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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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000439855 head UF:Fish:176620 Pseudoambassis lala Volumetric Image Series 2022-05-05 Open Download  
000437973 whole body UF:Fish:36954 Ossancora eigenmanni Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-29 Open Download  
000438327 head UF:Fish:126214 Hemidoras stenopeltis Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-29 Open Download  
000423273 whole body UF:Fish:22284 Breviraja claramaculata Volumetric Image Series 2022-02-18 Open Download  
000438311 head UF:Fish:235481 Achirus achirus Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-29 Open Download  
000167691 close-up uf:fish:246747 Squatina squatina Volumetric Image Series 2020-12-01 Open Download  
000461557 whole specimen UF:Fish:103184 Peristedion cataphractum Volumetric Image Series 2022-09-16 Open Download  
000473561 Head UF:Fish:202552 Hippocampus reidi Volumetric Image Series 2022-10-12 Open Download  
000438335 whole body UF:Fish:210625 Evoxymetopon taeniatus Volumetric Image Series 2022-04-29 Open Download  
000101357 whole body uf:fish:244074 Syngnathus scovelli Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-20 Open Download  
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