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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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000049969 CAS:HERP:78115 Notaden bennetti Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-11 Open Download  
000347040 cas:herp:136534 Chamaeleo calyptratus calcarifer Volumetric Image Series 2021-03-02 Open Download  
000033034 cas:herp:261397 Chamaeleo africanus Volumetric Image Series 2017-09-07 Open Download  
000043454 16 bit tiff cas:herp:262731 Poyntonophrynus grandisonae Volumetric Image Series 2018-03-09 Open Download  
000363877 head CAS:HERP:206878 Typhlosaurus lomiae Volumetric Image Series 2021-05-17 Open Download  
000363833 head CAS:HERP:113507 Scelotes caffer Volumetric Image Series 2021-05-17 Open Download  
000381669 Skull CAS:HERP:111649 Tetradactylus tetradactylus Volumetric Image Series 2021-09-02 Open Download  
000113505 CAS:HERP:196558 Schismaderma carens Mesh 2020-03-23 Open Download  
000035399 CAS:HERP:196558 Schismaderma carens Mesh 2017-10-30 Open Download  
000050018 CAS:HERP:157086 Grandisonia alternans Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-12 Open Download  
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