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The oVert Thematic Collections Network Project ID: 000368762 Public
17893 Media · 10940 Specimens · Creator: Blackburn, David · Managed by: David Blackburn , Edward Stanley, Jaimi Gray

The oVert (openVertebrate) Thematic Collection Network (TCN) generated and continues to serve high-resolution digital three-dimensional data for internal anatomy across vertebrate diversity. At a network of digitization centers across the US, we CT-scanned >13,000 fluid-preserved specimens representing >80% of the living genera of vertebrates. This provides broad coverage for exploration and research on all major groups of vertebrates. We have also generated contrast-enhanced scans to reveal soft tissues and organs for many living vertebrate families. This collection of digital imagery and three-dimensional volumes is open for exploration, download, and use to address questions related to the discovery of new species, documenting patterns of anatomical diversity and growth, and testing hypotheses of function and evolution. If you use oVert data in publications presenting research, educational resources, etc., please cite the following paper: Blackburn, D.C., D.M. Boyer, J.A. Gray, J. Winchester, J.M. Bates, S.L. Baumgart, E. Braker, D. Coldren, K.W. Conway, A. Davis Rabosky, N. de la Sancha, C.B. Dillman, J.L. Dunnum, C.M. Early, B.W. Frable, M.W. Gage, J. Hanken, J.A. Maisano, B.D. Marks, K.P. Maslenikov, J.E. McCormack, R.S. Nagesan, G.G. Pandelis, H.L. Prestridge, D.L. Rabosky, Z.S. Randall, M.B. Robbins, L.A. Scheinberg, C.L. Spencer, A.P. Summers, L. Tapanila, C.W. Thompson, L. Tornabene, G.J. Watkins-Colwell, L.J. Welton, the oVert Project Team, and E.L. Stanley. 2024. Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D-imaging: the openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network. BioScience 74: 169–186. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad120

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  ID Part Object Taxonomy Type Date Added Publication Status  
000100365 UF:Herp:187201 Hemidactylus sp. Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-04 Open Download  
000113746 skull UF:Herp:69160 Gegeneophis ramaswamii Mesh 2020-03-25 Open Download  
000116712 skull UF:Herp:85720 Chrysopaa sternosignata Mesh 2020-05-27 Open Download  
000116705 skull UF:Herp:82421 Allopaa hazarensis Mesh 2020-05-27 Open Download  
000116731 skull UF:Herp:3183 Plethodon glutinosus Mesh 2020-05-27 Open Download  
000113766 skull UF:Herp:20069 Sphaerotheca breviceps Mesh 2020-03-25 Open Download  
000116707 skull UF:Herp:157360 Bolitoglossa mexicana Mesh 2020-05-27 Open Download  
000113741 skull UF:Herp:156143 Diasporus diastema Mesh 2020-03-25 Open Download  
000116807 skull UF:Herp:142375 Plectrohyla guatemalensis Mesh 2020-05-28 Open Download  
000113745 skull UF:Herp:142360 Exerodonta catracha Mesh 2020-03-25 Open Download  
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