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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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000531835 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 112687 Promerops cafer Volumetric Image Series 2023-06-21 Restricted Download  
000123813 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 116214 Melanitta perspicillata Volumetric Image Series 2020-06-30 Restricted Download  
000123814 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 143617 Nothoprocta pentlandii Volumetric Image Series 2020-06-30 Restricted Download  
000100826 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 124159 Pternistis squamatus Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-12 Restricted Download  
000100461 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 124284 Anthochaera chrysoptera chrysoptera Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-05 Restricted Download  
000100459 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 120642 Pelecanoides urinatrix Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-05 Restricted Download  
000100458 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 120290 Rhinoptilus africanus Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-05 Restricted Download  
000100460 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 124163 Podica senegalensis senegalensis Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-05 Restricted Download  
000099988 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 100646 Ceuthmochares aereus aereus Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-29 Restricted Download  
000099989 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ORN 120624 Lymnocryptes minimus Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-29 Restricted Download  
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