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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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3D models related to the publication: "From teeth to pad: tooth loss and development of keratinous structures in sirenians"
Lionel Hautier Logo, Helder Gomes Rodrigues Logo, Sérgio Ferreira-Cardoso and Frédéric Delsuc Logo
Published online: 29/11/2023

Keywords: keratinous pad; Sirenians; Steller’s sea cow; tooth loss

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.218

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Hautier L, Gomes Rodrigues H, Ferreira-Cardoso S, Emerling CA, Porcher M-L, Asher R, Portela Miguez R, Delsuc F. 2023. From teeth to pad: tooth loss and development of keratinous structures in sirenians. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1932 

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Published in Volume 09, issue 04 (2023)

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3D models related to the publication: Hide and seek shark teeth in Random Forests: Machine learning applied to Scyliorhinus canicula
Fidji Berio Logo, Yann Bayle Logo, Sylvie Agret, Daniel Baum Logo, Nicolas Goudemand Logo and Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud Logo
Published online: 24/05/2022

Keywords: geometric morphometrics; machine learning; Scyliorhinus canicula; sharks; tooth morphology

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.164

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    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. 

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Published in Volume 08, issue 02 (2022)

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3D models related to the publication: Upper third molar internal structural organization and semicircular canal morphology in Plio-Pleistocene South African cercopithecoids.
Amélie Beaudet Logo, Guillaume Fleury, Emmanuel Gilissen, Jean Dumoncel Logo, John F. Thackeray Logo, Laurent Bruxelles Logo, Benjamin Duployer Logo, Christophe Tenailleau Logo, Lunga Bam Logo, Jakobus Hoffman Logo, Frikke De Beer and José Braga Logo
Published online: 10/10/2019

Keywords: bony labyrinth; cercopithecoids; enamel-dentine junction; upper third molars

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.86

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the enamel-dentine junctions of upper third molars and of the bony labyrinths of the extant cercopithecoid specimens analyzed in the following publication: Beaudet, A., Dumoncel, J., Thackeray, J.F., Bruxelles, L., Duployer, B., Tenailleau, C., Bam, L., Hoffman, J., de Beer, F., Braga, J.: Upper third molar internal structural organization and semicircular canal morphology in Plio-Pleistocene South African cercopithecoids. Journal of Human Evolution 95, 104-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.04.004 

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Published in Volume 06, issue 01 (2020)

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Virtual reconstruction of a Late Jurassic metriorhynchid skull from Switzerland and its use for scientific illustration and paleoart
Sophie De Sousa Oliveira, Léa Girard Logo, Irena Raselli Logo and Jérémy Anquetin Logo
Published online: 19/07/2023

Keywords: Kimmeridgian; Late Jurassic; Metriorhynchidae; paleoart; Thalattosuchia

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.178

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    The democratization of 3D techniques in recent years provides exciting new opportunities for the study of complex fossils. In the present contribution, we provide a virtual reconstruction of a partial, disarticulated metriorhynchid (Metriorhynchidae, Thalattosuchia, Crocodylomorpha) skull from the Late Jurassic of northwestern Switzerland. This virtual reconstruction was used to produce high quality scientific illustrations of the whole skull for descriptive purposes. The reconstructed skull also served for the estimation of the total body length of the specimen and to propose a life reconstruction of the animal in its paleoenvironment. In an effort for transparency, we review the sources that were consulted for the life reconstruction and explain the choices that we had to make. 

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Published in Volume 09, issue 03 (2023)

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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 models related to the publication: Postcranial morphology of the extinct rodent Neoepiblema (Rodentia: Chinchilloidea): insights into the paleobiology of neoepiblemids
Leonardo Kerber Logo, Adriana M. Candela Logo, José D. Ferreira Logo, Flávio A. Pretto Logo, Jamile Bubadué Logo and Francisco R. Negri Logo
Published online: 20/10/2021

Keywords: Chinchilloidea; functional morphology; Giant rodents; Neogene; Solimões Formation.

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.140

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    This contribution contains the 3D models of postcranial bones (humerus, ulna, innominate, femur, tibia, astragalus, navicular, and metatarsal III) described and figured in the following publication: “Postcranial morphology of the extinct rodent Neoepiblema (Rodentia: Chinchilloidea): insights into the paleobiology of neoepiblemids”. 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 04 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: The endocranial cast of Khirtharia (Artiodactyla, Raoellidae) provides new insights into the earliest evolution of the cetacean brain
Maëva J. Orliac Logo and Mohd Waqas Logo
Published online: 06/01/2025

Keywords: brain; Cetacea; India; Middle Eocene

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.253

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    The present 3D dataset contains 3D models of the endocranial cast of the raoellid Khirtharia inflata retrieved from the middle Eocene of the Upper Subathu Formation in the Kalakot area (India). Raoellidae are closely related to stem cetaceans and bring crucial information to understand the earliest phase of land to water transition in Cetacea. 

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Published in Volume 11, issue 01 (2025)

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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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3D models related to the publication: New record of Neosaimiri (Cebidae, Platyrrhini) from the late Middle Miocene of Peruvian Amazonia
 
Laurent Marivaux Logo, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi Logo and Pierre-Olivier Antoine Logo
Published online: 10/07/2020

Keywords: Laventan; Neogene; Paleobiogeography; Peru; Tropical South America

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.119

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    This contribution contains the 3D models of the fossil teeth of a small-bodied platyrrhine primate, Neosaimiri cf. fieldsi (Cebinae, Cebidae, Platyrrhini) discovered from Laventan deposits (late Middle Miocene) of Peruvian Amazonia, San Martín Department (TAR-31: Tarapoto/Juan Guerra vertebrate fossil-bearing locus n°31). These fossils were described and figured in the following publication: Marivaux et al. (2020), New record of Neosaimiri (Cebidae, Platyrrhini) from the late Middle Miocene of Peruvian Amazonia. Journal of Human Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102835 

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Published in Volume 06, issue 03 (2020)

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3D model related to the publication: An eosimiid primate of South Asian affinities in the Paleogene of Western Amazonia and the origin of New World monkeys
Laurent Marivaux Logo, Francisco R. Negri Logo and Ana M. Ribeiro Logo
Published online: 04/07/2023

Keywords: Brazilian Amazonia; early Anthropoidea; Eosimiidae; Paleobiogeography; Platyrrhini

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.188

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    This contribution contains the three-dimensional digital model of one isolated fossil tooth of an anthropoid primate (Ashaninkacebus simpsoni), discovered in sedimentary deposits located on the upper Rio Juruá in State of Acre, Brazil (Western Amazonia). This fossil was described, figured and discussed in the following publication: Marivaux et al. (2023), An eosimiid primate of South Asian affinities in the Paleogene of Western Amazonia and the origin of New World monkeys. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301338120  
      

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Published in Volume 09, issue 03 (2023)

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3D models related to the publication: Deciphering the morphological variation and its ontogenetic dynamics in the Late Devonian conodont Icriodus alternatus
Catherine Girard, Anne-Lise Charruault Logo, Thomas Gluck, Carlo Corradini Logo and Sabrina Renaud Logo
Published online: 08/02/2022

Keywords: Conodonts; geometric morphometrics; Late Devonian; ontogenetic trajectory

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.161

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    This contribution contains the 3D models of a set of Famennian conodont elements belonging to the species Icriodus alternatus analyzed in the following publication: Girard et al. 2022: Deciphering the morphological variation and its ontogenetic dynamics in the Late Devonian conodont Icriodus alternatus

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Published in Volume 08, issue 01 (2022)

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3D models related to the publication: An assemblage of giant aquatic snakes (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of Togo
Georgios L. Georgalis Logo, Guillaume Guinot Logo, Koffi E. Kassegne, Yawovi Z. Amoudji Logo, Ampah K. Johnson, Henri Cappetta Logo and Lionel Hautier Logo
Published online: 24/09/2021

Keywords: Africa; Eocene; Palaeophis; Serpentes; vertebral anatomy

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.154

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Georgalis, G.L., G. Guinot, K.E. Kassegne, Y.Z. Amoudji, A.K.C. Johnson, H. Cappetta and L. Hautier. 2021. An assemblage of giant aquatic snakes (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of Togo. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 140, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-021-00236-w 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 03 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: Systematic and locomotor diversification of the Adapis group (Primates, Adapiformes) in the late Eocene of the Quercy (Southwest France), revealed by humeral remains.
Judit Marigó Logo, Nicole Verrière and Marc Godinot Logo
Published online: 20/12/2018

Keywords: Adapis; humeri; locomotion; Quercy

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.75

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the publication “Systematic and locomotor diversification of the Adapis group (Primates, Adapiformes) in the late Eocene of the Quercy (Southwest France), revealed by humeral remains”. In this paper, twenty humeral specimens from the old and new Quercy collections attributed to the fossil primates Adapis and Palaeolemur are described and analysed together. In this dataset only the scans of the fossils belonging to the collections of Université de Montpellier are provided.
    In our paper (Marigó et al., 2019) we provide a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the different humeri, revealing that high variability is present within the “Adapis group” sample. Six different morphotypes are identified, confirming that what has often been called “Adapis parisiensis” is a mix of different species that present different locomotor adaptations. 

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Published in Volume 04, issue 03 (2018)

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3D models related to the publication: Exon capture museomics deciphers the nine-banded armadillo species complex and identifies a new species endemic to the Guiana Shield.
Mathilde Barthe Logo, Lionel Hautier Logo, Guillaume Billet Logo, Anderson Feijó Logo, Benoit Moison Logo, Benoît de Thoisy Logo, François Catzeflis Logo and Frédéric Delsuc Logo
Published online: 28/06/2024

Keywords: carapace; Dasypus guianensis; holotype; skeleton; Xenarthra

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.204

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    This contribution contains 3D models of the holotype of a new species of long-nosed armadillos, the Guianan long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus guianensis) described in the following publication: Barthe M., Rancilhac L., Arteaga M. C., Feijó A., Tilak M.-K., Justy F., Loughry W. J., McDonough C. M., de Thoisy B., Catzeflis F., Billet G., Hautier L., Nabholz B., and Delsuc F. 2024. Exon capture museomics deciphers the nine-banded armadillo species complex and identifies a new species endemic to the Guiana Shield. Systematic Biology, syae027. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syae027
      

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Published in Volume 10, issue 02 (2024)

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3D models related to the publication: Siphonodella leiosa (Conodonta), a new unornamented species from the Tournaisian (lower Carboniferous) of Puech de la Suque (Montagne Noire, France).
Louise Souquet Logo, Carlo Corradini Logo and Catherine Girard
Published online: 21/07/2020

Keywords: Carboniferous; Conodonts; Holotype; Montagne Noire; Siphonodella

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.115

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the holotype and the paratypes of the new species Siphonodella leiosa described and analyzed in the following publication: L. Souquet, C. Corradini, C. Girard: Siphonodella leiosa (Conodonta), a new unornamented species from the Tournaisian (lower Carboniferous) of Puech de la Suque (Montagne Noire, France). Geobios, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2020.06.004

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Published in Volume 06, issue 03 (2020)

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3D models associated to: Paleoneurology of Artiodactyla, an overview of the evolution of the artiodactyl brain
 
Maëva J. Orliac Logo
Published online: 15/12/2022

Keywords: artiodactyl; brain; cerebrum; endocast; neopallium

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.180

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models illustrated and described in the chapter “Paleoneurology of Artiodactyla, an overview of the evolution of the artiodactyl brain” (Orliac et al. 2022) published in "Paleoneurology of amniotes: new directions in the study of fossil endocasts", edited by Dozo, Paulina-Carabajal, Macrini and Walsh.
      

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Published in Volume 08, issue 04 (2022)

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3D models related to the publication: Révision des données sédimentologiques et biostratigraphiques des gisements à vertébrés des sables de l’Orléanais, à Beaugency, Tavers et Le Bardon (Miocène Moyen ; Loiret, France)
Adrien de Perthuis Logo, Réjanne Le Bivic Logo, Maxime Denis, Bastien Mennecart Logo and Cyril Gagnaison Logo
Published online: 31/10/2025

Keywords: Mammal; Photogrammetry; Reptile; Skull; Teeth

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.243

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models produced in the frame of the article Perthuis, A. de, Mennecart, B., Barrier, P., Chenot, É., Falconnet, J., Gagnaison, J.-C., Georgalis, G. L., Gilbert, C., Guevel, B., Langevin, D., Lapparent de Broin, F. de, Lemierre, A., Maubert, F., Ossó, À., Potel, S., Thivaiou, D., Tissier, J., Toullec, R., Xerri, S., Gagnaison, C. 2025. Révision des données sédimentologiques et biostratigraphiques des gisements à vertébrés des sables de l’Orléanais, à Beaugency, Tavers et Le Bardon (Miocène Moyen ; Loiret, France). Geodiversitas 47 (12): 2-76. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2025v47a12  

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3D models related to the publication: One skull to rule them all? Descriptive and comparative anatomy of the masticatory apparatus in five mice species based on traditional and digital dissections.
Samuel Ginot Logo, Julien Claude Logo and Lionel Hautier Logo
Published online: 04/09/2018

Keywords: Dissection; iodine-enhanced CT-scan; Masticatory musculature; Murinae; skull myology

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.65

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the article entitled "One skull to rule them all? Descriptive and comparative anatomy of the masticatory apparatus in five mice species based on traditional and digital dissections" (Ginot et al. 2018, Journal of Morphology, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20845). 

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    Mus cervicolor R7314 View specimen

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    .ply surfaces of the skull and masticatory muscles of Mus cervicolor. Created with MorphoDig, .pos and .ntw files also included. Scans were obtained thanks to the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier MRI platform.

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    Mus caroli R7264 View specimen

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    .ply surfaces of the skull and masticatory muscles of Mus caroli. Created with MorphoDig, .pos and .ntw files also included. Scans were obtained thanks to the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier MRI platform.

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    Mus fragilicauda R7260 View specimen

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    .ply surfaces of the skull and masticatory muscles of Mus fragilicauda. Created with MorphoDig, .pos and .ntw files also included. Scans were obtained thanks to the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier MRI platform.

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    Mus pahari R7226 View specimen

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    .ply surfaces of the skull and masticatory muscles of Mus pahari. Created with MorphoDig, .pos and .ntw files also included. Scans were obtained thanks to the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier MRI platform.

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    Mus minutoides minutoides-1 View specimen

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    .ply surfaces of the skull and masticatory muscles of Mus minutoides. Created with MorphoDig, .pos and .ntw files also included. Scans were obtained thanks to the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier MRI platform.

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Published in Volume 04, issue 02 (2018)

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3D reconstructions of dental epithelium during Oryctolagus cuniculus embryonic development related to the publication ”Morphological features of tooth development and replacement in the rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Ludivine Bertonnier-Brouty Logo, Laurent Viriot Logo, Thierry Joly Logo and Cyril Charles Logo
Published online: 30/09/2019

Keywords: dental development; Oryctolagus cuniculus; rabbit teeth; tooth replacement

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.90

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Published in Volume 05, issue 04 (2019)

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