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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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000040364 USNM:HERP:USNM 549315 Adelophryne gutturosa Mesh 2018-02-05 Restricted Download  
000040365 USNM:HERP:USNM 549315 Adelophryne gutturosa Volumetric Image Series 2018-02-05 Restricted Download  
000040363 USNM:HERP:USNM 549315 Adelophryne gutturosa Mesh 2018-02-05 Restricted Download  
000040067 CT scan of skeleton and skull CAS:HERP:256862 Ptychadena oxyrhynchus Volumetric Image Series 2018-01-29 Open Download  
000040066 CT scan of skeleton and skull CAS:HERP:256862 Ptychadena oxyrhynchus Mesh 2018-01-29 Open Download  
000040065 CT scan of skeleton and skull CAS:HERP:256862 Ptychadena oxyrhynchus Mesh 2018-01-29 Open Download  
000040063 Skeleton CAS:HERP:196702 Kassinula wittei Mesh 2018-01-29 Open Download  
000040062 Phlyctimantis leonardi CAS:HERP:258273 Phlyctimantis leonardi Volumetric Image Series 2018-01-29 Open Download  
000040061 CAS:HERP:258216 Cryptothylax greshoffii Volumetric Image Series 2018-01-29 Open Download  
000038214 CT scan of skeleton and skull KU:KUH:31372 Ascaphus montanus Mesh 2017-12-05 Restricted Download  
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