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标题：A collection of non-human primate computed tomography scans housed in MorphoSource, a repository for 3D data
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作者：Lynn E. Copes ; Lynn M. Lucas ; James O. Thostenson 等
期刊名称：Scientific Data
电子版ISSN：2052-4463
出版年度：2016
卷号：3
DOI：10.1038/sdata.2016.1
语种：English
出版社：Nature Publishing Group
摘要：A dataset of high-resolution microCT scans of primate skulls (crania and mandibles) and certain postcranial elements was collected to address questions about primate skull morphology. The sample consists of 489 scans taken from 431 specimens, representing 59 species of most Primate families. These data have transformative reuse potential as such datasets are necessary for conducting high power research into primate evolution, but require significant time and funding to collect. Similar datasets were previously only available to select research groups across the world. The physical specimens are vouchered at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. The data collection took place at the Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard. The dataset is archived on MorphoSource.org. Though this is the largest high fidelity comparative dataset yet available, its provisioning on a web archive that allows unlimited researcher contributions promises a future with vastly increased digital collections available at researchers’ finger tips.