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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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000024387 UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000025825 CT scan of skeleton and skull UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-04-18 Open Download  
000025818 CT scan of skull and skeleton UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-04-18 Open Download  
000025821 CT scan of skeleton and skull UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-04-18 Open Download  
000024403 STL of skull UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000025822 CT scan of skeleton and skull UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-04-18 Open Download  
000024400 STL of skull UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000024404 UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000025819 CT scan of skull and skeleton UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-04-18 Open Download  
000025824 CT scan of skeleton and skull UF:Herp:2900 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-04-18 Open Download  
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