Skeleton of a Shovelnose Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus from the Florida Museum of Natural History (UF Fish 14545). Blue body colorized to represent low density.
Digital rendering and CT scan generated by Zach Randall (oVert team) of specimen UF fish 14545. Segmentation and mesh files generated using Volume Graphics Studio V.3.4.
2D image of preserved specimen by Halle Marchese, Florida Museum of Natural History
Scanning and modeling funded by the oVert TCN project at the University of Florida (NSF DBI-1701714) https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki.
CT data available on Morphosource: https://www.morphosource.org/media/000098421
Specimen data (including locality, date of collection, etc.): http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/ (search 14545 in “catalog number” field)
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