Skye Walker
@thedinomancer.bsky.social
She/her • Dinosaur Paleontologist • Field Tech & SciComm Manager @ Elevation Science Institute for Natural History Exploration
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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... 👀🦴
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.
Week Six! ✅
Swimming in plaster, Allosaurus limb bones (like this femur!), and jacketing some very cool dinosaurs!
Swimming in plaster, Allosaurus limb bones (like this femur!), and jacketing some very cool dinosaurs!
August 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Week Six! ✅
Swimming in plaster, Allosaurus limb bones (like this femur!), and jacketing some very cool dinosaurs!
Swimming in plaster, Allosaurus limb bones (like this femur!), and jacketing some very cool dinosaurs!
A little late Week 5 recap of field season!
Working on Allosaurus toes, removing probably the biggest sauropod femur we've ever found, and getting ready to plaster some REALLY big jackets!
Working on Allosaurus toes, removing probably the biggest sauropod femur we've ever found, and getting ready to plaster some REALLY big jackets!
August 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A little late Week 5 recap of field season!
Working on Allosaurus toes, removing probably the biggest sauropod femur we've ever found, and getting ready to plaster some REALLY big jackets!
Working on Allosaurus toes, removing probably the biggest sauropod femur we've ever found, and getting ready to plaster some REALLY big jackets!
Week 4 of field season! ✅
Outreach, old friends, and new discoveries! We have some pretty big things in the works, thanks to our incredible dig sites and participants. We can't wait to share these awe-inspiring fossils with you in the future!
Outreach, old friends, and new discoveries! We have some pretty big things in the works, thanks to our incredible dig sites and participants. We can't wait to share these awe-inspiring fossils with you in the future!
July 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Week 4 of field season! ✅
Outreach, old friends, and new discoveries! We have some pretty big things in the works, thanks to our incredible dig sites and participants. We can't wait to share these awe-inspiring fossils with you in the future!
Outreach, old friends, and new discoveries! We have some pretty big things in the works, thanks to our incredible dig sites and participants. We can't wait to share these awe-inspiring fossils with you in the future!
Today's outreach really had a...leg up. 🦕 (Get it? Because this is a Diplodocus fibula?)
Today, I traveled to Billings, MT for two fossil programs at the Billings Public Library—one for kids and one for adults! Everyone got to hear about the great work we do @elevationscience.bsky.social!
Today, I traveled to Billings, MT for two fossil programs at the Billings Public Library—one for kids and one for adults! Everyone got to hear about the great work we do @elevationscience.bsky.social!
July 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Today's outreach really had a...leg up. 🦕 (Get it? Because this is a Diplodocus fibula?)
Today, I traveled to Billings, MT for two fossil programs at the Billings Public Library—one for kids and one for adults! Everyone got to hear about the great work we do @elevationscience.bsky.social!
Today, I traveled to Billings, MT for two fossil programs at the Billings Public Library—one for kids and one for adults! Everyone got to hear about the great work we do @elevationscience.bsky.social!
What a treat running into @arctomet.bsky.social and @drneurosaurus.bsky.social today between outreach events! 🦖
July 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What a treat running into @arctomet.bsky.social and @drneurosaurus.bsky.social today between outreach events! 🦖
Week 3 of field season! ✅
Sauropod toes, a great crew of students, a visit from Kallie Moore, and lots of jacketing going on in each quarry.
Sauropod toes, a great crew of students, a visit from Kallie Moore, and lots of jacketing going on in each quarry.
July 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Week 3 of field season! ✅
Sauropod toes, a great crew of students, a visit from Kallie Moore, and lots of jacketing going on in each quarry.
Sauropod toes, a great crew of students, a visit from Kallie Moore, and lots of jacketing going on in each quarry.
Forgot to do a Week Two highlight of field season!
Sauropods, quarry expansions, tricky jackets, and sunset thunderstorms.
Sauropods, quarry expansions, tricky jackets, and sunset thunderstorms.
July 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Forgot to do a Week Two highlight of field season!
Sauropods, quarry expansions, tricky jackets, and sunset thunderstorms.
Sauropods, quarry expansions, tricky jackets, and sunset thunderstorms.
Field Season 2025 Week One in a nutshell:
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Field Season 2025 Week One in a nutshell:
First time seeing the Clark's Fork Canyon yesterday!
June 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
First time seeing the Clark's Fork Canyon yesterday!
June 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here is some of Black Beauty's real material from the Royal Tyrell collections—such as teeth, bits of the maxilla, and more! (So surreal seeing those with my own eyes!)
May 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Here is some of Black Beauty's real material from the Royal Tyrell collections—such as teeth, bits of the maxilla, and more! (So surreal seeing those with my own eyes!)
Discovered in 1980 in Alberta, Canada, this remarkable dinosaur is known not only for its completeness but also for its coloration. The almost-black appearance of the bones comes from the high manganese content in the matrix (or the surrounding rock), giving Black Beauty their nickname.
May 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Discovered in 1980 in Alberta, Canada, this remarkable dinosaur is known not only for its completeness but also for its coloration. The almost-black appearance of the bones comes from the high manganese content in the matrix (or the surrounding rock), giving Black Beauty their nickname.
Meet "Black Beauty" (RTMP 81.6.1)—one of the most iconic Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered!
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
May 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Meet "Black Beauty" (RTMP 81.6.1)—one of the most iconic Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered!
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
Exactly 1 MONTH until field season begins!
On 6/24, I'll be on my way back to MT for my 4th summer of excavating dinosaurs with @elevationscience.bsky.social! While I miss my family and friends when I'm away, we've got such a great team this year and I'm excited to see what we'll dig up this time!
On 6/24, I'll be on my way back to MT for my 4th summer of excavating dinosaurs with @elevationscience.bsky.social! While I miss my family and friends when I'm away, we've got such a great team this year and I'm excited to see what we'll dig up this time!
May 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Exactly 1 MONTH until field season begins!
On 6/24, I'll be on my way back to MT for my 4th summer of excavating dinosaurs with @elevationscience.bsky.social! While I miss my family and friends when I'm away, we've got such a great team this year and I'm excited to see what we'll dig up this time!
On 6/24, I'll be on my way back to MT for my 4th summer of excavating dinosaurs with @elevationscience.bsky.social! While I miss my family and friends when I'm away, we've got such a great team this year and I'm excited to see what we'll dig up this time!