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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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000449735 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:45965 Eupleres major Volumetric Image Series 2022-07-11 Restricted Download  
000446420 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:47494 Cryptoprocta ferox Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-13 Restricted Download  
000446092 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:45970 Cryptoprocta ferox Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-09 Restricted Download  
000446076 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:45963 Eupleres major Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-09 Restricted Download  
000445891 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:45983 Galidictis grandidieri Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-06 Restricted Download  
000444531 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:27827 Salanoia concolor Volumetric Image Series 2022-05-26 Restricted Download  
000435645 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:51101 Papagomys armandvillei Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-19 Restricted Download  
000435631 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:51098 Papagomys armandvillei Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-19 Restricted Download  
000424074 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:14770 Platacanthomys lasiurus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-22 Restricted Download  
000423912 skull and mandible MCZ:Mamm:22282 Peroryctes raffrayana rothschildi Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-22 Restricted Download  
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