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A surface scan of the "Tübingen Steinkern", Holotype of Proganochelys quenstedtii (Testudinata), with some historical remarks.
Ingmar Werneburg Logo, Christina Kyriakouli Logo and Tomasz Szczygielski Logo
Published online: 08/08/2022

Keywords: Friedrich August Quenstedt; history of science; holotype; steinkern; surface scan

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.168

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    Turtles are one of the most impressive vertebrates. Much of the body is either hidden in a shell or can be drawn into it. Turtles impress with their individual longevity and their often peaceful disposition. Also, with their resilience, they have survived all extinction events since their emergence in the Late Triassic. Today's diversity of shapes is impressive and ranges from the large and high domed Galapagos turtles to the hamster-sized flat pancake turtles. The holotype of one of the oldest fossil turtles, Proganochelys quenstedtii, is housed in the paleontological collection in Tübingen/Germany. Since its discovery some years before 1873, P. quenstedtii has represented the 'prototype' of the turtle and has had an eventful scientific history. It was found in Neuenhaus (Häfner-Neuhausen in Schönbuch forest), Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and stems from Löwenstein-Formation (Weißer Keupersandstein), Late Triassic. The current catalogue number is GPIT-PV-30000. The specimen is listed in the historical inventory “Tübinger Petrefaktenverzeichnis 1841 bis 1896, [folio 326v.]“, as “[catalogue number: PV]16549, Schildkröte Weiser Keupersandstein Hafnerhausen” [turtle from White Keuper Sandstone]. Another, more recent synonym is “GPIT/RE/9396”. The same specimen was presented as uncatalogued by Gaffney (1990). Here we provide a surface scan of the steinkern for easier access of this famous specimen to the scientific community.
      

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Published in Volume 08, issue 03 (2022)

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3D models related to the publication: Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic contribution of intracranial osseous canals and cavities in armadillos and glyptodonts (Xenarthra, Cingulata)
Kévin Le Verger Logo, Laureano Gonzalez Ruiz and Guillaume Billet Logo
Published online: 07/04/2023

Keywords: alveolar cavities; canals; cingulata; cranial anatomy; evolutionary scenarios.

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.157

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the following publication: Le Verger K., González Ruiz L.R., Billet G. 2021. Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic contribution of intracranial osseous canals and cavities in armadillos and glyptodonts (Xenarthra, Cingulata). Journal of Anatomy 00: 1-30 p. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13512 

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Published in Volume 09, issue 02 (2023)

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3D models related to the publication: Pushing the boundary? Testing the ‘functional elongation hypothesis’ of the giraffe’s neck
Marilena A. Müller, Luisa J. Merten Logo, Christine Böhmer and John A. Nyakatura Logo
Published online: 12/01/2021

Keywords: cetartiodactyla; Comparative anatomy; neck; Vertebrae; vertebral column

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.129

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    This contribution contains the 3D models analyzed in Müller et al. (2021) “Pushing the boundary? Testing the ‘functional elongation hypothesis’ of the giraffe’s neck”. 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 01 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: Virtual brain endocast of Antifer (Mammalia: Cervidae), an extinct large cervid from South America
Emmanuelle Fontoura Logo, José D. Ferreira Logo, Jamile Bubadué Logo, Ana M. Ribeiro Logo and Leonardo Kerber Logo
Published online: 21/08/2020

Keywords: Antifer ensenadensis; brain endocast; Cervidae; late Pleistocene

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.121

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the brain endocast analyzed in “Virtual brain endocast of Antifer (Mammalia: Cervidae), an extinct large cervid from South America”. 

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Published in Volume 06, issue 04 (2020)

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3D model related to the publication: A fossil terrestrial fauna from Tobène (Senegal) provides a unique early Pliocene window in western Africa
Fabrice Lihoreau Logo, Raphaël Sarr Logo, Dominique Chardon Logo, Jean-Renaud Boisserie Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo, Sylvain Adnet Logo, Jeremy E. Martin Logo, Bernard Sambou, Rodolphe Tabuce Logo, Moustapha Thiam and Lionel Hautier Logo
Published online: 24/06/2021

Keywords: Carnivora; Femur; Lutrinae; Pliocene; Senegal

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.102

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    The present contribution contains the 3D virtual restoration of a Pliocene Lutrine right femur of Tobène, Senegal, described and figured in Lihoreau et al. (2021) : "A fossil terrestrial fauna from Tobène (Senegal) provides a unique early Pliocene window in Western Africa ". https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2021.06.013 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 03 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: Phylogenetic signal in anteater snout morphology: implications for interpreting rare vermilinguans fossils
Abdelkrim Hachemi-Rachedi, Guillaume Billet Logo, Lionel Hautier Logo and Juan D. Carrillo Logo
Published online: 09/01/2026

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; Endocranial anatomy; La Venta; Miocene; Xenarthra

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.278

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in: Phylogenetic signal in anteater snout morphology: implications for interpreting rare vermilinguan fossils. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

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Published in Volume 12, issue 01 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: The endocranial anatomy of Protocetids and its implications for early whale evolution.
 
Elena Berger, Eli Amson Logo, Emanuele Peri Logo, Abdullah S. Gohar Logo, Hesham M. Sallam Logo, Gabriel S. Ferreira Logo, Ranasish R. Chowdhury and Quentin Martinez Logo
Published online: 19/05/2025

Keywords: Archaeoceti; brain; Cetacea; endocast; Protocetidae

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.264

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of Protocetus atavus described and figured in the following publication: Berger et al. (2025) The endocranial anatomy of Protocetids and its implications for early whale evolution.
      

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Published in Volume 11, issue 02 (2025)

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3D models related to the publication: Re-description of the braincase of the rebbachisaurid sauropod Limaysaurus tessonei and novel endocranial information based on CT scans
 
Ariana Paulina-Carabajal Logo and Jorge Calvo
Published online: 03/02/2021

Keywords: Cranial endocast; Dinosauria; inner ear; Paleoneurology

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.130

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Paulina-Carabajal A and Calvo JO 2021. Re-description of the braincase of the rebbachisaurid sauropod Limaysaurus tessonei and novel endocranial information based on CT scans. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 93(Suppl. 2): e20200762 https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202120200762 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 01 (2021)

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Skeletogenesis during the late embryonic development of the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes; Neoselachii)
Sébastien Enault, Sylvain Adnet Logo and Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud Logo
Published online: 25/04/2016

Keywords: Chondrichthyes; development; mineralization; Scyliorhinus canicula; skeleton

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.1.4.e2

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    Current knowledge on the skeletogenesis of Chondrichthyes is scarce compared with their extant sister group, the bony fishes. Most of the previously described developmental tables in Chondrichthyes have focused on embryonic external morphology only. Due to its small body size and relative simplicity to raise eggs in laboratory conditions, the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula has emerged as a reference species to describe developmental mechanisms in the Chondrichthyes lineage. Here we investigate the dynamic of mineralization in a set of six embryonic specimens using X-ray microtomography and describe the developing units of both the dermal skeleton (teeth and dermal scales) and endoskeleton (vertebral axis). This preliminary data on skeletogenesis in the catshark sets the first bases to a more complete investigation of the skeletal developmental in Chondrichthyes. It should provide comparison points with data known in osteichthyans and could thus be used in the broader context of gnathostome skeletal evolution. 

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Published in Volume 01, Issue 04 (2016)

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3D model related to the publication: First record of the family Protocetidae in the Lutetian of Senegal (West Africa)
Lionel Hautier Logo, Raphaël Sarr Logo, Fabrice Lihoreau Logo, Rodolphe Tabuce Logo and Pierre Marwan Hameh
Published online: 05/12/2014

Keywords: Innominate; Protocetid; Senegal

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.1.1.e2

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    This contribution contains the 3D model described and figured in the following publication: Hautier L, Sarr R, Lihoreau F, Tabuce R, Marwan Hameh P. 2014. First record of the family Protocetidae in the Lutetian of Senegal (West Africa). Palaeovertebrata 38(2)-e2 

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    indet. indet. SN103 View specimen

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    SN103, partial left innominate. Age and occurrence – Taïba Formation, Lutetian of the near Taïba Ndiaye, quarry of the Industries Chimiques du Sénégal (ICS)

    Type: "3D_surfaces"

    doi: 10.18563/m3.sf5   state:published




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Published in Vol. 01, Issue 01 (2015)

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3D models related to the publication:Skull and Inner Ear Morphometrics in Sheep and Goats: Species and Breed Differentiation with Bioarchaeological Applications
Adeline Hemelsdaël Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo, Claude Guintard, Sergio Jiménez-Manchón Logo, Cyprien Mureau Logo, Marine Jeanjean Logo, Agathe Guignet Logo and Allowen Evin Logo
Published online: 26/11/2025

Keywords: Capra hircus; CT-scan; geometric morphometrics; Micro-CT; Ovis aries

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.280

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication:Skull and Inner Ear Morphometrics in Sheep and Goats: Species and Breed Differentiation with Bioarchaeological Applications (Hemelsdael et al. submitted). The models include the external surface of a complete skull and inner ear of both a sheep (Ovis aries) and a goat (Capra hircus), generated from micro-CT scans. In the associated paper, we used 3D geometric morphometric data to assess inter and intra (i.e. between breeds) discrimination based on complete skulls, skull fragments and the semi-circular canals of the inner ear. 

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Published in Volume 11, issue 04 (2025)

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3D models related to the publication: Hide and seek shark teeth in Random Forests: Machine learning applied to Scyliorhinus canicula
Fidji Berio Logo, Yann Bayle Logo, Sylvie Agret, Daniel Baum Logo, Nicolas Goudemand Logo and Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud Logo
Published online: 24/05/2022

Keywords: geometric morphometrics; machine learning; Scyliorhinus canicula; sharks; tooth morphology

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.164

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    The present dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Berio, F., Bayle, Y., Baum, D., Goudemand, N., and Debiais-Thibaud, M. 2022. Hide and seek shark teeth in Random Forests: Machine learning applied to Scyliorhinus canicula. It contains the head surfaces of 56 North Atlantic and Mediterranean small-spotted catsharks Scyliorhinus canicula, from which tooth surfaces were further extracted to perform geometric morphometrics and machine learning. 

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Published in Volume 08, issue 02 (2022)

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3D models related to the publication: A Dorcatherium (Mammalia, Ruminantia, middle Miocene) petrosal bone and the tragulid ear region.
Bastien Mennecart Logo and Loïc Costeur Logo
Published online: 01/10/2016

Keywords: inner ear; Miocene; phylogeny; ruminant

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.2.1.e2

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the article Mennecart, B., and L. Costeur. 2016. A Dorcatherium (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Middle Miocene) petrosal bone and the tragulid ear region. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6), 1211665(1)-1211665(7). DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2016.1211665

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Published in Volume 02, Issue 01 (2016)

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MicroCT survey of larval skeletal mineralization in the Cuban gar Atractosteus tristoechus (Actinopterygii; Lepisosteiformes)
Raphaël Scherrer Logo, Andrés Hurtado, Erik Garcia Machado Logo and Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud Logo
Published online: 17/05/2017

Keywords: Actinopterygii; development; Lepisosteiformes; mineralization; skeleton

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.3.3.e3

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    Using X-ray microtomography, we describe the ossification events during the larval development of a non-teleost actinopterygian species: the Cuban gar Atractosteus tristoechus from the order Lepisosteiformes. We provide a detailed developmental series for each anatomical structure, covering a large sequence of mineralization events going from an early stage (13 days post-hatching, 21mm total length) to an almost fully ossified larval stage (118dph or 87mm in standard length). With this work, we expect to bring new developmental data to be used in further comparative studies with other lineages of bony vertebrates. We also hope that the on-line publication of these twelve successive 3D reconstructions, fully labelled and flagged, will be an educational tool for all students in comparative anatomy. 

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Published in Volume 03, Issue 03 (2017)

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3D models related to the publication: “The functional significance of aberrant cervical counts in sloths: insights from automated exhaustive analysis of cervical range of motion”
Luisa J. Merten Logo, Armita R. Manafzadeh Logo, Eva C. Herbst Logo, Eli Amson Logo, Pablo S. Tambusso Logo, Patrick Arnold Logo and John A. Nyakatura Logo
Published online: 04/11/2023

Keywords: articular surfaces; cervical vertebrae; vertebral biomechanics; zygapophyses

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.215

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Merten, L.J.F, Manafzadeh, A.R., Herbst, E.C., Amson, E., Tambusso, P.S., Arnold, P., Nyakatura, J.A., 2023. The functional significance of aberrant cervical counts in sloths: insights from automated exhaustive analysis of cervical range of motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1592
      

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Published in Volume 09, issue 04 (2023)

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3D models related to the publication: An unexpected late paroxyclaenid (Mammalia, Cimolesta) out of Europe: dental evidence from the Oligocene of the Bugti Hills, Pakistan
Floréal Solé Logo and Laurent Marivaux Logo
Published online: 31/10/2024

Keywords: Indian Subcontinent; Merialinae; Paleobiogeography; Paleogene; Paroxyclaenidae

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.182

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    This contribution contains the three-dimensional digital models of eleven isolated fossil teeth of a merialine paroxyclaenid (Welcommoides gurki), discovered from lower Oligocene deposits of the Bugti Hills (Balochistan, Pakistan). These fossils were described, figured and discussed in the following publication: Solé et al. (2024), An unexpected late paroxyclaenid (Mammalia, Cimolesta) out of Europe: dental evidence from the Oligocene of the Bugti Hills, Pakistan. Papers in Palaeontology. https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1599 

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Published in Volume 10, issue 04 (2024)

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3D models related to the publication: An assemblage of giant aquatic snakes (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of Togo
Georgios L. Georgalis Logo, Guillaume Guinot Logo, Koffi E. Kassegne, Yawovi Z. Amoudji Logo, Ampah K. Johnson, Henri Cappetta Logo and Lionel Hautier Logo
Published online: 24/09/2021

Keywords: Africa; Eocene; Palaeophis; Serpentes; vertebral anatomy

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.154

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Georgalis, G.L., G. Guinot, K.E. Kassegne, Y.Z. Amoudji, A.K.C. Johnson, H. Cappetta and L. Hautier. 2021. An assemblage of giant aquatic snakes (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of Togo. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 140, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-021-00236-w 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 03 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: New middle Eocene proboscidean from Togo illuminates the early evolution of the elephantiform-like dental pattern.
Lionel Hautier Logo, Rodolphe Tabuce Logo, Koffi E. Kassegne, Yawovi Z. Amoudji Logo, Mickaël Mourlam Logo, Maëva J. Orliac Logo, Frédéric Quillévéré Logo, Anne-Lise Charruault Logo, Ampah K. Johnson and Guillaume Guinot Logo
Published online: 17/11/2021

Keywords: Comparative anatomy; Middle Eocene; Molar; Proboscidea; Togo

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.145

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Hautier L, Tabuce R, Kassegne KE, Amoudji YZ, Mourlam M, Orliac M, Quillévéré F, Charruault A-L, Johnson AKC, Guinot G. 2021. New middle Eocene proboscidean from Togo illuminates the early evolution of the elephantiform-like dental pattern. 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 04 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: The endocranial cast of Indohyus (Artiodactyla, Raoellidae): the origin of the cetacean brain
 
Maëva J. Orliac Logo and J. G. M. Thewissen Logo
Published online: 27/04/2021

Keywords: brain; Cetacea; CT-scan; endocast; Eocene

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.137

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the endocranial cast of two specimens of Indohyus indirae described in the article entitled “The endocranial cast of Indohyus (Artiodactyla, Raoellidae): the origin of the cetacean brain” (Orliac and Thewissen, 2021). They represent the cast of the main cavity of the braincase as well as associated intraosseous sinuses.
      

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Published in Volume 07, issue 02 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: Gnathovorax cabreirai: a new early dinosaur and the origin and initial radiation of predatory dinosaurs
Cristian Pacheco, Rodrigo T. Müller Logo, Max C. Langer Logo, Flávio A. Pretto Logo, Leonardo Kerber Logo and Sérgio Dias-da-Silva Logo
Published online: 08/11/2019

Keywords: brain; Dinosauria; endocranial morphology; Herrerasauridae; inner ear

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.103

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the skull, brain and inner ear endocast analyzed in “Gnathovorax cabreirai: a new early dinosaur and the origin and initial radiation of predatory dinosaurs”. 

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Published in Volume 06, issue 01 (2020)

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