This contribution contains 3D models of the cranial endoskeleton of three specimens of the Permian ‘acanthodian’ stem-group chondrichthyan (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodes confusus, obtained using computed tomography. These datasets were described and analyzed in Dearden et al. (2024) “3D models related to the publication: The pharynx of the iconic stem-group chondrichthyan Acanthodes Agassiz, 1833 revisited with micro computed tomography.” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 

Acanthodes confusus MNHN-F-SAA20 View specimen

M3#1470 3D surfaces representing the three-dimensionally fossilised head of Acanthodes confusus Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1470   state:published

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Acanthodes confusus MNHN-F-SAA21 View specimen

M3#1471 3D surfaces representing the three-dimensionally fossilised head of Acanthodes confusus Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1471   state:published

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Acanthodes confusus MNHN-F-SAA24 View specimen

M3#1472 3D surfaces representing the three-dimensionally fossilised head of Acanthodes confusus Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1472   state:published

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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. 

Iniopera sp. KUNHM 22060, 158289 View specimen

M3#1034 plys of the head endoskeleton of Iniopera sp. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1034   state:published

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This contribution contains 3D models of the cranial skeleton and muscles in an elephantfish (Callorhinchus milii) and a catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), based on synchrotron tomographic scans. These datasets were analyzed and described in Dearden et al. (2021) “The morphology and evolution of chondrichthyan cranial muscles: a digital dissection of the elephantfish Callorhinchus milii and the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula.” Journal of Anatomy. 

Callorhinchus milii 001 View specimen

M3#708 3D models of the cranial skeleton and muscles of Callorhinchus milii, created using Mimics. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.708   state:published

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Scyliorhinus canicula 002 View specimen

M3#709 3D models of the cranial skeleton and muscles of Scyliorhinus canicula, created using Mimics. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.709   state:published

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