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| language: |
| - en |
| tags: |
| - vertebrae |
| - squamate |
| - reptile |
| - reptilia |
| - lizard |
| - snake |
| - vertebra |
| - spine |
| - bone |
| - mesh |
| - landmark |
| size_categories: |
| - 1K<n<10K |
| license: openrail |
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| ## Dataset Description |
| 2896 presacral vertebrae meshes from 95 specimens representing all families of lizards and a few snakes. |
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| * atlas_in/: meshes and landmarks used as an input to SlicerMorphoWeave for SSM construction and alignment |
| * atlas_out/: aligned & scaled meshes and landmarks, SSM, dense correspondences, and mesh segments (n=7) produced by SlicerMorphoWeave |
| * vertebrae_meshes.zip: final mesh dataset used to train models run_v72, run_v73c, run_v73h (meshes are aligned and scaled so only shape differences are learned) |
| * partial_meshes.zip: partial mesh dataset used to do shape completion evaluation. created by subtracting segments from intact meshes. summarized in partial_meshing_summary.json with detailed steps on [Vert-NSM GitHub Wiki](https://github.com/3D-fossils-Haag/vert-nsm/wiki/Evaluation:-shape-completion-using-synthetically-fragmented-meshes). |
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| ## Data Use |
| Can be used to do train NSM models for geometric morphometrics, shape completion, and classification of squamate vertebrae. |
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| ## Citation |
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| If you use this model, its weights, data, or the underlying research in your work, please cite it using the following: |
| Wolcott et al. 2026. “Vert-NSM” GitHub repository. https://github.com/3D-fossils-Haag/vert-nsm (accessed YYYY-MM-DD). |
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| Blackburn et al. 2024. Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D imaging: The openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network. BioScience 74: 169–186. |
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| Micro-CT datasets corresponding to 3D models are available on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/projects/000368762 |
