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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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000369468 Head MCZ:Herp:R-193331 Cordylosaurus subtessellatus Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-05 Restricted Download  
000365715 skeleton MCZ:Herp:A-6075 Elachistocleis ovalis Volumetric Image Series 2021-06-02 Restricted Download  
000396417 skeleton MCZ:Herp:R-18862 Trilepida macrolepis Volumetric Image Series 2021-11-17 Restricted Download  
000369464 Head MCZ:Herp:R-193098 Cordylosaurus subtessellatus Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-05 Restricted Download  
000420477 skull MCZ:Herp:R-178363 Saphenophis boursieri Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-08 Restricted Download  
000421872 head and tail MCZ:Herp:R-140185 Aspidites melanocephalus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-15 Restricted Download  
000448160 skull MCZ:Herp:A-4103 Rhyacotriton olympicus Volumetric Image Series 2022-06-28 Restricted Download  
000390073 skull MCZ:Herp:R-21940 Lygodactylus thomensis Volumetric Image Series 2021-10-07 Restricted Download  
000369532 skeleton MCZ:Herp:R-27104 Enhydris albomaculata Volumetric Image Series 2021-07-07 Restricted Download  
000418349 head and tail MCZ:Herp:A-12389 Boulengerula uluguruensis Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-01 Restricted Download  
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