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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  
000028882 OS:Fishes:7073 Artedius fenestralis Image 2017-07-17 Open Download  
000028898 OS:Fishes:8132 Leiocottus hirundo Image 2017-07-17 Open Download  
000029419 SIO:Marine Vertebrates:03-142 Acanthemblemaria hancocki Image 2017-07-20 Open Download  
000029384 SIO:Marine Vertebrates:00-168 Neoclinus lacunicola Image 2017-07-20 Open Download  
000029599 uwfc:adult collection:uw 154928 Gymnocanthus detrisus Image 2017-07-24 Open Download  
000029537 sio:marine vertebrates:sio 70-341 Melanocetus johnsoni Image 2017-07-24 Open Download  
000028169 uwfc:adult collection:uw 155975 Bathyagonus nigripinnis Image 2017-07-06 Open Download  
000029269 SIO:Marine Vertebrates:65-297 Chaenopsis alepidota Image 2017-07-20 Open Download  
000012601 nhmuk:2001.1.21.58-71 Gastromyzon borneensis Image 2016-05-13 Open Download  
000028171 uwfc:adult collection:uw 155975 Bathyagonus nigripinnis Image 2017-07-06 Open Download  
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