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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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000363996 whole body UF:Herp:104034 Phrynopus thompsoni Volumetric Image Series 2021-05-18 Restricted Download  
000076438 l-tg:2424 Volumetric Image Series 2019-05-06 Restricted Download  
000086264 whole body KU:KUI:32473 Brosmophyciops pautzkei Volumetric Image Series 2019-09-12 Restricted Download  
000052220 l-tg:2411 Lepidodactylus sp. Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-28 Restricted Download  
000037611 16-bit TIFF Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-20 Restricted Download  
000037613 16-bit TIFF Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-20 Restricted Download  
000085163 head KU:KUI:30155 Trichopsetta ventralis Volumetric Image Series 2019-08-22 Restricted Download  
000037608 16-bit TIFF Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-20 Restricted Download  
000052245 l-tg:2564 Lepidodactylus sp. Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-28 Restricted Download  
000092806 fwri:fsbc:28276 Syngnathus scovelli Volumetric Image Series 2019-10-29 Restricted Download  
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