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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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000037742 16bit Tiffs UF:Herp:9204 Anolis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-22 Open Download  
000037739 Skeleton UF:Herp:9080 Anolis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-11-22 Open Download  
000037741 Skeleton UF:Herp:9204 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-11-22 Open Download  
000037743 Skeleton UF:Herp:9204 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-11-22 Open Download  
000037738 Skull UF:Herp:9080 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-11-22 Open Download  
000037740 Skull UF:Herp:9080 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-11-22 Open Download  
000024386 16bit Tiff stack UF:Herp:2606 Anolis carolinensis carolinensis Volumetric Image Series 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000024384 Whole Body STL UF:Herp:2606 Anolis carolinensis carolinensis Mesh 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000024385 STL of skull UF:Herp:2606 Anolis carolinensis carolinensis Mesh 2017-03-13 Open Download  
000024396 Whole Body STL UF:Herp:8025 Anolis carolinensis Mesh 2017-03-13 Open Download  
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