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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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  ID Part Object Taxonomy Type Date Added Publication Status  
000604840 whole body UF:Herp:189710 Scincella lateralis Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604839 whole body uf:herp:14628-1 Plestiodon reynoldsi Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604827 head UF:Herp:165490 Tarentola mauritanica Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604823 whole body UF:Herp:165490 Tarentola mauritanica Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604819 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:165490 Tarentola mauritanica Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604814 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:124940 Phrynosoma cornutum Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604810 diceCT whole body FMNH:Amphibians and Reptiles:6537 Leiosaurus belli Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Restricted Download  
000604801 whole body FMNH:Amphibians and Reptiles:6537 Leiosaurus belli Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Restricted Download  
000604794 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:188922 Leiocephalus carinatus Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
000604789 diceCT whole body UF:Herp:65135 Polychrus marmoratus Volumetric Image Series 2024-02-16 Open Download  
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