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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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000477296 skull YPM:VZ:YPM HERA 010577.001 Pachyhynobius shangchengensis Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-25 Restricted Download  
000414904 skeleton YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 009047 Chamaeleo calyptratus Volumetric Image Series 2022-01-19 Restricted Download  
000391762 Juvenile skeleton YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 009046 Chamaeleo calyptratus Volumetric Image Series 2021-10-18 Restricted Download  
000391004 Juvenile skeleton YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 022241 Chamaeleo calyptratus Volumetric Image Series 2021-10-15 Restricted Download  
000101207 skeleton YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 008380 Kinixys erosa Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-19 Restricted Download  
000101022 skeleton YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 014452 Siebenrockiella crassicollis Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-14 Restricted Download  
000100985 skeleton YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 014505 Geochelone elegans Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-13 Restricted Download  
000100937 skull YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 008274 Toxicodryas pulverulenta Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-13 Restricted Download  
000100646 skeleton / whole body YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 008274 Toxicodryas pulverulenta Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-07 Restricted Download  
000100586 skull YPM:VZ:YPM HERR 000353 Malayopython reticulatus Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-06 Restricted Download  
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