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OpenVertebrate Presents a Database of 13K 3D Scans of Specimens
From The Florida Museum of Natural History comes the openVertebrate project, a new initiative to 'provide free, digital 3D vertebrate anatomy models and data to researchers, educators, students and the public.' Introducing the new project (otherwise known as oVert), the museum writes:
Between 2017 and 2023, oVert project members took CT scans of more than 13,000 specimens, with representative species across the vertebrate tree of life. CT scanners use high-energy X‑rays to peer past an organism’s exterior and view the dense bone structure beneath. In the coming years, the openVertebrate team will “CT scan 20,000 fluid-preserved specimens from U.S. museum collections, producing high-resolution anatomical data for more than 80 percent of vertebrate genera.” The project will also make digital images and 3D mesh files available to download and 3D print.
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