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ALT A backlit fossil skull with glowing eye sockets in front of a brick wall. Text reads, \"Meet UT's Spookiest Specimens. Explore the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections, where ancient fossils reveal fearsome predators, surprising survivors and mysteries still waiting to be solved.\" with the University of Texas logo at the bottom.

ALT A close-up shot of a fossilized skull with prominent teeth, lit in warm orange tones. Below it, text reads: \"UT's Jackson School of Geosciences is home to the seventh-largest fossil repository in the country. The collection preserves evidence of prehistoric life, much of it discovered right here in Texas.\"

ALT A social media post with an orange top section containing white text about researchers studying ancient bones. Below is an image of a fossilized skull with visible teeth against a dark background. Text reads \"Sharp teeth, damaged skulls and ancient bones hold clues to life long ago. By studying these details, UT researchers can piece together what animals ate, how they hunted and even whether they survived an attack.\"

ALT Metal shelves filled with large, ancient fossilized bones and skulls in a dimly lit museum archive. Below, orange text reads, \"Bringing these ancient stories to light takes patient, precise work. Fossil preparators carefully stabilize fragile bones so researchers can study them. Their efforts help reveal how animals lived millions of years ago.\"






















