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Celebrate Bat Week with tricks, treats and “snackrobatics”! 🦇 From catching insects midair to sipping nectar and scooping fish from the water, bats have some impressive ways to find their next meal. Their varied diets make them important pest controllers, pollinators and seed spreaders. Get to know these remarkable mammals during Bat Week, then discover more in “Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats” at @texassciencemuseum 📸 by Merlin Tuttle and Anita Catenazzi
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Tiny head. Huge sail. Big mystery. 👀 Meet Edaphosaurus, one of the earliest large plant eaters to walk on land! This sail-backed synapsid lived in Texas around 280 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs. Did its sail help regulate body temperature or help it recognize others of its kind? Paleontologists are still investigating. Get to know this ancient Texas herbivore at Texas Science & Natural History Museum! 🖌️Art by: Julius Csotonyi, Dragonthunders, @serpenillus, @vfb_paleoart
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Happy National Fossil Day™! 🦴 Can you tell an original fossil from a replica? Over 90% of the fossils on display at Texas Science & Natural History Museum are original. Look closely: exhibit labels, surface textures and the surrounding rock can offer clues. Some specimens combine original fossils with reconstructed pieces, while cast replicas bring rare finds within reach of more researchers and museum visitors. Watch to learn what to look for, then put your fossil detective skills to work during your next visit! Learn more at sciencemuseum.utexas.edu
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🦖💚 There’s one thing we DID know: We’re really going to miss Dr. Liam! After countless fossils, dinosaurs, surprising discoveries and plenty of things that made us say “I Didn’t Know That!”, our favorite friendly neighborhood paleontologist @brontonorris is heading off on a brand-new adventure. Of course, we couldn’t let him leave without one final lesson, so Dr. Liam turned the tables and put OUR prehistoric knowledge to the test with the I Didn’t Know That Game Show! 🦕🧠🏆 Think you know your dinosaurs? Play along with us and test YOUR knowledge! Head to the link in our bio to watch the full game show and see if you can beat Trevor and Sierra’s scores. 👀 Liam, thank you for making learning ridiculously fun, for always being game for our silliness and for becoming such a special part of our We Are Austin family. We can’t wait to see what you unearth in this next chapter. ❤️ And remember, friends: @texassciencemuseum isn’t going anywhere! Go explore, get curious and keep saying, “I didn’t know that!” 🔎🦴✨
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What do you get when you cross an armadillo with an alligator? Meet 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴! 🐊 This armored aetosaur lived about 230 million years ago during the Late Triassic. A relative of modern crocodiles, 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 had protective bones embedded in its skin and a flat, upturned snout that helped it uproot plants. See an artist’s representation of 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 brought to life in our new Featured Creatures digital animations—and discover more animals from prehistoric Texas at Texas Science & Natural History Museum. 🎨: @brianengh_art @bushell_art and FinwalSMD
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⛏️ We’re digging into Texas history! What’s the difference between archeology and paleontology, and what should you do if you uncover an artifact? 🤔 Dr. Liam Norris (@brontonorris) from the @texassciencemuseum and State Archeologist Brad Jones from @txhistcomm joined @trevorscottatx and @swaggonerrr for a new “I Didn’t Know That” ahead of the Texas Archeology Fair on Sept. 26! 🦣 Ancient animals 🏺 16,000+ years of human history 🪨 Real Texas artifacts 🔎 And one VERY important rule if you find something yourself! Head to the link in bio for our full conversation and everything you need to know before the fair.
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How did we find the fossils of horses in Texas from millions of years ago, if the iconic Mustangs of the American West are descended from European stock? 🐎 Meet 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴, better known as the Hagerman horse. This four-million-year-old species is the earliest animal confidently placed in the genus 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘶𝘴, which includes today’s horses, donkeys and zebras. Discover how fossils from the Hagerman horse and earlier species such as the three-toed 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘶𝘴 help tell the long evolutionary story of modern horses—on view at Texas Science & Natural History Museum.
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What the heck even is Godzilla?? A dinosaur? A lizard? An amphibian?? Paleontologist and cosplayer, Dr. Liam Norris (@atxspider) shares his science hot take on the biology of the King of Monsters! Filled during the Mixer for Science-minded Geeks at @comic_con 2026. 🎥: @paleojoh_nny21 Edited by: @meltheinconvenienttruth #SDCC2026 #Godzilla #CosplayForScience #Dinosaurs #Science
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who knew it could be so hard to leave !! 🦐
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What can fossilized teeth and bones reveal about Texas bats? 🦇 Dr. John Moretti and Dr. Liam Norris explore why caves preserve so many bat fossils—and how these specimens help researchers investigate changes in bat diversity and distribution over time. Thanks to researchers like Dr. Moretti, the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections, Texas’ leading fossil repository, holds an extensive collection of bat fossils from caves across the state. Learn more about the natural history of bats in our Masters of the Night exhibit.
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#Dinosaurs have ruled the big screen for more than a century, but just how accurate are Hollywood’s prehistoric superstars? @brontonorris of the @texassciencemuseum joine @swaggonerrr and @trevorscottatx for another edition of “I Didn’t Know That!”, breaking down some of the biggest dinosaur myths in film and explaining what paleontologists know today. Head to the link in our bio to see where Hollywood missed the mark! 🦖
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Did you know vampire bats don’t actually “suck” blood? Or that they once lived in Texas? 🦇  Watch as Dr. Liam Norris, the museum’s exhibition and outreach associate, and Dr. John Moretti, visiting researcher at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections (@texasvertpaleo), separate fact from fiction. Then discover more surprising bat facts in “Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats,” now on view at Texas Science & Natural History Museum! Plan your visit at http://sciencemuseum.utexas.edu
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