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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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000426557 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 009955 Lophiodes mutilus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426597 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 007827 Taeniochromis holotaenia Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000460097 YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 020086 Bovichtus diacanthus Volumetric Image Series 2022-09-09 Restricted Download  
000426203 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 004208 Erythrinus erythrinus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426757 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 014345 Aulonocara rostratum Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426665 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 014998 Eurypharynx pelecanoides Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426705 head YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 009610 Apolemichthys xanthurus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426697 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 009606 Rhinomuraena quaesita Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000426689 whole body YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 009610 Apolemichthys xanthurus Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-26 Restricted Download  
000432843 bony plates YPM:VZ:YPM ICH 021959 Pungitius pungitius Volumetric Image Series 2022-03-29 Restricted Download  
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