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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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000049969 CAS:HERP:78115 Notaden bennetti Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-11 Open Download  
000574266 entire specimen CAS:HERP:93870 Pipa pipa Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574274 entire specimen CAS:HERP:93881 Pipa pipa Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574258 entire specimen CAS:HERP:230147 Pseudhymenochirus merlini Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574250 entire specimen CAS:HERP:153611 Hymenochirus boettgeri Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574235 entire specimen CAS:HERP:153600 Hymenochirus boettgeri Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574262 entire specimen CAS:HERP:93863 Pipa pipa Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574245 entire specimen CAS:HERP:153607 Hymenochirus boettgeri Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574254 entire specimen CAS:HERP:230146 Pseudhymenochirus merlini Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
000574239 entire specimen CAS:HERP:153602 Hymenochirus boettgeri Volumetric Image Series 2023-10-26 Restricted Download  
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