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.
  

Homo sapiens IVPP-PA1616 View specimen

	M3#972 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. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.972   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#976 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. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.976   state:published	Download 3D surface file

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

M3#903 Surface scan (ply) and texture (png) of the holotype of Tartarocyon cazanavei (MHNBx 2020.20.1) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.903   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in Hendrickx, C. and Bell, P. R. 2021. The scaly skin of the abelisaurid Carnotaurus sastrei (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia. Cretaceous Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104994 

Carnotaurus sastrei MACN 894 View specimen

M3#802 3D reconstruction of the biggest patch of skin (~1200 cm2) from the anterior tail region of the holotype of Carnotaurus, which is the largest single patch of squamous integument available for any saurischian. The skin consists of medium to large (up to 65 mm in diameter) conical feature scales surrounded by a network of low and small (< 14 mm) irregular basement scales separated by narrow interstitial tissue. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.802   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models of the fossil teeth of two chinchilloid caviomorph rodents (Borikenomys praecursor and Chinchilloidea gen. et sp. indet.) discovered from lower Oligocene deposits of Puerto Rico, San Sebastian Formation (locality LACM Loc. 8060). These fossils were described and figured in the following publication: Marivaux et al. (2020), Early Oligocene chinchilloid caviomorphs from Puerto Rico and the initial rodent colonization of the West Indies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2806 

Borikenomys praecursor LACM 162447 View specimen

M3#638 Right lower m3. This isolated tooth was scanned with a resolution of 6 µm using a μ-CT-scanning station EasyTom 150 / Rx Solutions (Montpellier RIO Imaging, ISE-M, Montpellier, France). AVIZO 7.1 (Visualization Sciences Group) software was used for visualization, segmentation, and 3D rendering. The specimen was prepared within a “labelfield” module of AVIZO, using the segmentation threshold selection tool. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.638   state:published

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Borikenomys praecursor LACM 162446 View specimen

M3#639 Fragment of lower molar (most of the mesial part). This isolated broken tooth was scanned with a resolution of 6 µm using a μ-CT-scanning station EasyTom 150 / Rx Solutions (Montpellier RIO Imaging, ISE-M, Montpellier, France). AVIZO 7.1 (Visualization Sciences Group) software was used for visualization, segmentation, and 3D rendering. The specimen was prepared within a “labelfield” module of AVIZO, using the segmentation threshold selection tool. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.639   state:published

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indet indet LACM 162448 View specimen

M3#640 Fragment of either an upper tooth (mesial laminae) or a lower tooth (distal laminae). The specimen was scanned with a resolution of 6 µm using a μ-CT-scanning station EasyTom 150 / Rx Solutions (Montpellier RIO Imaging, ISE-M, Montpellier, France). AVIZO 7.1 (Visualization Sciences Group) software was used for visualization, segmentation, and 3D rendering. This fragment of tooth was prepared within a “labelfield” module of AVIZO, using the segmentation threshold selection tool. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.640   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D surface model of the holotype cranium of the Late Jurassic thalassochelydian turtle Solnhofia brachyrhyncha described and figured in the publication of Anquetin and Püntener (2020). 

Solnhofia brachyrhyncha MJSN BAN001-2.1 View specimen

M3#536 Textured 3D surface model of the holotype cranium of the Late Jurassic turtle Solnhofia brachyrhyncha Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.536   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of brain endocast of traversodontid cynodonts studied in: Pavanatto et al. 2019. Virtual reconstruction of cranial endocasts of traversodontid cynodonts (Eucynodontia: Gomphodontia) from the upper Triassic of Southern Brazil. Journal of Morphology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21029 

Siriusgnathus niemeyerorum CAPPA/UFSM 0032 View specimen

M3#425 3D model of the brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.425   state:published

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Exaeretodon riograndensis CAPPA/UFSM 0030 View specimen

M3#426 3D model of the brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.426   state:published

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Exaeretodon riograndensis CAPPA/UFSM 0227 View specimen

M3#427 3D model of the brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.427   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Tissier et al. (in prep.). 

Sellamynodon zimborensis UBB MPS 15795 View specimen

M3#297 Incomplete skull with left M3. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.297   state:published

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Sellamynodon zimborensis UBB MPS 15795 View specimen

M3#298 Mandible with complete molar and premolar rows, lacking symphysis. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.298   state:published

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Amynodontopsis aff. bodei UBB MPS V545 View specimen

M3#299 Maxillary fragment with M1-3. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.299   state:published

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Amynodontopsis aff. bodei UBB MPS V546 View specimen

M3#300 Unworn m1/2 on mandible fragment. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.300   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Molnar, JL, Pierce, SE, Bhullar, B-A, Turner, AH, Hutchinson, JR (accepted). Morphological and functional changes in the crocodylomorph vertebral column with increasing aquatic adaptation. Royal Society Open Science. 

Protosuchus richardsoni AMNH-VP 3024 View specimen

M3#44 8th and 9th dorsal vertebrae, 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae, and 5th lumbar and sacral vertebrae. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf44   state:published

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Terrestrisuchus gracilis NHM-PV R 7562 View specimen

M3#45 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae, and 5th lumbar and sacral vertebrae Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf45   state:published

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Pelagosaurus typus NHM-PV OR 32598 View specimen

M3#46 7th and 8th dorsal vertebrae, 11th and 12th dorsal vertebrae, 15th dorsal vertebra and sacral vertebra. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf46   state:published

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Metriorhynchus superciliosus NHM-PV R 2054 View specimen

M3#47 6th and 7th dorsal vertebrae, 10th and 11th dorsal vertebrae, 17th dorsal vertebra and sacral vertebra Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf47   state:published

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Crocodylus niloticus FNC0 View specimen

M3#48 7th and 8th dorsal vertebrae, 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae, 5th lumbar vertebra and sacral vertebra. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf48   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D model described and figured in the following publication: Billet G., Germain D., Ruf I., Muizon C. de, Hautier L. 2013. The inner ear of Megatherium and the evolution of the vestibular system in sloths. Journal of Anatomy 123:557-567, DOI: 10.1111/joa.12114. 

Megatherium americanum MNHN.F.PAM276 View specimen

M3#14 This model corresponds to a virtually reconstructed bony labyrinth of the right inner ear of the skull MNHN-F-PAM 276, attributed to the extinct giant ground sloth Megatherium americanum. The fossil comes from Pleistocene deposits at Rio Salado (Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina). The bony labyrinth of Megatherium shows semicircular canals that are proportionally much larger than in the modern two-toed and three-toed sloths. The cochlea in Megatherium shows 2.5 turns, which is a rather high value within Xenarthra. Overall, the shape of the bony labyrinth of Megatherium resembles more that of extant armadillos than that of its extant sloth relatives. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf14   state:published

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The 3D dataset presented in this article provides the 3D models of two Chelonioidea turtles dentaries from the Paleocene of France described in: Lapparent de Broin F. de, Marek H., Barrier P. & Gagnaison C. 2025. — Euclastidae n. fam. (Chelonioidea) et première mention d’Euclastes Cope, 1867 dans le Paléocène du bassin de Paris (France). Geodiversitas 47 (10): 409-464. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2025v47a10. 

Euclastes wielandi ULB-04A21-10 View specimen

M3#1791 Euclastes wielandi Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1791   state:published

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Euclastes wielandi MNHN.F.BPT52 View specimen

M3#1709 Euclastes wielandi (cast) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1709   state:published

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Euclastes wielandi ULB-04A21-11 View specimen

M3#1792 Euclastes montenati nov. sp. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1792   state:published

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Euclastes wielandi MNHN.F.BPT53 View specimen

M3#1711 Euclastes montenati (cast) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1711   state:published

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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

M3#978 3D model of the brain endocast of Probelesodon kitchingi. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.978   state:published

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Massetognathus ochagaviae MCP 3871 PV View specimen

M3#979 3D model of the brain endocast of Massetognathus ochagaviae. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.979   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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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the sacral vertebrae analyzed in “Sacral co-ossification in dinosaurs: The oldest record of fused sacral vertebrae in Dinosauria and the diversity of sacral co-ossification patterns in the group”.
  

Buriolestes schultzi CAPPA/UFSM 0035 View specimen

M3#705 Sacral vertebrae of Buriolestes schultzi Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.705   state:published

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indet indet CAPPA/UFSM 0228 View specimen

M3#706 Sacral vertebrae of a saurischian dinosaur indet. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.706   state:published

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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”. 

Antifer ensenadensis U-4922 View specimen

M3#550 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.550   state:published

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Antifer ensenadensis MCN-PV 943 View specimen

M3#551 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.551   state:published

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The present Dataset contains the 3D model of the male genital organs of greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. This is the first detailed 3D structure of the soft-tissue genital organs of bats. The 3D model was generated using microCT and techniques of virtual reconstruction. 

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum JP18-006 View specimen

M3#521 The genital organs of male greater horseshoe bat. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.521   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the following publication: Paulina-Carabajal, A., Ezcurra, M., Novas, F., 2019. New information on the braincase and endocranial morphology of the Late Triassic neotheropod Zupaysaurus rougieri using Computed Tomography data. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2019.1630421
  

Zupaysaurus rougieri PULR 076 View specimen

M3#424 The Zip contains 3 files, which correspond to: PULR_076-M1: Zupaysaurus rougieri skull, braincase and cranial endocast PULR_076-M2: Zupaysaurus rougieri braincase PULR_076-M1: Zupaysaurus rougieri brain and inner ear Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.424   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in: Amson et al., Under review. Evolutionary Adaptation to Aquatic Lifestyle in Extinct Sloths Can Lead to Systemic Alteration of Bone Structure doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.0270. 

Bradypus tridactylus MNHN ZM-MO-1999-1065 View specimen

M3#337 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.337   state:published

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Choloepus didactylus MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-594 View specimen

M3#338 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.338   state:published

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Thalassocnus natans MNHN-F-SAS-734 View specimen

M3#339 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.339   state:published

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Thalassocnus littoralis MNHN-F-SAS-1610 View specimen

M3#340 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.340   state:published

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Thalassocnus littoralis MNHN-F-SAS-1615 View specimen

M3#341 Brain endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.341   state:published

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Thalassocnus carolomartini SMNK-3814 View specimen

M3#342 Brain endocast lacking right olfactory bulb Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.342   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models of the isolated teeth attributed to stem representatives of the Cebuella and Cebus lineages (Cebuella sp. and Cebus sp.), described and figured in the following publication: Marivaux et al. (2016), Dental remains of cebid platyrrhines from the earliest late Miocene of Western Amazonia, Peru: macroevolutionary implications on the extant capuchin and marmoset lineages. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23052 

Cebus sp. MUSM-3243 View specimen

M3#282 3D model of left lower m1 (lingual part) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.282   state:published

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Cebuella sp. MUSM-3239 View specimen

M3#283 3D model of left lower p4 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.283   state:published

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Cebuella sp. MUSM-3240 View specimen

M3#294 3D model of right upper P3 or P4 (buccal part) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.294   state:published

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Cebuella sp. MUSM-3241 View specimen

M3#295 3D model of right upper P2 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.295   state:published

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Cebuella sp. MUSM-3242 View specimen

M3#296 3D model of upper I2 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.296   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models of the isolated teeth of Canaanimico amazonensis, a new stem platyrrhine primate, described and figured in the following publication: Marivaux et al. (2016), Neotropics provide insights into the emergence of New World monkeys: new dental evidence from the late Oligocene of Peruvian Amazonia. Journal of Human Evolution. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.05.011
  

Canaanimico amazonensis MUSM-2499 View specimen

M3#289 3D model of left upper M2 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.289   state:published

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Canaanimico amazonensis MUSM-2500 View specimen

M3#290 3D model of left upper M1 (lingual part) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.290   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models of the bony labyrinths of two protocetid archaeocetes from the locality of Kpogamé, Togo, described and figured in the publication of Mourlam and Orliac (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.061  

?Carolinacetus indet. UM KPG-M 164 View specimen

M3#149 bony labyrinth of ? Carolinacetus sp. from Kpogamé, Togo Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.149   state:published

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indet. indet. UM KPG-M 73 View specimen

M3#150 bony labyrinth of Protocetidae indet. from Kpogamé, Togo Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.150   state:published

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