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3D Printing an Explodable Dog Skull for Veterinary Education
William C. Hooker Logo, Ruihan R. Liu, Alexis M. Slack Logo, Emma R. Schachner Logo, William G. Ryerson Logo and Brandon P. Hedrick Logo
Published online: 17/12/2025

Keywords: anatomy; cranium; Education; Outreach; Teaching

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.276

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    Veterinary education often relies on cadaveric specimens, but there is increasing demand for alternatives due to limited resources and ethical considerations. To address this, we developed a 3D printed ‘explodable’ model of a dog cranium with detachable, magnetized cranial components      for teaching anatomy to students. This model was generated from a computed tomographic scan of a juvenile dog cranium for which cranial sutures were still partially open and segmented such that major cranial bones were isolated. All bones are printed at actual size and retain openings for cranial nerves and major vessels. This interactive model enhances anatomical education by supplying a hands-on tool that can be used either in the classroom setting or for independent learning and can be incorporated at the high school, college, or veterinary school level. It is currently being integrated into the first-year anatomy foundation course at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The model can be printed using any hobbyist or specialist 3D printer and we outline assembly instructions on how to attach magnets at prefabricated attachment points.      Using both digital and 3D printed resources, we hope to help to address current shortages of anatomical resources and      also      inspire future generations of practicing veterinarians by making anatomy more accessible and engaging.
      

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Published in Volume 11, issue 04 (2025)

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3D models related to the publication : Nouvelles données géologiques et biostratigraphiques du gisement paléontologique à vertébrés de Mauvières, à Marcilly-sur-Maulne (Miocène Inférieur et Moyen ; Indre-et-Loire, France)
Alexandre Robert-Duarte Logo, Cyril Gagnaison Logo, Bastien Mennecart Logo, Réjanne Le Bivic Logo and Maxime Denis Logo
Published online: 31/08/2026

Keywords: lower jaw; Lower jaw; Lower Miocene; mammals; tooth.; turtle

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.311

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    The present 3D Dataset contains 3D models (1 turtle and 7 mammals) from the french Lower Miocene described in: Gagnaison C., Mennecart B., Bailleul J., Barrier P., Chenot É., Toullec R., Potel S., Martin H., Millet A. & Memeteau D. 2023. — Nouvelles données géologiques et biostratigraphiques du gisement paléontologique à vertébrés de Mau­vières, à Marcilly-sur-Maulne (Miocène inférieur et moyen ; Indre-et-Loire, France). Geodiversitas 45 (16): 449-478. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a16.  

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3D model related to the publication: Earliest-diverging rhynchocephalian from Gondwana: a new sphenodontian from the Upper Triassic Los Colorados Formation (northwestern Argentina).
Leandro C. Gaetano Logo, Juan C. Sotomayor Chacón Logo, María R. Arcaria Logo, Nahuel Vega, Juan M. Leardi Logo, Federico D. Seoane and Alejandro Otero
Published online: 31/08/2026

Keywords: anatomy; Gondwana; Late Triassic; Norian; Sphenodontia

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.290

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    This contribution contains the 3D dataset analyzed in L. C. Gaetano, J. C. Sotomayor Chacón, M. R. Arcaria, N. Vega, J. M. Leardi, F. D. Seoane, and A. Otero. submitted. Earliest-diverging rhynchocephalian from Gondwana: a new sphenodontian from the Upper Triassic Los Colorados Formation (northwestern Argentina). Scientific Reports. 

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3D models related to the publication: Neurovascular system and dental renewal in the rostrum of Spinosauridae: new descriptions and implications on non-olfactive snout sensitivity of dinosaurs 
Frederic Pittet Logo and Florent Goussard Logo
Published online: 24/06/2026

Keywords: dental renewal; neurovascular; rostrum; sensitivity; Spinosauridae

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.272

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of three specimens of Spinosauridae: two Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet & Russell, 1998 (MNHN.F.GDF365 and MNHN.F.GDF366) and one Spinosaurus maroccanus Russell, 1996 (MNHN.F.SAM124). These specimens are analyzed and discussed in Pittet F. 2026. Neurovascular system and dental renewal in the rostrum of Spinosauridae: new descriptions and implications on non-olfactive snout sensitivity of dinosaurs, Geodiversitas. 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: Triassic turtles of France: the first European Rhaetian stem turtle taxon (clades Testudinata, Proterochersidae)
Tomasz Szczygielski Logo, Fanny Celestin, Sylvain Adnet Logo and Guillaume Guinot Logo
Published online: 20/08/2026

Keywords: North Pangaea; Proterochersidae; Rhaetian; Testudinata; Triassic

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.301

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models produced for the paper "Szczygielski, T., Celestin, F., Adnet, S., Guinot, G., 2026. Triassic turtles of France: the first European Rhaetian stem turtle taxon (clades Testudinata, Proterochersidae). Swiss Journal of Palaeontology". The digitized material consists of shell and appendicular skeleton fragments of the first diagnostic stem turtle from the European Rhaetian and showcases a number of autapomorphic characters. 

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3D models related to the publication: A comprehensive evolutionary history of Peradectidae (Mammalia: Metatheria) revealed by a new dental morphology-based phylogenetic framework, with insights from late early Eocene French specimens
Killian Gernelle Logo, Sandrine Ladevèze Logo and Rodolphe Tabuce Logo
Published online: 16/07/2026

Keywords: Cenozoic; Laurasia; opossum-like; phylogeny; tribosphenic teeth

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.296

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    This contribution contains three-dimensional models of the holotypes of Europeradectes marivauxi Gernelle, 2026, and E. williamsoni Gernelle, 2026, as well as other fossil material referred to these species from their type locality, Prémontré (Paris Basin; late early Eocene, 50.4-50.3 Ma). These specimens, among the youngest known for Europeradectes Gernelle, 2026, were analyzed and discussed in: Gernelle et al. (2026), A comprehensive evolutionary history of Peradectidae (Mammalia: Metatheria) revealed by a new dental morphology-based phylogenetic framework, with insights from late early Eocene French specimens. 

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3D models related to the publication: A 3D atlas of the trigeminal nerve and its relevance for comparative studies of the masticatory apparatus in rodents.
Lionel Hautier Logo, Marcos A. Alves Logo, Léa Da Cunha Logo and Benoit Moison Logo
Published online: 15/07/2026

Keywords: Comparative anatomy; comparative anatomy; masticatory muscles; rodents; trigeminal nerve

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.307

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Hautier L, Da Cunha L, Alves Filho M, Moison B, Besson L, Fabre P-H. 20XX. A 3D atlas of the trigeminal nerve and its relevance for comparative studies of the masticatory apparatus in rodents. Journal of Anatomy
      

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3D models related to the publication: Vitaceae seed and wood fossils from the Eocene–Oligocene phosphatic fissure fillings of Quercy, southwestern France
Yiyun Chen, Anaïs Boura Logo, Maëva J. Orliac Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo and Cédric Del Rio Logo
Published online: 10/06/2026

Keywords: Eocene; Oligocene; Seed; Vitis

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.306

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    The present 3D dataset contains the 3D models of two fossil seeds of Vitaceae from the Quercy fossiliferous area, southwestern France. One seed comes from the Eocene locality of Fontoffre 2, and the other from the Oligocene locality of Baraval. These seeds document new fossil species within the Vitaceae family and illustrate the morphological diversity of this family during the Palaeogene. The CT scan data were processed with ImageJ and Mimics Innovation Suite version 1.13 to reconstruct the specimens. Here we provide .stl files that can be easily opened with the software MeshLab. 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: Tooth Function of the Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Adaptations to Omnivory in the Order Carnivora
Sophie Koomen Logo, Andreas Lang and Thomas Martin
Published online: 07/07/2026

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https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.286

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    The present dataset contains the 3D models of the cheek teeth of eight raccoons analyzed in Koomen, S. E., Lang, A. J. & Martin, T. (2026). Tooth Function of the Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Adaptations to Omnivory in the Order Carnivora. Journal of Morphology.   

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3D models related to the publication: Novel information on the braincase of Megaraptor namunhuaiquii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) using X-ray tomography: pneumaticity, paleoneurology and their paleobiological implications
Ariana Paulina-Carabajal Logo and Juan D. Porfiri Logo
Published online: 29/06/2026

Keywords: Dinosaur hearing; hunting habits; Megaraptoridae; neuroanatomy; Sense Biology

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.291

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the following publication: Paulina-Carabajal, A., and Porfiri, J.D. 2026. Novel information on the braincase of Megaraptor namunhuaiquii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) using X-ray tomography: pneumaticity, paleoneurology and their paleobiological implications. Ameghiniana 63(1), 16-32
      

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: New records of platyrrhine primates (Atelidae and Cebidae) from the Miocene of Western Amazonia, State of Acre, Brazil
Laurent Marivaux Logo, Francisco R. Negri Logo and Ana M. Ribeiro Logo
Published online: 03/08/2026

Keywords: Brazilian Amazonia; Neogene; Paleobiogeography; Platyrrhini

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.293

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    This contribution contains the three-dimensional digital models of fossil remains of platyrrhine primates from the late Middle to early Late Miocene (Upper Solimões Formation) of the State of Acre, Brazil (Western Amazonia). These fossils were described, figured and discussed in the following publication: Marivaux et al. (2026), New records of platyrrhine primates (Atelidae and Cebidae) from the Miocene of Western Amazonia, State of Acre, Brazil. Journal of Mammalian Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-026-09829-z
      

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3D models related to the publication: A basal representative of Cetacea from the Eocene of India.
Mohd Waqas Logo, Romain Weppe Logo, Vincent Lazzari Logo, Cecile Blondel Logo, Laurent Marivaux Logo, Anne-Lise Charruault Logo, Maurin Tarly, Adélaide Euriat Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo, Rajendra Rana Logo, Thierry Smith Logo and Maëva J. Orliac Logo
Published online: 16/03/2026

Keywords: Cetacea; CT-scan; mandibular canal; Middle Eocene

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.279

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the holotype and only specimen of Kalakocetus aurorae, a new cetacean retrieved from the Kalakot area in northwestern India. This specimen consists in a left hemimandible preserving the root of i3, p2, p4, m1 and m3 in situ. Its primitive morphology, with a tricuspid m3 morphologically intermediate between Raoellidae and Pakicetidae, makes it the first offshoot of Cetacea and provides crucial new elements to understand the setting up of the peculiar dental morphology of early cetaceans.
      

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Published in Volume 12, issue 01 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: Brain drain: exceptional pattern of calvarial venation in pangolins and its phylogenetic significance for Ferae
Guillaume Billet Logo, Lionel Hautier Logo and Philippe Gaubert Logo
Published online: 26/03/2026

Keywords: Carnivora; cranium; Diploic veins; Pholidota; Placentalia

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.288

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    The present 3D Dataset contains a selection of 3D models analyzed in Billet G, Hautier L, Gaudin TJ, Flynn JJ, Ruf I, Carrillo JD, Ladevèze S, Lehmann T, Nicolas V, Orliac MJ, Tornero C, Wible JR, Wong N, Gaubert P. Submitted. Brain drain: Exceptional pattern of calvarial venation in pangolins and its phylogenetic significance for Ferae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: Reexamining the evolutionary history of the mammalian medial pterygoid muscle
Julia A. Schultz Logo, Lucas N. Weaver Logo, Kai R. K. Jäger Logo and David M. Grossnickle Logo
Published online: 05/05/2026

Keywords: Cladotheria; Docodonta; Eutriconodonta; Mammalia; Postdentary bones

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.298

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    The present dataset contains 3D models used for illustration purposes in Schultz, J. A., Weaver, L. N., Jäger, K. R. K. & Grossnickle, D. M., 2026. Reexamining the evolutionary history of the mammalian medial pterygoid muscle. Evolution. The dataset includes 3D models based on micro-computed tomography (µCT) data of the postdentary area of the morganucodontan Morganucodon, the docodontan Docodon, the eutriconodontan Priacodon and the cladotherian Dryolestes. In addition, the dataset includes manually reconstructed schematic 3D models of the middle ear bones for the morganucodontan Morganucodon, the docodontan Docodon, the eutriconodontan Priacodon and schematic middle ear bones and a virtually rendered juvenile lower jaw of a juvenile monotreme Ornithorhynchus (based on illustrations of Zeller [1989]). 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: Hidden diversity of Palaeogene metatherians: a new family of polydolopimorphian marsupials from Peruvian Amazonia
Narla Stutz Logo, Ana M. Ribeiro Logo, Anne-Lise Charruault Logo, Myriam Boivin Logo, François Pujos Logo, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi Logo, Laurent Marivaux Logo and Pierre-Olivier Antoine Logo
Published online: 17/04/2026

Keywords: body mass; Cenozoic; low latitudes; miniaturisation; phylogeny

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.295

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    This contribution contains the 3D digital models of some fossil specimens of Wamradolops telloi Stutz and Pozodolops manuelorum Stutz (Metatheria: Polydolopimorphia), from several Palaeogene locations of Peruvian Amazonia. These taxa were described and analyzed in detail in the following publication: Stutz et al. (2026), Hidden diversity of Palaeogene metatherians: a new family of polydolopimorphian marsupials from Peruvian Amazonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag006.
      

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: Fruits of Anacardiaceae from the Early Oligocene of Baraval Quercy locality, southwestern France
Muratcan Ersoy, Yiyun Chen, Anaïs Boura Logo, Fabiani Herrera Logo, Steven Manchester Logo, Maëva J. Orliac Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo and Cédric Del Rio Logo
Published online: 13/05/2026

Keywords: Baravalosphaera; Choerospondias; Fruit; Oligocene; Palaeochoerospondias

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.299

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of two endocarps from the Oligocene of Baraval Quercy locality. These endocarps document new fossil genera within the Anacardiaceae family and illustrate the morphological diversity of this family during the Palaeogene. The CT-scan data were processed with ImageJ and Mimics Innovation Suite version 1.13 to reconstruct the specimens. Here we provide .stl files easy to read with the software Meshlab. 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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The endocranial cast of a 10 ka intentionally deformed human cranium from China
Yin Qiyu Logo, Li Qiang Logo, Ma Ming Logo, Zhang Wei Logo and Ni Xijun Logo
Published online: 27/07/2022

Keywords: endocranial cast; intentional cranial deformation; Northeast China

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.169

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    This 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.
      

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    Homo sapiens IVPP-PA1616 View specimen

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    The frontal region of the endocast is flattened, probably formed by the constant pressure on the frontal bone during growth. There is a well-developed frontal crest on the endocranial surface. The endocast widens posteriorly from the frontal lobe. The widest point of the endocast is at the lateral border of the parietal lobe. The lower parietal areas display a marked lateral expansion. The overall shape of the endocast is asymmetrical, with the left side of the parietal lobe being more laterally expanded than the right side. Like the frontal lobe, the occipital lobe is also anteroposteriorly flattened.

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    The original endocranial cast model (with texture) of IVPP-PA1616. It shows the original structures of the specimen, and was not altered in any way.

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Published in Volume 08, issue 03 (2022)

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3D models related to the publication: Head anatomy and phylogenomics show the Carboniferous giant Arthropleura was a relative to both millipedes and centipedes
Mickael Lheritier Logo, Gregory D. Edgecombe Logo, Russell J. Garwood Logo, Adrien Buisson, Alexis . Gerbe Logo, Nicolás Mongiardino Koch Logo, Jean Vannier Logo, Gilles Escarguel Logo, Jérôme Adrien Logo, Vincent Fernandez Logo, Aude Bergeret-Medina Logo, Alexandra Giupponi and Vincent Perrier Logo
Published online: 11/10/2024

Keywords: Arthropleura; Carboniferous; Montceau-les-Mines; Phylogenomics

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.233

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the publication: Head anatomy and phylogenomics show the Carboniferous giant Arthropleura was a relative to both millipedes and centipedes. Lhéritier Mickaël, Edgecombe Gregory D., Garwodd Russell J., Buisson Adrien, Gerbe Alexis, Mongiardino Koch Nicolás, Vannier Jean, Escarguel Gilles, Adrien Jérome, Fernandez Vincent, Bergeret-Medina Aude, Giupponi Alexandra and Perrier Vincent. Sciences Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp6362
      

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Published in Volume 10, issue 04 (2024)

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3D models related to the publication: A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology
Giovanni Bianucci, Olivier Lambert Logo, Mario Urbina Logo, Marco Merella Logo, Alberto Collareta Logo, Florent Goussard Logo, Rebecca Bennion Logo, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi Logo, Aldo Benites-Palomino Logo, Klaas Post, Christian de Muizon Logo, Giulia Bosio Logo, Claudio N. Di Celma Logo, Elisa Malinverno Logo, Pietro P. Pierantoni Logo, Igor Maria Villa Logo and Eli Amson Logo
Published online: 04/08/2023

Keywords: Archaeoceti; Basilosauridae; bone mass increase; Eocene; pachyosteosclerosis

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.187

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Bianucci et al. 2023, A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology, Nature. These include bones of the holotype of new species Perucetus colossus (MUSM 3248), as well as the articulated skeleton of Cynthiacetus peruvianus (holotype, MNHN.F.PRU10). The latter was used to estimate the total skeleton volume of P. colossus. 

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Published in Volume 09, issue 03 (2023)

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3D model related to the publication: Cranial Anatomy of Indohyus indirae (Raoellidae), an artiodactyl from the Eocene of India, and its implications for raoellid biology
Sonam Patel, Avinash C. Nanda, Maëva J. Orliac Logo and J. G. M. Thewissen Logo
Published online: 25/09/2024

Keywords: Artiodactyla; Cetacea; skull anatomy

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.216

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model of the skull of the raoellid Indohyus indirae described in Patel et al. 2024.
      

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Published in Volume 10, issue 03 (2024)

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