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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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000386130 spinibarbus UMMZ:ummz_fish:194510 Spinibarbus hollandi Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386129 vimba UMMZ:ummz_fish:185033 Vimba vimba Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386122 rohteichthys UMMZ:ummz_fish:155561 Rohteichthys microlepis Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386121 squaliobarbus UMMZ:ummz_fish:250246 Squaliobarbus curriculus Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386114 scaphognathops UMMZ:ummz_fish:240562 Scaphognathops stejnegeri Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386113 ptychobarbus UMMZ:ummz_fish:237513 Ptychobarbus conirostris Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386106 toxabramis UMMZ:ummz_fish:70306 Toxabramis swinhonis Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386105 sikukia UMMZ:ummz_fish:236721 Sikukia stejnegeri Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386098 mirogrex ummz:fish:213409 Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
000386097 grundulus UMMZ:ummz_fish:145743 Grundulus bogotensis Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Open Download  
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