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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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000408372 DICECT-whole-body UF:Herp:144682 Dermophis mexicanus Volumetric Image Series 2021-12-18 Open Download  
000408376 DICECT-head UF:Herp:144682 Dermophis mexicanus Volumetric Image Series 2021-12-18 Open Download  
000532052 diceCT head UF:herp:192402 Taxonomy indet. Volumetric Image Series 2023-06-21 Open Download  
000532062 diceCT head UF:herp:192436 Typhlonectes natans Volumetric Image Series 2023-06-21 Open Download  
000530501 diceCT whole body UF:herp:192436 Typhlonectes natans Volumetric Image Series 2023-06-13 Open Download  
000036367 16bit tiffs UF:Herp:177072 Triturus cristatus Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-06 Open Download  
000036378 16bit tiffs UF:Herp:177072 Triturus cristatus Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-06 Open Download  
000036377 Skeleton UF:Herp:177072 Triturus cristatus Mesh 2017-11-06 Open Download  
000036366 Skull UF:Herp:177072 Triturus cristatus Mesh 2017-11-06 Open Download  
000557971 Humerus UF:Herp:101528 Eleutherodactylus planirostris Mesh 2023-09-10 Open Download  
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