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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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000602897 Forelimb mcz:157440 Neoceratodus fosteri Mesh 2024-02-07 Restricted Download  
000378799 skeleton MCZ:Ich:26417 Aphanius fasciatus Volumetric Image Series 2021-08-19 Restricted Download  
000378798 skeleton MCZ:Ich:46272 Aplochiton zebra Volumetric Image Series 2021-08-19 Restricted Download  
000375548 skeleton MCZ:Ich:32818 Allodontichthys zonistius Volumetric Image Series 2021-08-05 Restricted Download  
000375540 skeleton MCZ:Ich:35969 Allotoca dugesii Volumetric Image Series 2021-08-05 Restricted Download  
000374417 skeleton MCZ:Ich:36757 Assessor macneilli Volumetric Image Series 2021-08-04 Restricted Download  
000374410 skeleton MCZ:Ich:35880 Argopleura magdalenensis Volumetric Image Series 2021-08-03 Restricted Download  
000372925 skeleton MCZ:Ich:7238 Astrodoras asterifrons Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-29 Restricted Download  
000372609 skeleton MCZ:Ich:2960 Argentina sphyraena Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-27 Restricted Download  
000364661 skeleton MCZ:Ich:156566 Cypselurus comatus Volumetric Image Series 2021-05-21 Restricted Download  
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