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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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  ID Part Object Taxonomy Type Date Added Publication Status  
000061914 whole body ummz:herps:242515 Eugongylus rufescens Volumetric Image Series 2018-10-19 Restricted Download  
000386184 skull UMMZ:herps:228197 ZONOSAURUS QUADRILINEATUS Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000068553 whole body ummz:herps:247097 Leptodeira nigrofasciata Volumetric Image Series 2019-02-05 Restricted Download  
000068548 skull ummz:herps:246843 Taeniophallus brevirostris Volumetric Image Series 2019-02-05 Restricted Download  
000070159 whole body ummz:herps:246799 Drymoluber dichrous Volumetric Image Series 2019-02-16 Restricted Download  
000386175 skull UMMZ:herps:226152 Zonosaurus trilineatus Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-27 Restricted Download  
000068556 whole body ummz:herps:247128 Tretanorhinus nigroluteus Volumetric Image Series 2019-02-05 Restricted Download  
000061934 whole body ummz:herps:246722 Arthrosaura reticulata Volumetric Image Series 2018-10-19 Restricted Download  
000070161 skull ummz:herps:246799 Drymoluber dichrous Mesh 2019-02-16 Restricted Download  
000070163 skull ummz:herps:246810 Imantodes cenchoa Volumetric Image Series 2019-02-16 Restricted Download  
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