Skye McDavid
@skyemcdavid.com
scientific illustrator dabbling in paleontological research: pterosaurs, dinosaurs, other fossil reptiles, zoological nomenclature. she/her
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Skye McDavid
@skyemcdavid.com
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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
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November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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My recommendation to my students tomorrow is that if they get stuck in an uncomfortable Thanksgiving conversation with family, just start manually tearing apart the turkey to show off the theropod synapomorphies. I promise that will derail whatever the previous topic was.
a turkey is standing in a grassy field with other birds .
Alt: a turkey running awkwardly in a grassy field with other birds
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November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My recommendation to my students tomorrow is that if they get stuck in an uncomfortable Thanksgiving conversation with family, just start manually tearing apart the turkey to show off the theropod synapomorphies. I promise that will derail whatever the previous topic was.
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
Manuscript submitted! @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social
a man in a knight 's costume is running in a field with another man
Alt: King Arthur with his squire Patsy clapping coconuts together from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Manuscript submitted! @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social
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Geologic Core Sample
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November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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A group of Dorygnathus use a Seirocrinus raft as a hunting ground for fish, when a big Eurhinosaurus suddenly breaches the surface.
This scene takes place in Germany during the Early Jurassic, around 180 million years ago.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
This scene takes place in Germany during the Early Jurassic, around 180 million years ago.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A group of Dorygnathus use a Seirocrinus raft as a hunting ground for fish, when a big Eurhinosaurus suddenly breaches the surface.
This scene takes place in Germany during the Early Jurassic, around 180 million years ago.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
This scene takes place in Germany during the Early Jurassic, around 180 million years ago.
Digital painting by Peter Nickolaus, 2025.
"I have no problem with high resolution Blender renderings of big 3D models, but i draw the line at playing music."
- my computer, apparently
- my computer, apparently
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"I have no problem with high resolution Blender renderings of big 3D models, but i draw the line at playing music."
- my computer, apparently
- my computer, apparently
As Thanksgiving gets closer, an excellent video from @minutefood.bsky.social on how to deep-fry turkey (or any other food) SAFELY, to avoid the fireballs you've seen in so many PSAs.
TLDR: what matters most is to account for oil displacement.
youtu.be/nFR70RKkN7Q?...
TLDR: what matters most is to account for oil displacement.
youtu.be/nFR70RKkN7Q?...
The REAL problem with deep-frying frozen turkeys
YouTube video by MinuteFood
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As Thanksgiving gets closer, an excellent video from @minutefood.bsky.social on how to deep-fry turkey (or any other food) SAFELY, to avoid the fireballs you've seen in so many PSAs.
TLDR: what matters most is to account for oil displacement.
youtu.be/nFR70RKkN7Q?...
TLDR: what matters most is to account for oil displacement.
youtu.be/nFR70RKkN7Q?...
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Mainstream palaeoart often seems lily-white in terms of the diversity of its contributors. But pieces of palaeoart that rank among the -MOST SEEN- works in the entire field were examples of black craftsmanship. This week came news on the passing of Garfield G. Minott (1966-2025)... cont
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mainstream palaeoart often seems lily-white in terms of the diversity of its contributors. But pieces of palaeoart that rank among the -MOST SEEN- works in the entire field were examples of black craftsmanship. This week came news on the passing of Garfield G. Minott (1966-2025)... cont
He is being very helpful with the 3d modeling.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
He is being very helpful with the 3d modeling.
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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
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
an insult to scientific illustrators who put time and work into accurately communicating results of research in a visual form
an insult to the researchers whose work is being bastardized here
an insult to the funding bodies who support research for it to be disseminated to the world
an insult to the researchers whose work is being bastardized here
an insult to the funding bodies who support research for it to be disseminated to the world
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
an insult to scientific illustrators who put time and work into accurately communicating results of research in a visual form
an insult to the researchers whose work is being bastardized here
an insult to the funding bodies who support research for it to be disseminated to the world
an insult to the researchers whose work is being bastardized here
an insult to the funding bodies who support research for it to be disseminated to the world
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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A same-sex Pteranodon pair doing a courtship display 😌
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A same-sex Pteranodon pair doing a courtship display 😌
GAY PTEROSAURS 🏳️🌈
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
GAY PTEROSAURS 🏳️🌈
Thank you to everyone for making #2025SVP in Birmingham productive and fun! After spending the day on planes I'm finally home in NY. Now to actually write up the results of all the data collection I did in UK museums before the conference.....
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Thank you to everyone for making #2025SVP in Birmingham productive and fun! After spending the day on planes I'm finally home in NY. Now to actually write up the results of all the data collection I did in UK museums before the conference.....
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#2025SVP @griffinlabpaleo.bsky.social: Recent finds increasingly show that large carnivorous dinosaurs were present in the Late Triassic. Reports a new herrerasaurid from the Pebbly Arkose Formation in Zimbabwe.
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#2025SVP @griffinlabpaleo.bsky.social: Recent finds increasingly show that large carnivorous dinosaurs were present in the Late Triassic. Reports a new herrerasaurid from the Pebbly Arkose Formation in Zimbabwe.
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I can finally share this!!! a huge Thanks to both @skyemcdavid.com and @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social for allowing me to do a Nyctosaur for this poster!!!
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I can finally share this!!! a huge Thanks to both @skyemcdavid.com and @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social for allowing me to do a Nyctosaur for this poster!!!
Poster is now publicly available on ResearchGate
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Poster is now publicly available on ResearchGate
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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For a small country, Wales has a surprising number of very, very cool dinosaurs.
Pendraig milnerae (Pendraig = “chief dragon” in Welsh) was discovered in 1952, not far from where I live, but only named in 2021 after being re-discovered in storage by Angela Milner and Susannah Maidment.
#SciArt
Pendraig milnerae (Pendraig = “chief dragon” in Welsh) was discovered in 1952, not far from where I live, but only named in 2021 after being re-discovered in storage by Angela Milner and Susannah Maidment.
#SciArt
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
For a small country, Wales has a surprising number of very, very cool dinosaurs.
Pendraig milnerae (Pendraig = “chief dragon” in Welsh) was discovered in 1952, not far from where I live, but only named in 2021 after being re-discovered in storage by Angela Milner and Susannah Maidment.
#SciArt
Pendraig milnerae (Pendraig = “chief dragon” in Welsh) was discovered in 1952, not far from where I live, but only named in 2021 after being re-discovered in storage by Angela Milner and Susannah Maidment.
#SciArt
Come see me today at B199
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Come see me today at B199
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If you’re at #2025SVP, I’ll be available to chat about this work this afternoon! Our poster on it is at the very end of the balcony (left of the stage) in Hall 3.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you’re at #2025SVP, I’ll be available to chat about this work this afternoon! Our poster on it is at the very end of the balcony (left of the stage) in Hall 3.