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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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000541494 entire specimen USNM:FISH:USNM 143609 Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
000519429 entire specimen USNM:FISH:USNM 410611 Economidichthys pygmaeus Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-01 Restricted Download  
000542747 entire specimen USNM:FISH:USNM 204080 Mesogobio lachneri Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-19 Restricted Download  
000541422 entire specimen USNM:FISH:USNM 218796 Sticharium dorsale Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
000519405 entire specimen USNM:FISH:USNM 345470 Skiotocharax meizon Volumetric Image Series 2023-05-01 Restricted Download  
000541498 Head USNM:FISH:USNM 143609 Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
000541489 Head USNM:FISH:USNM 103793 Thysanopsetta naresi Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
000541487 entire specimen USNM:FISH:USNM 103793 Thysanopsetta naresi Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
000541642 Head USNM:FISH:USNM 48411 Odondebuenia balearica Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
000541561 Head USNM:FISH:USNM 89306 Percocypris pingi Volumetric Image Series 2023-07-13 Restricted Download  
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