The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the endocranial cast of two specimens of Indohyus indirae described in the article entitled “The endocranial cast of Indohyus (Artiodactyla, Raoellidae): the origin of the cetacean brain” (Orliac and Thewissen, 2021). They represent the cast of the main cavity of the braincase as well as associated intraosseous sinuses.
  

Indohyus indirae RR 207 View specimen

M3#710 cast of the main endocranial cavity and associated intraosseous sinuses Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.710   state:published

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Indohyus indirae RR 601 View specimen

M3#711 casts of the main endocranial cavity Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.711   state:published

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Archaeozoological studies are increasingly using new methods and approaches to explore questions about domestication. Here, we provide 3D models of three archaeological Canis lupus skulls from Belgium originating from the sites of Goyet (31,680±250BP; 31,890+240/-220BP), Trou des Nutons (21,810±90BP) and Trou Balleux (postglacial). Since their identification as either wolves or early dogs is still debated, we present these models as additional tools for further investigating their evolutionary history and the history of dog domestication. 

Canis lupus Goyet 2860 View specimen

M3#21 3D surface model of the cranium of the Late Pleistocene Canis lupus "Goyet 2860" from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf21   state:published

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Canis lupus Trou Balleux no-nr View specimen

M3#22 3D surface model of the cranium of the Late Pleistocene Canis lupus "Trou Balleux no-nr" from the University of Liège, Belgium Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf22   state:published

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Canis lupus Trou des Nutons 2559-1 View specimen

M3#23 3D surface model of the cranium of the Late Pleistocene Canis lupus "Trou des Nutons 2559-1" from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf23   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in the article : Dubied et al. (2021), Endocranium and ecology of Eurotherium theriodis, a European hyaenodont mammal from the Lutetian. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2021, https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00771.2020 

Eurotherium theriodis NMB.Em12 View specimen

	M3#381 NMB.Em12 unprepared specimen Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.381   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#382 NMB.Em12 cranium Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.382   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#383 NMB.Em12 endocast Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.383   state:published	Download 3D surface file

This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in: New remains of Neotropical bunodont litopterns and the systematics of Megadolodinae (Mammalia: Litopterna). Geodiversitas. 

Megadolodus molariformes VPPLT 974 View specimen

M3#1020 Partial mandible with the symphysis and left body, bearing the alveoli of ?i2, right and left ?i3, alveolus of right c and p1, roots of left p1, and the left p2–m3 of Megadolodus molariformes (Litopterna, Mammalia) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1020   state:published

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Neodolodus colombianus VPPLT 1696 View specimen

	M3#1021 Almost complete skull with left and right ?I2 and P1–M3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1021   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#1022 Partial mandible with complete right and left dentition except for left ?i2 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1022   state:published	Download 3D surface file

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. 

Micromeryx? caoi CUGB GV 87045 View specimen

M3#1112 3D models of the holotype of “Micromeryx” caoi (CUGB GV87045) including the models of the teeth, the mandibule, and the sediment. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1112   state:published

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Hispanomeryx linxiaensis IVPP V28596 View specimen

M3#1113 3D models of the holotype of Hispanomeryx linxiaensis (IVPP V28596) including the models of the teeth, the mandibule, and the sediment. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1113   state:published

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This contribution presents the three-dimensional digital models (i.e., skull, endocast, and inner ear) of a uniquely well-preserved and nearly complete skull (MCL 4228) attributed to the Late Pleistocene giant mylodontid ground sloth Ocnotherium giganteum, discovered in the Toca dos Ossos cave (Bahia State, Brazil). This specimen was described and figured in the following publication: Pujos et al. 2026: The neotropical giant ground sloth Ocnotherium giganteum (Xenarthra, Mylodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of Brazil: anatomy, paleoneurology, and phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag008 

Ocnotherium giganteum MCL 4228 View specimen

M3#1870 skull, endocast, inner ear Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1870   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in the publication : On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis. The “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a collection of skeleton parts first recovered by Swiss paleontologist Santiago Roth and further studied by anthropologist Rudolf Martin. By the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century it was considered as one of the oldest human skeletons from the southern cone. We studied the cranial anatomy and contextualized the ancient individual remains. We discuss the context of the finding, conducted an osteobiographical assessment and performed a 3D virtual reconstruction of the skull, using micro-CT-scans on selected skull fragments and the mandible. This was followed by the extraction of bone tissue and teeth samples for radiocarbon and genetic analyses, which brought only limited results due to poor preservation and possible contamination. We estimate that the individual from Baradero is a middle-aged adult male. We conclude that the revision of foundational collections with current methodological tools brings new insights and clarifies long held assumptions on the significance of samples that were recovered when archaeology was not yet professionalized. 
  

Homo sapiens PIMUZ A/V 4217 View specimen

M3#1198 3D virtual reconstruction of the skull Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1198   state:published

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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.
  

Homo sapiens UM_HS_2018_09_13 View specimen

M3#1152 Micro-ct data set Type: "3D_CT" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1152   state:published

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Speothos pacivorus is an extinct South American canid (Canidae: Cerdocyonina) from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa Karst, Central Brazil. This taxon is one of the hypercarnivore canids that vanished from the continent at the end of Pleistocene. Although all remains of Speothos pacivorus were collected in the 19th century by the Danish naturalist Peter W. Lund, few studies have committed to an in-depth analysis of the taxon and the known specimens. Here, we analyzed all biological remains of S. pacivorus hosted in the Peter Lund/Quaternary Collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, by listing and illustrating all its specimens known to date. We also conducted a reconstruction of the holotype, an almost complete cranium, based on a µCT scan, producing an undeformed and crack-free three-dimensional model. With this data available we aim to foster new research on this elusive species. 

Speothos pacivorus NHMD:211341 View specimen

M3#1475 Holotype of Speothos pacivorus Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1475   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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This contribution contains the three-dimensional digital models of eleven isolated fossil teeth of a merialine paroxyclaenid (Welcommoides gurki), discovered from lower Oligocene deposits of the Bugti Hills (Balochistan, Pakistan). These fossils were described, figured and discussed in the following publication: Solé et al. (2024), An unexpected late paroxyclaenid (Mammalia, Cimolesta) out of Europe: dental evidence from the Oligocene of the Bugti Hills, Pakistan. Papers in Palaeontology. https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1599 

Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2225 View specimen

M3#1083 Left m3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1083   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2226 View specimen

M3#1084 Right m3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1084   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2227 View specimen

M3#1085 Trigonid of a right lower molar Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1085   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2230 View specimen

M3#1086 Right DP4 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1086   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2228 View specimen

M3#1093 Right M1 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1093   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2229 View specimen

M3#1087 Right M2 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1087   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2236 View specimen

M3#1088 Left M2 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1088   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2231 View specimen

M3#1089 Left M3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1089   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2232 View specimen

M3#1090 Left M3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1090   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2234 View specimen

M3#1091 Left M3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1091   state:published

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Welcommoides gurki UM-DBC 2233 View specimen

M3#1092 Left M3 Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1092   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D models of the ossicles of a protocetid archaeocete from the locality of Kpogamé, Togo, described and figured in the publication of Mourlam and Orliac (2019). 

indet. indet. UM KPG-M 73 View specimen

	M3#407 stapes Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.407   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#408 Incus Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.408   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#409 Malleus Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.409   state:published	Download 3D surface file

This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Hautier L, Tabuce R, Kassegne KE, Amoudji YZ, Mourlam M, Orliac M, Quillévéré F, Charruault A-L, Johnson AKC, Guinot G. 2021. New middle Eocene proboscidean from Togo illuminates the early evolution of the elephantiform-like dental pattern. 

Dagbatitherium tassyi ULDG-DAG1 View specimen

	M3#769 3D model of a molar of Dagbatitherium tassyi. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.769   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#771 µCT scan of a molar of Dagbatitherium tassyi. Type: "3D_CT" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.771   state:published	Download CT data

This contribution contains the 3D reconstruction of Canariomys bravoi, described and figured in the following publication: Michaux J., Hautier L., Hutterer R., Lebrun R., Guy F., García-Talavera F., 2012 : Body shape and life style of the extinct rodent Canariomys bravoi (Mammalia, Murinae) from Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Comptes Rendus Palevol 11 (7), 485-494. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2012.06.004
  

Canariomys bravoi TFMCV872-873 View specimen

M3#6 This file contains the 3D reconstruction of Canariomys bravoi, described and figured in the following publication: Michaux J., Hautier L., Hutterer R., Lebrun R., Guy F., García-Talavera F., 2012 : Body shape and life style of the extinct rodent Canariomys bravoi (Mammalia, Murinae) from Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Comptes Rendus Palevol 11 (7), 485-494. Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf6   state:published

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This contribution contains the 3D model described and figured in the following publication: Crochet, J.-Y., Hautier, L., Lehmann, T., 2015. A pangolin (Manidae, Pholidota, Mammalia) from the French Quercy phosphorites (Pech du Fraysse, Saint-Projet, Tarn-et-Garonne, late Oligocene, MP 28). Palaeovertebrata 39(2)-e4. doi: 10.18563/pv.39.2.e4  

Necromanis franconica UM PFY 4051 View specimen

M3#12 A partial left humerus from Pech du Fraysse (Saint-Projet, Tarn-et-Garonne, France), MP 28 (late Oligocene) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf12   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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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Merten, L.J.F, Manafzadeh, A.R., Herbst, E.C., Amson, E., Tambusso, P.S., Arnold, P., Nyakatura, J.A., 2023. The functional significance of aberrant cervical counts in sloths: insights from automated exhaustive analysis of cervical range of motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1592
  

Ailurus fulgens PMJ_Mam_6639 View specimen

M3#1260 cervical vertebral series (7 vertebrae) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1260   state:published

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Bradypus variegatus ZMB_Mam_91345 View specimen

M3#1261 cervical vertebral series (8 vertebrae) + first thoracic vertebra Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1261   state:published

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Bradypus variegatus ZMB_Mam_35824 View specimen

M3#1262 cervical vertebral series (8 vertebrae) + first & second thoracic vertebra Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1262   state:published

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Choloepus didactylus ZMB_Mam_38388 View specimen

M3#1263 cervical vertebral series (7 vertebrae) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1263   state:published

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Choloepus didactylus ZMB_Mam_102634 View specimen

M3#1264 cervical vertebral series (6 vertebrae) + first thoracic vertebra Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1264   state:published

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Tamandua tetradactyla ZMB_Mam_91288 View specimen

M3#1266 cervical vertebral series (7 vertebrae) + first thoracic vertebra Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1266   state:published

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Glossotherium robustum MNHN_n/n View specimen

M3#1267 cervical vertebral series (7 vertebrae) + first thoracic vertebra Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1267   state:published

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This project presents the 3D models of two isolated petrosals from the Oligocene locality of Pech de Fraysse (Quercy, France) here attributed to the genus Prodremotherium Filhol, 1877. Our aim is to describe the petrosal morphology of this Oligocene “early ruminant” as only few data are available in the literature for Oligocene taxa. 

Prodremotherium sp. UM PFY 4053 View specimen

M3#7 Labelled 3D model of right isolated petrosal of Prodremotherium sp. from Pech de Fraysse (Quercy, MP 28) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf7   state:published

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Prodremotherium sp. UM PFY 4054 View specimen

M3#8 Labelled 3D model of right isolated petrosal of Prodremotherium sp. from Pech de Fraysse (Quercy, MP 28) Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf8   state:published

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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D surface  model and the µCT scan analyzed in the following publication: R. Tabuce, R. Sarr, S. Adnet, R. Lebrun, F. Lihoreau, J. E. Martin, B. Sambou, M. Thiam, and L. Hautier: Filling a gap in the proboscidean fossil record: a new genus from the Lutetian of Senegal. Journal of Paleontology, in press, doi: 10.1017/jpa.2019.98
  

Saloumia gorodiskii MNHN.F.MCA 1 View specimen

	M3#500 Tooth 3D model of Saloumia gorodiskii Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf500   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#501 µCT scan of Saloumia gorodiskii Type: "3D_CT" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf501   state:published	Download CT data

The present 3D Dataset contains the models analyzed in the publication: Menéndez L, Rios C, Acosta Morano C, Novellino P, Schmelzle T, Aguirre-Fernández G, Breidenstein A, Barquera R, Schuenemann VJ, Stafford TW, Sánchez-Villagra M, Barbieri C. (2025). A human skeleton from Última Esperanza, South-West Patagonia, Chile: Osteobiography, morphometric, and genetic analysis. The models include the skull, femur, and the segmented left and right inner ears of a late Holocene human skeleton from southern Patagonia. In the associated paper, we present the radiocarbon dating, an osteobiography profile evaluating some aspects of the life history of this individual, as well as genetic and morphometric analysis assessing biological relatedness to other individuals and populations.
  

Homo sapiens PIMUZ A/V 4612 View specimen

	M3#1650 Homo sapiens skull Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1650   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#1652 Homo sapiens left inner ear Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1652   state:published	Download 3D surface file
	M3#1653 Homo sapiens right inner ear Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1653   state:published	Download 3D surface file

Homo sapiens PIMUZ A/V 4613 View specimen

M3#1651 Homo sapiens femur Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1651   state:published

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