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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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000385749 whole body MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:43040 Gopherus morafkai Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385745 whole body MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:250714 Pseudemys gorzugi Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385741 skull MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:250659 Pseudemys texana Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385737 skull MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:241534 Apalone ferox Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385733 whole body MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:230479 Ocadia sinensis Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385728 elseya MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:74895 Elseya novaeguineae Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385724 kinosternon MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:70691 Kinosternon hirtipes Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385720 psammobates MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:65400 Psammobates oculiferus Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385714 gopherus MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:36747 Gopherus berlandieri Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000385708 skull MVZ:Herp:MVZ:Herp:269492 Trachemys venusta Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
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