Vertebrate paleontologist, specializing in Plio-Pleistocene megafauna (horses & bison, mostly), extinctions, etc. He/him. Views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mqjvbmsw422bThis loss hurts. Sam Neill was a tremendous actor and, by all measures, a terrific human being, warm & caring & charming & funny. So many of my colleagues were inspired by his performance in Jurassic Park; I first watched him ten years earlier in the British series Reilly: Ace of Spies. RIP. 😔13 Jul 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjvbmsw422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mqfexbswfs2bBuzz is not terribly motivated for the weekend. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky11 Jul 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfexbswfs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mqcuvxhjbs25For #FossilFriday: posing with fossil bison skull from Orange County, California at the Ralph B. Clark Interpretive Center in Buena Park, CA. Bison were among the most abundant large mammals in late Pleistocene SoCal (& the rest of North America), but their remains from "the OC" need more study. 🧪10 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcuvxhjbs25https://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mpmf765fg22oExcellent new study reviewing what we *actually* know about Clovis "kill" sites. (Spoiler alert: not as much as maybe we thought we did.) Congrats to @brianapobiner.bsky.social and the whole study team! 🧪 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X2600331701 Jul 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmf765fg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mpjjjfyurc2gIf four SC justices are comfortable w/ ignoring the specific & (one would think) inarguable language of a *constitutional amendment* ... how do you think they'll respond when the felon tries to run for a 3rd term? As he will. Anyone thinking, "No, he can't, that's unconstitutional" needs to wake up.30 Jun 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjjjfyurc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mpbw3y7mis23A mighty yawn from Tigger. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky27 Jun 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbw3y7mis23https://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3moqvkzfd5c2fAdvertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons GIF [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqvkzfd5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mnzdck6tjc2m [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzdck6tjc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mnvbddyhkk2fGood lord, this made me laugh out loud. A lot. (Somebody get this horse some cake!) https://theonion.com/i-work-very-hard-and-i-would-like-to-try-cake/09 Jun 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvbddyhkk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mnnd7ahyx22dOne of our yard kitties, Otto (named by my wife for "A Fish Called Wanda"), somehow got a nasty burst abscess on his throat, so I've spent this week catching him, getting him to the vet, & caring for him. He's getting healthy again & is *quite* the affectionate sweetie! 🐈 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky06 Jun 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnd7ahyx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mnliovoxnc2kHe was all twist, no shout. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnliovoxnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mn66rn2es22g🐎🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 May 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn66rn2es22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mn3zgkcnrc2fYeah, I'm gonna get work done today. Sure I am. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky30 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3zgkcnrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmrzc3p4as2uIf you are so inclined, American Prairie can be found here: americanprairie.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrzc3p4as2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmq7utrhn22x [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmq7utrhn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmpdkao6ik2cOkay, this is awesome. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpdkao6ik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmigl73kzs2x"Think back to your childhood. Do you remember when the anxiety started?" [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmigl73kzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmid7bupac2xThis is why one should avoid using the abbreviation "T. rex" from here on out - 'cause now there are *two* of them. Welcome to science, Tylosaurus rex! (Take a back seat for once, tyrannosaurs.) #FossilFriday 🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmid7bupac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmhtketexc2tAbsolutely. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhtketexc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmg72waopc2hIntroduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live! 1. Emerson, Lake, & Palmer (also Powell) 2. Rush 3. Jethro Tull 4. Yes 5. Rainbow 6. Deep Purple 7. Peter Gabriel 8. Oingo Boingo 9. Brian Setzer Orchestra 10. Lindsey Stirling 11. Monty Python (Hollywood Bowl) [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmg72waopc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mmdh6aauz22bRe-re-upping for the west coast evening crowd. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdh6aauz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mm6kel65kc2xThe ICE officer who allegedly shot a Venezuelan man, and who has been accused by Minnesota prosecutors of lying about the incident, one Christian Castro, has now been charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely reporting a crime. Please read this thread to learn the whole horrific story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6kel65kc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mlu57747is2cSharing this! The linked page has a number of suggested actions one can take to help defend the monument. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu57747is2chttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mlhimp5mcs27In the film "The Ring", one survives the curse by (spoiler alert) passing it along to others. In like fashion, now that I've had to listen to this, you do too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhimp5mcs27https://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mlf77n6enk2aAlso for #FossilFriday if a bit peripheral: today @metrolosangeles.bsky.social opened its new four-mile D Line w/ new stations along Wilshire Blvd. at La Brea, Fairfax, & La Cienega. Station excavations produced numerous Ice Age fossils - some of which are represented in on new tap cards! #RideTheD09 May 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlf77n6enk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mldr43c5d22mHappy, happy birthday to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday! (Such a pleasure to meet him way at Rancho La Brea in LA way back in 1988! That's me on the left.) #DavidAttenborough100 #TarPits #FossilFriday08 May 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldr43c5d22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3ml4qexujz22tSix years with us today. We love you, Tigger. (Even though you pee on everything. You know better.) #CatsOfBluesky05 May 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4qexujz22thttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mkytcq2msk2mSlightly diminish a book. The Puppy of the Baskervilles [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkytcq2msk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mkuywvy4y222Our boy Buzz catching some warming morning sunlight, seen through the petals of one of my wife's orchids. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky02 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuywvy4y222https://bsky.app/profile/captainfossil.bsky.social/post/3mktkb5jxns2kAlso for #FossilFriday - the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social has released this statement re: the US administration's recent decision to dismiss all members of the US National Science Board. 🧪02 May 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:qwthdfm4alszd2o7t7ppczxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktkb5jxns2k