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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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000657616 DICECT head UF:Herp:167546 Python bivittatus Volumetric Image Series 2024-08-21 Open Download  
000606231 whole body UF:herp:191750 Platysternon megacephalum Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000606227 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:49416 Cuora amboinensis Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000606223 whole body UF:Herp:85211 Pelomedusa subrufa Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000606219 whole body UF:Herp:101861 Dermatemys mawii Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000606215 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:85211 Pelomedusa subrufa Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000606191 whole body UF:Herp:191763 Podocnemis unifilis Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000605790 whole body UF:Herp:181844 Terrapene carolina Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000605789 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:191763 Podocnemis unifilis Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
000605538 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:181844 Terrapene carolina Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-19 Open Download  
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