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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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000051242 USNM:FISH:USNM 393729 Homaloptera stephensoni Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-23 Restricted Download  
000051243 USNM:FISH:USNM 409946 Homalopterula gymnogaster Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-23 Restricted Download  
000051241 USNM:FISH:USNM 390027 Homaloptera sp. Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-23 Restricted Download  
000028942 USNM:FISH:USNM 261458 Leporellus vittatus Volumetric Image Series 2017-07-17 Restricted Download  
000028597 USNM:FISH:USNM 102104 Ricuzenius nudithorax Image 2017-07-13 Restricted Download  
000051333 USNM:FISH:USNM 378428 Psilorhynchus olliei Volumetric Image Series 2018-06-24 Restricted Download  
000133908 whole body USNM:FISH:USNM 92588 Gymnelopsis ocellatus Volumetric Image Series 2020-07-21 Restricted Download  
000100733 body USNM:FISH:USNM 344272 Dodekablennos fraseri Volumetric Image Series 2020-02-10 Restricted Download  
000054360 USNM:FISH:USNM 74484 Artediellus ingens Volumetric Image Series 2018-07-13 Restricted Download  
000055179 USNM:FISH:USNM 74484 Artediellus ingens Volumetric Image Series 2018-07-20 Restricted Download  
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