See 3-D models of animal anatomy from openVertebrate’s public collection
More than 13,000 museum specimens were CT scanned as part of a six-year-long project
![A multi-colored collage of 3-D scans of the insides of 18 vertebrates.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/030524_eg_ct-scans_feat.jpg?resize=1440%2C810&ssl=1)
With the completion of a yearslong project called openVertebrate, the insides of more than 13,000 museum specimens are seeing the light of day. Digital reconstructions of CT scans (some shown) show the anatomy of fluid-preserved vertebrates, as well as last meals, yet-to-be-born offspring and more.
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