Skye McDavid
@skyemcdavid.com
scientific illustrator dabbling in paleontological research: pterosaurs, dinosaurs, other fossil reptiles, zoological nomenclature. French New Yorker. she/her.
Links: https://www.skyemcdavid.com/links
Links: https://www.skyemcdavid.com/links
Pinned
Skye McDavid
@skyemcdavid.com
· Nov 5
Of course the big paper on Azhdarchoid phylogeny comes out while I'm at a museum on a research visit (looking at Azhdarchoid cervicals, obviously) but now I'm back at the hotel so it's time to write a proper thread! 1/28
Reposted by Skye McDavid
Me: "Hey what's that thing extending from your fifth toe up and around the inner edge of your hind limbs?"
Non-pterodactyloid pterosaur: "Uropatagium"
Me: "I am no such thing"
Folks, I'll be here all day
Non-pterodactyloid pterosaur: "Uropatagium"
Me: "I am no such thing"
Folks, I'll be here all day
January 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Me: "Hey what's that thing extending from your fifth toe up and around the inner edge of your hind limbs?"
Non-pterodactyloid pterosaur: "Uropatagium"
Me: "I am no such thing"
Folks, I'll be here all day
Non-pterodactyloid pterosaur: "Uropatagium"
Me: "I am no such thing"
Folks, I'll be here all day
Reposted by Skye McDavid
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Risotto is Italian congee? Discuss.
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Risotto is Italian congee? Discuss.
Although I generally think double-blind peer review is good because it mitigates biases that reviewers may have against individual authors, it's very funny to get reviewer comments saying that I'm "retreading" something that was covered by a previous recent published paper (mine) 1/2
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Although I generally think double-blind peer review is good because it mitigates biases that reviewers may have against individual authors, it's very funny to get reviewer comments saying that I'm "retreading" something that was covered by a previous recent published paper (mine) 1/2
Reposted by Skye McDavid
I did an art.... haven't done much art since Sun Country Airlines lost my Apple Pencil. Bought one of the cheap knockoffs and it's terrible, but I did do this. Still made by grumpy human that can eat cheese have emotions.
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I did an art.... haven't done much art since Sun Country Airlines lost my Apple Pencil. Bought one of the cheap knockoffs and it's terrible, but I did do this. Still made by grumpy human that can eat cheese have emotions.
A train conductor just accused me of stealing someone else's card in order to fraudulently get discounted fare tickets, seemingly just because I'm young and not visibily obvious that I'm disabled.
Young people can be disabled, and those disabilities are often invisible.
Young people can be disabled, and those disabilities are often invisible.
January 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A train conductor just accused me of stealing someone else's card in order to fraudulently get discounted fare tickets, seemingly just because I'm young and not visibily obvious that I'm disabled.
Young people can be disabled, and those disabilities are often invisible.
Young people can be disabled, and those disabilities are often invisible.
My cat fully believes that the ironing board is solely for cat cuddles and that the clothes iron serves solely for warming up the cat cuddling table. Ironing wrinkles out of clothes is just one of those silly things humans do, like playing video games or eating vegetables.
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
My cat fully believes that the ironing board is solely for cat cuddles and that the clothes iron serves solely for warming up the cat cuddling table. Ironing wrinkles out of clothes is just one of those silly things humans do, like playing video games or eating vegetables.
My predictions for 2026
January 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
My predictions for 2026
Reposted by Skye McDavid
The software I used and the illustrations I made
December 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The software I used and the illustrations I made
Reposted by Skye McDavid
decked out in her breeding plumage, arizona's most eligible dilophosaurus debutante takes a much-needed rest by a stream. who knew that competing for a mate could be such an exhausting endeavour?
#paleoart comm by @literallymiguel.bsky.social
#paleoart comm by @literallymiguel.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
decked out in her breeding plumage, arizona's most eligible dilophosaurus debutante takes a much-needed rest by a stream. who knew that competing for a mate could be such an exhausting endeavour?
#paleoart comm by @literallymiguel.bsky.social
#paleoart comm by @literallymiguel.bsky.social
They were roommates??
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
They were roommates??
Reposted by Skye McDavid
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
got proofs back from JVP and they managed to mess up the spelling of my name... again.
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
got proofs back from JVP and they managed to mess up the spelling of my name... again.
Hey @microsoft.com have you considered that when I search Clip Studio Paint that means I want to open the software that is on my computer and not open Edge to do a Bing Search for Clip Studio Paint thanks :)
December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey @microsoft.com have you considered that when I search Clip Studio Paint that means I want to open the software that is on my computer and not open Edge to do a Bing Search for Clip Studio Paint thanks :)
Reposted by Skye McDavid
We, and the birds in the trees, and the rats in the cellar, and the snake in the grass; all of us are descended from incredibly friend shaped animals, such as Acanthostega
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
We, and the birds in the trees, and the rats in the cellar, and the snake in the grass; all of us are descended from incredibly friend shaped animals, such as Acanthostega
Reposted by Skye McDavid
'Tis the season for some festive science songs.
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
'Tis the season for some festive science songs.
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
Ebenezer Scrooge was stingy and mean but he was absolutely justified in disliking Christmas, and he did not deserve to have his individuality peer pressured out of him by three ghosts.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ebenezer Scrooge was stingy and mean but he was absolutely justified in disliking Christmas, and he did not deserve to have his individuality peer pressured out of him by three ghosts.
The first pterosaur cervical to be found in Alabama! Watch this space for upcoming research on Alabama pterosaurs!
😲 Pterosaur discovery Alert‼️David Braswell found pterosaur vertebrae in ~82 million-year-old (Cretaceous) marls of Harrell Station Paleontological Site in Alabama at a trip I organized for the Alabama Paleo Society! These are now the first pterosaur vertebrae in UA's fossil collection. #FossilFriday
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The first pterosaur cervical to be found in Alabama! Watch this space for upcoming research on Alabama pterosaurs!
Reposted by Skye McDavid
A Pteranodon longiceps just messing around in the water. This sub-adult’s crest is not yet as large or as brightly coloured as those of more mature individuals.
#SciArt
#SciArt
December 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A Pteranodon longiceps just messing around in the water. This sub-adult’s crest is not yet as large or as brightly coloured as those of more mature individuals.
#SciArt
#SciArt
Is your cat doing phylogenetic analysis? Recognize the signs before it's too late!
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Is your cat doing phylogenetic analysis? Recognize the signs before it's too late!
"Can you explain this gap in your resume?"
"My cat sat on me, so I could not get up from the sofa"
"My cat sat on me, so I could not get up from the sofa"
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Can you explain this gap in your resume?"
"My cat sat on me, so I could not get up from the sofa"
"My cat sat on me, so I could not get up from the sofa"
Reposted by Skye McDavid
