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Eric Scott

@captainfossil.bsky.social

Vertebrate paleontologist, specializing in Plio-Pleistocene megafauna (horses & bison, mostly), extinctions, etc. He/him. Views my own.

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Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · yesterday

Today is "Soft Rains Day" for those who remember this haunting 1950 Ray Bradbury piece. It's classic Bradbury, eerily accurate w/ its predictions in some respects (looking at you, Alexa), and well worth a few moments of your day to read if you're so inclined.

Lisa Kadonaga@tapirtrouble.bsky.social · yesterday

Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine! In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk. "Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. "Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." Source: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf
Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 3w ago

This 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. 😔

Sam Neill as spy Sidney Reilly in "Reilly: Ace of Spies" (1983), dressed in a tuxedo, sitting at a table with piles of cash in front of him and a cigarette in his handSam Neill as paleontologist Alan Grant in the original "Jurassic Park" (1993), standing in the rain on Isla Nublar, standing in the rain with a broad-brimmed hat
Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 4w ago

For #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. 🧪

A bespectacled man in a black shirt and jeans crouching on a carpeted floor next to a plaster jacket with a big skull of an ice age bison along with other bison bones.
Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · last mo.

Excellent 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! 🧪

Did Clovis foragers hunt megafauna, scavenge their carrion, or both – And can we tell the difference?

There are currently 15 well-documented Late Pleistocene localities in North America in which Clovis points are found associated with proboscidean rema…

sciencedirect.com

Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · last mo.

If 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.

Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One 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 #CatsOfBluesky

Black and white kitty named Otto sitting comfortably on a tile floor in a bathroom, next to the tub and the discreetly just off-screen toilet
Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This 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 🧪

Dr. Amelia R. Zietlow 🦎@tyrantlzrdqueen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Everything IS bigger in Texas... Introducing TYLOSAURUS REX–“TEX”. A monster animal, a monster paper, & a monster project that I am *so* excited to finally share with everyone after ~5 yrs. Huge thanks to my coauthors, Mike & Ron, & to Alderon Games for bringing our lad to life!! #FossilFriday

Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introduce 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)

Dr. Wendy Bohon@drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live! 1. NIN 2. The Ramones 3. Guns N Roses 4. Phish 5. Them Crooked Vultures 6. Tori Amos 7. Glen Phillips 8. The Indigo Girls 9. Bon Jovi 10. Greg Brown

Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The 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.

MdDoogie3@mddoogie3.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Some really big news out of Minnesota today! Story time. On a cold night in February, ICE agents chased a Alfredo, a DoorDash driver, through Minneapolis streets. Panicked, he called his partner and his best friend Julio: both urged him to come home. He almost made it. /1

Eric Scott@captainfossil.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In 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.

Melissa, Queen of the Sloths 🦥@slothgirlmel.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s a research Saturday for the sloth avocado paper, and I came across this monstrosity on YouTube. Stop what you’re doing and watch. Because I am IN TEARS!!! I do have to give her props for making lyrics about anal sphincters though. m.youtube.com/watch?v=A-kY...