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2023-03
Volume 09, issue 01
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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.


Datasets in press

3D model related to the publication: Anatomy of the holotype of “Probelesodon kitchingi revisited, a chiniquodontid cynodont (Synapsida, Probainognathia) from the early Late Triassic of southern Brazil
Carolina Hoffmann, Agustín Martinelli and Marco Brandalise
Published online: 23/05/2023

Keywords: Computed Tomography; Cynodontia; Morphology; Triassic

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.194

  Abstract

    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in the following publication: Carolina A. Hoffmann, A. G. Martinelli & M. B. Andrade. 2023. Anatomy of the holotype of “Probelesodon” kitchingi revisited, a chiniquodontid cynodont (Synapsida, Probainognathia) from the early Late Triassic of southern Brazil, Journal of Paleontology 

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3D model related to the publication: Occurrence of the ground sloth Nothrotheriops (Xenarthra, Folivora) in the Late Pleistocene of Uruguay: New information on its dietary and habitat preferences based on stable isotope analysis
Luciano Varela
Published online: 18/05/2023

Keywords: Ground sloth; Nothrotheriidae; Nothrotheriinae; Quaternary; South America

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.191

  Abstract

    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in the following publication: occurrence of the ground sloth Nothrotheriops (Xenarthra, Folivora) in the Late Pleistocene of Uruguay: New information on its dietary and habitat preferences based on stable isotope analysis. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-023-09660-w 

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3D models related to the publication: Virtual endocasts of Clevosaurus brasiliensis and the tuatara: rhynchocephalian neuroanatomy and the oldest endocranial record for Lepidosauria
 
Lívia Roese-Miron, Marc Jones, José Ferreira and Annie Hsiou
Published online: 11/05/2023

Keywords: endocast; Ontogeny; Rhynchocephalia; Sphenodon punctatus; Triassic

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.185

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the following manuscript: L. Roese-Miron, M.E.H. Jones, J.D. Ferreira and A.S. Hsiou., 2023. Virtual endocasts of Clevosaurus brasiliensis and the tuatara: Rhynchocephalian neuroanatomy and the oldest endocranial record for Lepidosauria.
      

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A human head micro-CT dataset : skull and soft tissues
Guillaume Captier, Valentin Favier and Renaud Lebrun
Published online: 10/05/2023

Keywords: Cranial osteology; Head; Homo sapiens; Micro-CT; Soft tissues

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.195

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    The present Dataset contains the micro-CT scan of the head of an anonymous 54 year old female donor, at a voxel resolution of 145µm. The skin of the face has been masked in order to avoid the donor to be recognized.
      

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3D models related to the publication: Miocene Moschidae (Mammalia, Ruminantia) from the Linxia Basin (China) connect Europe and Asia and show early evolutionary diversity of a today monogeneric family
Bastien Mennecart, ShiQi Wang, J. Cheng, L. Xing, J. Fu and Manuela Aiglstorfer
Published online: 21/04/2023

Keywords: dispersal; Hispanomeryx; Micromeryx; origin; saber tooth; Systematics

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.184

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    The present 3D Dataset contains 3D models of the holotypes described in Aiglstorfer et al.  (2023a). Miocene Moschidae (Mammalia, Ruminantia) from the Linxia Basin (China) connect Europe and Asia and show early evolutionary diversity of a today monogeneric family. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 

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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, Laureano Gonzalez Ruiz and Guillaume Billet
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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3D models related to the publication: Anatomical correlates and nomenclature of the chiropteran endocranial cast
Jacob Maugoust and Maëva Orliac
Published online: 06/04/2023

Keywords: angiology; bats; brain; endocast; neuroanatomy

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.193

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of extant Chiropteran endocranial casts, documenting 16 of the 19 extant bat families. They are used by Maugoust & Orliac (2023) to assess the correspondences between the brain and brain-surrounding tissues (i.e., neural tissues, blood vessels, meninges) and their imprint on the braincase, allowing for eventually proposing a Chiroptera-scale nomenclature of the endocast. 

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Current Issue

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3D model related to the publication: Cranial morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Amynodontidae Scott & Osborn, 1883 (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotoidea)
Léa Veine-Tonizzo, Jérémy Tissier, Maia . Bukhsianidze, Davit Vasilyan and Damien Becker
Published online: 20/03/2023

Keywords: Amynodontidae; Eocene; Oligocene; phylogeny; Rhinocerotoidea

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.139

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model of a specimen of Metamynodon planifrons (UNISTRA.2015.0.1106) described and figured in: Veine-Tonizzo, L., Tissier, J., Bukhsianidze, M., Vasilyan, D., Becker, D., 2023, Cranial morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Amynodontidae Scott & Osborn, 1883 (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotoidea). 

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3D models related to the publication: Ontogenetic variability of the intertympanic sinus distinguishes lineages within Crocodylia
Gwendal . Perrichon, Lionel Hautier, Yohan Pochat-Cottilloux, Irena Raselli, Céline Salaviale, Benjamin Dailh, Nicolas Rinder, Vincent Fernandez, Jérôme . Adrien, Joël Lachambre and Jérémy E. Martin
Published online: 30/01/2023

Keywords: Crocodylia; Ontogeny; sinus

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.173

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in: Perrichon et al. 2023. Ontogenetic variability of the intertympanic sinus distinguishes lineages within Crocodylia.
      

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3D models related to the publication: Cranial anatomy of Hypisodus minimus (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia) from the Oligocene Brule Formation of North America
Hannah Keppeler, Julia A. Schultz, Irina Ruf and Thomas Martin
Published online: 09/03/2023

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; CT data set; Hypertragulidae; skull

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.176

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Keppeler, H., Schultz, J. A., Ruf, I., & Martin, T., 2023. Cranial anatomy of Hypisodus minimus (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia) from the Oligocene Brule Formation of North America. Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 

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    Hypisodus minimus SMNK-PAL 27212 View specimen

    M3#1031

    CT image stack of a skull of Hypisodus minimus. Also includes a lumbar vertebra and a probable proximal phalanx of digit III or IV.

    Type: "3D_CT"

    doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1031   state:published




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    M3#1036

    3D surface models of a skull of Hypisodus minimus (SMNK-PAL27212). The data includes a surface model for: basisphenoid, tympanic bullae, ethmoid (lamina perpendicularis), frontals, jugal (left), jugal (right), lacrimals, lower dentition, mandibles, mastoid processes, maxillaries, maxilloturbinals, nasals, occipital, palatine, parietals, petrosals, presphenoid, squamosals, turbinates, upper dentition, and the vomer.

    Type: "3D_surfaces"

    doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1036   state:published




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    Hypisodus minimus SMNK-PAL 27213 View specimen

    M3#1033

    CT image stack of a skull of Hypisodus minimus. Also shows numerous postcranial material including an atlas articulated with the occipital bone, the distal part of a left humerus articulated to radius and ulna, a part of a femur, a part of a tibia and fibula, unidentifiable tarsal bones, parts of the metatarsals II, III, IV and V and their phalanges, a proximal phalanx of digit III or IV, a middle phalanx of digit III or IV, a possible patella and calcaneus, as well as numerous unidentifiable broken bony fragments.

    Type: "3D_CT"

    doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1033   state:published




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    M3#1035

    3D surface models of a skull of Hypisodus minimus (SMNK-PAL27213). The data includes a surface model for: atlas, basisphenoid, tympanic bullae, nasals, occipital, the petrosals, and the inner ear.

    Type: "3D_surfaces"

    doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1035   state:published




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3D models related to the publication: Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera.
Richard Dearden, Anthony Herrel and Alan Pradel
Published online: 18/01/2023

Keywords: chondrichthyan; holocephalan; iniopterygian; Pennsylvanian; suction feeding

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.177

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    The present 3D Dataset contains 3D models of the cranial, visceral, and pectoral endoskeleton of Iniopera, an iniopterygian stem-group holocephalan from the Pennsylvanian of the USA. These data formed the basis for the analyses carried out in Dearden et al. (2023) “Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera” PNAS. 

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3D models related to the publication: Fossils from the Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte (305 Ma) shed light on the anatomy, ecology and phylogeny of Carboniferous millipedes.
Mickael Lheritier, Jean Vannier, Gilles . Escarguel and Vincent Perrier
Published online: 21/02/2023

Keywords: Carboniferous; Juliformia; Montceau; Oniscomorpha

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.179

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the publication Fossils from the Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte (305 Ma) shed light on the anatomy, ecology and phylogeny of Carboniferous millipedes. Authors: Lheritier Mickael, Perroux Maëva, Vannier Jean, Escarguel Gilles, Wesener Thomas, Moritz Leif, Chabard Dominique, Adrien Jerome and Perrier Vincent. Journal of Systematics Palaeontology. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2023.2169891 

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3D models related to the publication: Late middle Miocene caviomorph rodents from Tarapoto, Peruvian Amazonia.
Myriam Boivin, Laurent Marivaux, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi and Pierre-Olivier Antoine
Published online: 08/03/2023

Keywords: Caviomorpha; Laventan; Paleobiogeography; Peru; Systematics

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.189

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    This contribution contains the three-dimensional digital models of a part of the dental fossil material (the large specimens) of caviomorph rodents, discovered in late middle Miocene detrital deposits of the TAR-31 locality in Peruvian Amazonia (San Martín, Peru). These fossils were described, figured and discussed in the following publication: Boivin, Marivaux et al. (2021), Late middle Miocene caviomorph rodents from Tarapoto, Peruvian Amazonia. PLoS ONE 16(11): e0258455. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258455
      

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MorphoDig last news

MorphoDig 1.6.7

New feature in MorphoDig 1.6.7 ( https://morphomuseum.com/downloadMorphodig ):

  • Scalar values (median, mean etc.) can now be extracted along an axis of interest (for instance to extract thickness profiles along a relevant axis)