The Petrosal bone of Prodremotherium sp.
3D model of Tartarocyon
3D skull model of the Permian reptile Captorhinus aguti
3D models of cetartiodactyl cervicothoracic vertebrae
3D models of Proterochampsa nodosa
bony labyrinth (11) , Inner ear (9) , South America (6) , skull (6) , Eocene (6)
MorphoMuseuM, also referred to as M3, is a peer reviewed, online journal that publishes 3D models of vertebrates, including models of type specimens, anatomy atlases, reconstruction of deformed or damaged specimens, and 3D datasets (see https://doi.org/10.1017/scs.2017.14 for details).
M3 comes along with a free software, MorphoDig, which contains a set of tools for editing, positioning, deforming, labelling, measuring and rendering sets of 3D surfaces.
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A surface scan of the "Tübingen Steinkern", Holotype of Proganochelys quenstedtii (Testudinata), with some historical remarks.Ingmar Werneburg, Christina Kyriakouli and Tomasz SzczygielskiPublished online: 2022-08-08Keywords: Friedrich August Quenstedt; history of science; Holotype; steinkern; surface scan doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.168 AbstractTurtles 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. Proganochelys quenstedtii GPIT-PV-30000 View specimen
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The endocranial cast of a 10 ka intentionally deformed human cranium from ChinaYin Qiyu, Li Qiang, Ma Ming, Zhang Wei and Ni XijunPublished online: 2022-07-27Keywords: endocranial cast; intentional cranial deformation; Northeast China doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.169 AbstractThis contribution contains the 3D model of an endocranial cast analyzed in “A 10 ka intentionally deformed human skull from Northeast Asia”. There are many studies on the morphological characteristics of intentional cranial deformation (ICD), but few related 3D models were published. Here, we present the surface model of an intentionally deformed 10 ka human cranium for further research on ICD practice. The 3D model of the endocranial cast of this ICD cranium was discovered near Harbin City, Province Heilongjiang, Northeast China. The fossil preserved only the frontal, parietal, and occipital bones. To complete the endocast model of the specimen, we printed a 3D model and used modeling clay to reconstruct the missing part based on the general form of the modern human endocast morphology. Homo sapiens IVPP-PA1616 View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: Brain endocast of two non-mammaliaform cynodonts from southern Brazil: an ontogenetic and evolutionary approach.Carolina Hoffmann, Pablo Rodrigues, Marina Soares and Marco BrandalisePublished online: 2022-08-09Keywords: Brain evolution; Computed Tomography; Cynodontia; Encephalization Quotient; Triassic. doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.172 Abstract This contribution contains the 3D model(s) described and figured in the following publication: Carolina A. Hoffmann, P. G. Rodrigues, M. B. Soares & M. B. Andrade. 2021. Brain endocast of two non-mammaliaform cynodonts from southern Brazil: an ontogenetic and evolutionary approach, Historical Biology, 33:8, 1196-1207, https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1685512 Probelesodon kitchingi MCP 1600 PV View specimen
Massetognathus ochagaviae MCP 3871 PV View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: Redescription, taxonomic revaluation, and phylogenetic affinities of Proterochampsa nodosa (Archosauriformes: Proterochampsidae), early Late Triassic of Candelaria Sequence (Santa Maria Supersequence)Daniel de Simão-Oliveira, Felipe Lima Pinheiro, Marco Brandalise de Andrade and Flávio Augusto PrettoPublished online: 2022-07-04Keywords: Archosauriformes; Late Triassic; osteology; Proterochampsia; taxonomy doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.170 Abstract The present 3D dataset contains the 3D models of the holotype of Proterochampsa nodosa that were built and analysed in “Redescription, taxonomic revaluation, and phylogenetic affinities of Proterochampsa nodosa (Archosauriformes: Proterochampsidae), early Late Triassic of Candelaria Sequence (Santa Maria Supersequence)”. Proterochampsa nodosa MCP 1694-PV View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: First records of extinct kentriodontid and squalodelphinid dolphins from the Upper Marine Molasse (Burdigalian age) of Switzerland and a reappraisal of the Swiss cetacean fauna.Gabriel Aguirre-Fernández, Jürg Jost and Sarah HilfikerPublished online: 2022-04-19Keywords: bony labyrinth; Inner ear; Kentriodontidae; Physeteridae; Squalodelphinidae doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.159 Abstract This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Aguirre-Fernández G, Jost J, and Hilfiker S. 2022. First records of extinct kentriodontid and squalodelphinid dolphins from the Upper Marine Molasse (Burdigalian age) of Switzerland and a reappraisal of the Swiss cetacean fauna. Kentriodon sp. NMBE 5023944 View specimen
Kentriodon sp. NMBE 5023945 View specimen
Kentriodon sp. NMBE 5023946 View specimen
Kentriodon sp. NMBE 5036436 View specimen
indet. indet. NMBE 5023942 View specimen
indet. indet. NMBE 5023943 View specimen
indet. indet. NMBE 5036437 View specimen
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3D model related to the publication: A new cynodont from the Upper Triassic Los Colorados Formation (Argentina, South America) reveals a novel paleobiogeographic context for mammalian ancestorsLeandro C. Gaetano, Fernando Abdala, Federico D. Seoane, Aureliano Tartaglione, Michael Schulz, Alejandro Otero, Juan M. Leardi, Cecilia Apaldetti, Veronica Krapovickas and Eugenio SteinbachPublished online: 2022-04-25Keywords: Cynodontia; Late Triassic; paleobiogeography; phylogeny; Probainognathia doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.165 Abstract The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in Gaetano, L. C., Abdala, F., Seoane, F. D., Tartaglione, A., Schulz, M., Otero, A., Leardi, J. M., Apaldetti, C., Krapovickas, V., and Steinbach, E. 2021. A new cynodont from the Upper Triassic Los Colorados Formation (Argentina, South America) reveals a novel paleobiogeographic context for mammalian ancestors. Scientific Reports. Tessellatia bonapartei PULR-V121 View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: Description of the first cranium and endocranial structures of Stenoplesictis minor (Mammalia, Carnivora), an early aeluroid from the Oligocene of the Quercy Phosphorites (southwestern France)Camille Grohé, Jérôme Surault, Axelle Gardin and Louis D. BonisPublished online: 2022-05-08Keywords: Aeluroidea; bony labyrinth; brain endocast; stapes; Stenoplesictoid doi: 10.18563/m3.166 Abstract This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Bonis, L. de, Grohé, C., Surault, J., Gardin, A. 2022. Description of the first cranium and endocranial structures of Stenoplesictis minor (Mammalia, Carnivora), an early aeluroid from the Oligocene of the Quercy Phosphorites (southwestern France). Historical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2022.2045980 Stenoplesictis minor UM-ACQ 6705 View specimen
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3D model related to the publication: A new gigantic carnivore (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae) from the late middle Miocene of FranceBastien Mennecart, Jérémy Tissier, Jean-François Lesport, Antoine Heitz and Floréal SoléPublished online: 2022-05-10Keywords: bear dog; mandible; surface scan; T. cazanavei; Tartarocyon doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.163 Abstract The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in Solé F., Lesport J.-F., Heitz A., and Mennecart B. minor revision. A new gigantic carnivore (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae) from the late middle Miocene of France. PeerJ. Tartarocyon cazanavei MHNBx 2020.20.1 View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: Hide and seek shark teeth in Random Forests: Machine learning applied to Scyliorhinus caniculaFidji Berio, Yann Bayle, Sylvie Agret, Daniel Baum, Nicolas Goudemand and Mélanie Debiais-ThibaudPublished online: 2022-05-24Keywords: geometric morphometrics; machine learning; Scyliorhinus canicula; sharks; tooth morphology doi: 10.18563/journal.m3.164 Abstract 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. Scyliorhinus canicula 200118I View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 200118H View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 081118B View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 081118A View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 200118G View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 081118C View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 200118F View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 200118E View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 200118D View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 200118C View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 200118A View specimen
Scyliorhinus canicula 030418A View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 071118A View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 071118C View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 121118G View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 121118I View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 180118A View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 270918A View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 12111931 View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 190118A View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 121218A View specimen
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Scyliorhinus canicula 121218C View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: Skull sutures and cranial mechanics in the Permian reptile Captorhinus aguti and the evolution of the temporal region in early amniotes
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M3#965_OMNH 44816Segmented cranial bone surfaces of OMNH 44816 Type: "3D_surfaces"3D view: doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.965 |
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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Benites-Palomino A., Velez-Juarbe J., Altamirano-Sierra A., Collareta A., Carrillo-Briceño J., and Urbina M. 2022. Sperm whales (Physeteroidea) from the Pisco Formation, Peru, and their Trophic role as fat-sources for Late Miocene sharks.
Scaphokogia cochlearis MUSM 978 View specimen
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M3#977_MUSM 978juvenile Scaphokogia cochlearis Type: "3D_surfaces"3D view: doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.977 |
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