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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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000157985 head USNM:FISH:USNM 372761 Genioliparis lindbergi Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-14 Restricted Download  
000157988 whole body USNM:FISH:USNM 372761 Genioliparis lindbergi Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-14 Restricted Download  
000157989 whole body USNM:FISH:USNM 120109 Taurocottus bergii Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-14 Restricted Download  
000157987 head USNM:FISH:USNM 120109 Taurocottus bergii Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-14 Restricted Download  
000158932 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 005612 Labeo niloticus Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-28 Restricted Download  
000158933 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 006258 Cnidoglanis macrocephalus Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-28 Restricted Download  
000158930 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 008672 Prosopium cylindraceum Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-28 Restricted Download  
000158928 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 005964 Kathetostoma laeve Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-28 Restricted Download  
000158931 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 004409 Carassius auratus Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-28 Restricted Download  
000158929 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 000899 Larimus acclivis Volumetric Image Series 2020-08-28 Restricted Download  
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