next summer!?
As it gets colder in our little corners of the world, we're throwing it back to field season: covered in dust, sun-soaked and sunscreened, and taking it one discovery at a time.
Who's ready to get back to the quarry next summer!?
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We're having field flashbacks!
As it gets colder in our little corners of the world, we're throwing it back to field season: covered in dust, sun-soaked and sunscreened, and taking it one discovery at a time.
Who's ready to get back to the quarry next summer!?
As it gets colder in our little corners of the world, we're throwing it back to field season: covered in dust, sun-soaked and sunscreened, and taking it one discovery at a time.
Who's ready to get back to the quarry next summer!?
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Ready to dig into real paleontology?
Our 2026 Field Paleontology Course is open for enrollment! Spend part of your summer in Montana learning fossil excavation, mapping, and field techniques alongside professional paleontologists.
🤝 Hands-on science.
🦕 Jurassic fossils.
⛰️ Unforgettable experience.
Our 2026 Field Paleontology Course is open for enrollment! Spend part of your summer in Montana learning fossil excavation, mapping, and field techniques alongside professional paleontologists.
🤝 Hands-on science.
🦕 Jurassic fossils.
⛰️ Unforgettable experience.
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ready to dig into real paleontology?
Our 2026 Field Paleontology Course is open for enrollment! Spend part of your summer in Montana learning fossil excavation, mapping, and field techniques alongside professional paleontologists.
🤝 Hands-on science.
🦕 Jurassic fossils.
⛰️ Unforgettable experience.
Our 2026 Field Paleontology Course is open for enrollment! Spend part of your summer in Montana learning fossil excavation, mapping, and field techniques alongside professional paleontologists.
🤝 Hands-on science.
🦕 Jurassic fossils.
⛰️ Unforgettable experience.
It's finally happening! 🦖 WHY DINOSAURS? is on PBS!
Check out WHY DINOSAURS?, now playing on PBS! Stay tuned for the film to also stream on platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Vimeo, Kanopy, Tubi, Apple TV, and more!
Check out WHY DINOSAURS?, now playing on PBS! Stay tuned for the film to also stream on platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Vimeo, Kanopy, Tubi, Apple TV, and more!
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's finally happening! 🦖 WHY DINOSAURS? is on PBS!
Check out WHY DINOSAURS?, now playing on PBS! Stay tuned for the film to also stream on platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Vimeo, Kanopy, Tubi, Apple TV, and more!
Check out WHY DINOSAURS?, now playing on PBS! Stay tuned for the film to also stream on platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Vimeo, Kanopy, Tubi, Apple TV, and more!
Day 3/3 for outreach events this week! Finished off with the sweetest group of little ones!
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Day 3/3 for outreach events this week! Finished off with the sweetest group of little ones!
Day 2/3 for outreach this week! ✅
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Day 2/3 for outreach this week! ✅
Day 1 of 3 for outreach events this week! Great way to spend #NationalFossilDay! 🦴
October 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Day 1 of 3 for outreach events this week! Great way to spend #NationalFossilDay! 🦴
World Mental Health Day 🤍
In science, it’s easy to push too hard, skip rest, or feel like asking for help is failing. But your worth isn’t measured by productivity.
Rest isn’t laziness. Help isn’t weakness. Balance isn’t optional.
Your mental health matters. Today and every day.
In science, it’s easy to push too hard, skip rest, or feel like asking for help is failing. But your worth isn’t measured by productivity.
Rest isn’t laziness. Help isn’t weakness. Balance isn’t optional.
Your mental health matters. Today and every day.
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
World Mental Health Day 🤍
In science, it’s easy to push too hard, skip rest, or feel like asking for help is failing. But your worth isn’t measured by productivity.
Rest isn’t laziness. Help isn’t weakness. Balance isn’t optional.
Your mental health matters. Today and every day.
In science, it’s easy to push too hard, skip rest, or feel like asking for help is failing. But your worth isn’t measured by productivity.
Rest isn’t laziness. Help isn’t weakness. Balance isn’t optional.
Your mental health matters. Today and every day.
Come dig up Jurassic dinosaurs with me next year! 🦕🦖
Dig dinosaurs in Montana with Elevation Science! Join our 2026 expedition and help uncover fossils, learn excavation techniques, and explore the Bighorn Basin. No experience needed, just curiousity and a sense of adventure!
elevationscience.org/fossil-dig-e...
elevationscience.org/fossil-dig-e...
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Come dig up Jurassic dinosaurs with me next year! 🦕🦖
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Join us in wishing Scicomm Manager and Field Tech @thedinomancer.bsky.social a very happy birthday!
October 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Join us in wishing Scicomm Manager and Field Tech @thedinomancer.bsky.social a very happy birthday!
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For the @nytimes.com, I wrote about Joaquinraptor, a new species from a very cool family of dinosaurs: long-armed, hook clawed (possible) tyrannosaur relatives from South America
The Megaraptor Had Giant Claws and an Appetite for Crocodilians
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For the @nytimes.com, I wrote about Joaquinraptor, a new species from a very cool family of dinosaurs: long-armed, hook clawed (possible) tyrannosaur relatives from South America
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A new megaraptoran genus named Joaquinraptor, with a crocodyliform humerus found between its teeth/jaws.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A new megaraptoran genus named Joaquinraptor, with a crocodyliform humerus found between its teeth/jaws.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Had a CROC-kin' good time at the Alabama Fossil Fest! 🐊
It was so fun connecting with hundreds of people from all over the southeast to talk about fossils, dinosaurs, and the incredible work being done by @elevationscience.bsky.social. Big thanks to everyone who chatted with me!
It was so fun connecting with hundreds of people from all over the southeast to talk about fossils, dinosaurs, and the incredible work being done by @elevationscience.bsky.social. Big thanks to everyone who chatted with me!
September 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Had a CROC-kin' good time at the Alabama Fossil Fest! 🐊
It was so fun connecting with hundreds of people from all over the southeast to talk about fossils, dinosaurs, and the incredible work being done by @elevationscience.bsky.social. Big thanks to everyone who chatted with me!
It was so fun connecting with hundreds of people from all over the southeast to talk about fossils, dinosaurs, and the incredible work being done by @elevationscience.bsky.social. Big thanks to everyone who chatted with me!
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Another field season is in the books, and this one was full of surprises, science, and some serious teamwork. Come see why the 2025 season rocked (and why we’re already dreaming of next year)!
Read the latest on The Field Journal:
elevationscience.org/field-journa...
Read the latest on The Field Journal:
elevationscience.org/field-journa...
Why the 2025 Field Season Rocked — Elevation Science Institute
Every field season is unique. Some bring breakthroughs, big or small. Some bring more questions than answers. Some make you sweat more than you'd like (Actually, all of them do that, but I digress). B...
elevationscience.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Another field season is in the books, and this one was full of surprises, science, and some serious teamwork. Come see why the 2025 season rocked (and why we’re already dreaming of next year)!
Read the latest on The Field Journal:
elevationscience.org/field-journa...
Read the latest on The Field Journal:
elevationscience.org/field-journa...
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#ZAVACEPHALE IS FINALLY OUT! 🥳 Our first definitive Early Cretaceous pachycephalosaur! (~15 my older than the previous oldest pachycephalosaurs) And the first hand material for the clade! I can't tell y'all how much of a pleasure it was to review this paper! ☺️
September 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#ZAVACEPHALE IS FINALLY OUT! 🥳 Our first definitive Early Cretaceous pachycephalosaur! (~15 my older than the previous oldest pachycephalosaurs) And the first hand material for the clade! I can't tell y'all how much of a pleasure it was to review this paper! ☺️
Standing under Patagotitan mayorum at the AMNH is mind-blowing; one of the biggest titanosaurs known. Lived ~100 million years ago in Argentina, ~30-40 meters long and ~55-70 tons. Titanosaurs were the late-Cretaceous sauropods—long necks, massive bodies, wide global range. Absolutely incredible!
September 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Standing under Patagotitan mayorum at the AMNH is mind-blowing; one of the biggest titanosaurs known. Lived ~100 million years ago in Argentina, ~30-40 meters long and ~55-70 tons. Titanosaurs were the late-Cretaceous sauropods—long necks, massive bodies, wide global range. Absolutely incredible!
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For #FossilFriday, we're covering the process of winter jacketing in the field!
Ever wonder what happens to the fossils we leave behind? They get winter jackets! Not to keep them warm, but to protect them from the elements and local wildlife during the harsh Montana weather.
Ever wonder what happens to the fossils we leave behind? They get winter jackets! Not to keep them warm, but to protect them from the elements and local wildlife during the harsh Montana weather.
September 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
For #FossilFriday, we're covering the process of winter jacketing in the field!
Ever wonder what happens to the fossils we leave behind? They get winter jackets! Not to keep them warm, but to protect them from the elements and local wildlife during the harsh Montana weather.
Ever wonder what happens to the fossils we leave behind? They get winter jackets! Not to keep them warm, but to protect them from the elements and local wildlife during the harsh Montana weather.
So excited to be attending the 13th annual Fossil Fest at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!
If you're in Tuscaloosa, AL on 9/20/25, stop by and see us for all kinds of paleontology fun! Chat with paleontologists and fossil enthusiasts, and see the new museum exhibit unveiling... 👀🦴
If you're in Tuscaloosa, AL on 9/20/25, stop by and see us for all kinds of paleontology fun! Chat with paleontologists and fossil enthusiasts, and see the new museum exhibit unveiling... 👀🦴
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So excited to be attending the 13th annual Fossil Fest at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!
If you're in Tuscaloosa, AL on 9/20/25, stop by and see us for all kinds of paleontology fun! Chat with paleontologists and fossil enthusiasts, and see the new museum exhibit unveiling... 👀🦴
If you're in Tuscaloosa, AL on 9/20/25, stop by and see us for all kinds of paleontology fun! Chat with paleontologists and fossil enthusiasts, and see the new museum exhibit unveiling... 👀🦴
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This #FossilFriday, we got into the recent Spicomellus news! This new dinosaur just might have been the most punk rock yet! 🤘
165 million years ago in Morocco, this dinosaur was literally bristling, with neck spikes, fused armor, a sacral shield, and even a tail weapon. How cool!
165 million years ago in Morocco, this dinosaur was literally bristling, with neck spikes, fused armor, a sacral shield, and even a tail weapon. How cool!
September 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This #FossilFriday, we got into the recent Spicomellus news! This new dinosaur just might have been the most punk rock yet! 🤘
165 million years ago in Morocco, this dinosaur was literally bristling, with neck spikes, fused armor, a sacral shield, and even a tail weapon. How cool!
165 million years ago in Morocco, this dinosaur was literally bristling, with neck spikes, fused armor, a sacral shield, and even a tail weapon. How cool!
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We’re thrilled to be part of the 2025 Red Lodge Fun Run! Your support helps Elevation Science offer guided naturalist programs—designed to spark curiosity, foster connection, and make the outdoors more accessible for everyone.
Want to help make it happen? Learn more and support at the link below:
Want to help make it happen? Learn more and support at the link below:
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We’re thrilled to be part of the 2025 Red Lodge Fun Run! Your support helps Elevation Science offer guided naturalist programs—designed to spark curiosity, foster connection, and make the outdoors more accessible for everyone.
Want to help make it happen? Learn more and support at the link below:
Want to help make it happen? Learn more and support at the link below:
Week 7! ✅
Visiting the K-Pg boundary, some really cool juvenile Allosaurus fossils, mapping sauropods and ornithopods, and a great field season crew.
Visiting the K-Pg boundary, some really cool juvenile Allosaurus fossils, mapping sauropods and ornithopods, and a great field season crew.
August 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Week 7! ✅
Visiting the K-Pg boundary, some really cool juvenile Allosaurus fossils, mapping sauropods and ornithopods, and a great field season crew.
Visiting the K-Pg boundary, some really cool juvenile Allosaurus fossils, mapping sauropods and ornithopods, and a great field season crew.