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The oVert Thematic Collections Network Project ID: 000368762 Public
17894 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  
000074760 FMNH:Birds:356674 Falculea palliata Volumetric Image Series 2019-04-09 Restricted Download  
000075071 BPBM:VZ-BBM-NG:99122 Ifrita kowaldi Volumetric Image Series 2019-04-12 Restricted Download  
000077490 KU:KUO:110144 Psittacella brehmii Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077495 KU:KUO:113301 Melanorectes nigrescens Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077496 KU:KUO:113307 Poecilodryas albispecularis Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077497 KU:KUO:113328 Eugerygone rubra Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077506 KU:KUO:45216 Protonotaria citrea Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077505 KU:KUO:40767 Melanoptila glabrirostris Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077507 KU:KUO:46031 Ptychoramphus aleuticus Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
000077525 KU:KUO:96306 Ixos mcclellandii Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-14 Restricted Download  
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