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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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Published in Volume 11, issue 04 (2025)

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Digital restoration of the snout of Khirtharia inflata (Raoellidae,  Artiodactyla) from the middle Eocene of northwest Himalaya
Maëva J. Orliac Logo, Mohd Waqas Logo, Rajendra Rana Logo and Thierry Smith Logo
Published online: 20/06/2024

Keywords: Cetacea; incisor; India; raoellid

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.224

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    In this work, we digitally restore the snout of the raoellide Khirtharia inflata from the Kalakot area (Rajouri District, Jammu & Kashmir, India). Raoellids are small, semiaquatic ungulates closely related to cetaceans. The specimen is fairly complete and preserves left and right maxillaries, left premaxillary, and part of the anterior and jugal dentition. The digital restoration of this quite complete but deformed specimen of Khirtharia inflata is a welcome addition to the data available for raoellids and will be used to further the understanding of the origins of cetaceans.
      

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Published in Volume 10, issue 02 (2024)

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3D models related to the publication: Taxonomy and evolutionary history of peradectids (Metatheria): new data from the early Eocene of France.
Killian Gernelle Logo, Guillaume Billet Logo, Emmanuel Gheerbrant Logo, Marc Godinot Logo, Bernard Marandat, Sandrine Ladevèze Logo and Rodolphe Tabuce Logo
Published online: 05/08/2024

Keywords: dentition; Eocene; Europe; Peradectidae; systematics

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.239

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    This contribution contains the three-dimensional models of the most complete and/or informative fossil materials attributed to Peradectes crocheti Gernelle, 2024, the earliest peradectid metatherian species of Europe, from its type locality (Palette, Provence, ~55 Ma). These specimens were analyzed and discussed in: Gernelle et al. (2024), Taxonomy and evolutionary history of peradectids (Metatheria): new data from the early Eocene of France. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-024-09724-5

      

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Published in Volume 10, issue 03 (2024)

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3D models related to the publication: Re-description of the braincase of the rebbachisaurid sauropod Limaysaurus tessonei and novel endocranial information based on CT scans
 
Ariana Paulina-Carabajal Logo and Jorge Calvo
Published online: 03/02/2021

Keywords: Cranial endocast; Dinosauria; inner ear; Paleoneurology

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.130

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Paulina-Carabajal A and Calvo JO 2021. Re-description of the braincase of the rebbachisaurid sauropod Limaysaurus tessonei and novel endocranial information based on CT scans. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 93(Suppl. 2): e20200762 https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202120200762 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 01 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: New remains of Neotropical bunodont litopterns and the systematics of Megadolodinae (Mammalia: Litopterna)
Juan D. Carrillo Logo, Catalina Suarez Logo, Aldo Benites-Palomino Logo, Andrés Vanegas, Andrés Link Logo, Aldo F. Rincón Burbano Logo, Javier Luque Logo, Siobhán B. Cooke Logo, Melissa Tallman Logo and Guillaume Billet Logo
Published online: 31/08/2023

Keywords: fossils; La Venta; Litopterna; Miocene; South America

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.174

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

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Published in Volume 09, issue 03 (2023)

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A human head micro-CT dataset : skull and soft tissues
Guillaume Captier Logo, Valentin Favier Logo and Renaud Lebrun Logo
Published online: 10/05/2023

Keywords: Cranial osteology; Head; Homo sapiens; Micro-CT; Soft tissues

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.195

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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.
      

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Published in Volume 09, issue 02 (2023)

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3D models related to the skull of Miocaperea pulchra
Eli Amson Logo and Matthias Boller
Published online: 10/03/2025

Keywords: Cetotheriidae; Miocene; Neobalaeninae; Pisco Formation; Pygmy right whale

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.265

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of the skull of the holotype of Miocaperea pulchra.
      

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Published in Volume 11, issue 01 (2025)

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3D models related to the publication: Morphogenesis of the stomach during the human embryonic period
Ami Nako, Norihito Kaigai, Naoto Shiraki, Shigehito Yamada Logo, Chigako Uwabe, Katsumi Kose Logo and Tetsuya Takakuwa Logo
Published online: 16/11/2015

Keywords: human embryo; human stomach; magnetic resonance imaging; three-dimensional reconstruction

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.1.4.e3

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in: Kaigai N et al. Morphogenesis and three-dimensional movement of the stomach during the human embryonic period, Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2014 May;297(5):791-797. doi: 10.1002/ar.22833. 

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Published in Volume 01, Issue 04 (2016)

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3D models related to the publication: Reexamining the evolutionary history of the mammalian medial pterygoid muscle
Julia A. Schultz Logo, Lucas N. Weaver Logo, Kai R. K. Jäger Logo and David M. Grossnickle Logo
Published online: 05/05/2026

Keywords: Cladotheria; Docodonta; Eutriconodonta; Mammalia; Postdentary bones

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.298

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    The present dataset contains 3D models used for illustration purposes in Schultz, J. A., Weaver, L. N., Jäger, K. R. K. & Grossnickle, D. M., 2026. Reexamining the evolutionary history of the mammalian medial pterygoid muscle. Evolution. The dataset includes 3D models based on micro-computed tomography (µCT) data of the postdentary area of the morganucodontan Morganucodon, the docodontan Docodon, the eutriconodontan Priacodon and the cladotherian Dryolestes. In addition, the dataset includes manually reconstructed schematic 3D models of the middle ear bones for the morganucodontan Morganucodon, the docodontan Docodon, the eutriconodontan Priacodon and schematic middle ear bones and a virtually rendered juvenile lower jaw of a juvenile monotreme Ornithorhynchus (based on illustrations of Zeller [1989]). 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: "The world’s largest worm lizard: a new giant trogonophid (Squamata: Amphisbaenia) with extreme dental adaptations from the Eocene of Chambi, Tunisia"
Georgios L. Georgalis Logo, Krister T. Smith Logo, Laurent Marivaux Logo, Anthony Herrel Logo, El M. Essid, Hayet K. Ammar, Wissem Marzougui, Rim Temani Logo and Rodolphe Tabuce Logo
Published online: 22/11/2024

Keywords: Amphisbaenia; cranial anatomy; Northern Africa; Paleogene; size

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.245

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Georgalis, G.L., K.T. Smith, L. Marivaux, A. Herrel, E.M. Essid, H.K. Ammar, W. Marzougui, R. Temani and R. Tabuce. 2024. The world’s largest worm lizard: a new giant trogonophid (Squamata: Amphisbaenia) with extreme dental adaptations from the Eocene of Chambi, Tunisia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae133 

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Published in Volume 10, issue 04 (2024)

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3D models related to the publication: Unexpected pampatheriid from the early Oligocene of Peruvian Amazonia: insights into the tropical differentiation of cingulate xenarthrans.
François Pujos Logo, Lionel Hautier Logo, Pierre-Olivier Antoine Logo, Myriam Boivin Logo, Benoit Moison Logo, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi Logo, Juila V. Tejada Logo, Rafael M. Varas-Malca Logo, Johan Yans Logo and Laurent Marivaux Logo
Published online: 28/03/2025

Keywords: dentinal microstructure; Palaeogene; Pampatheriidae; Peru; Xenarthra

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.251

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    This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Pujos F., Hautier L., Antoine P-O., Boivin M., Moison B, Salas-Gismondi R, Tejada J.V. , Varas-Malca R.M., Yans J., Marivaux L. (2025). Unexpected pampatheriid from the early Oligocene of Peruvian Amazonia: insights into the tropical differentiation of cingulate xenarthrans. Historical Biology. 

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Published in Volume 11, issue 01 (2025)

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3D models related to the publication: Fruits of Anacardiaceae from the Early Oligocene of Baraval Quercy locality, southwestern France
Muratcan Ersoy, Yiyun Chen, Anaïs Boura Logo, Fabiani Herrera Logo, Steven Manchester Logo, Maëva J. Orliac Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo and Cédric Del Rio Logo
Published online: 13/05/2026

Keywords: Baravalosphaera; Choerospondias; Fruit; Oligocene; Palaeochoerospondias

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.299

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models of two endocarps from the Oligocene of Baraval Quercy locality. These endocarps document new fossil genera within the Anacardiaceae family and illustrate the morphological diversity of this family during the Palaeogene. The CT-scan data were processed with ImageJ and Mimics Innovation Suite version 1.13 to reconstruct the specimens. Here we provide .stl files easy to read with the software Meshlab. 

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Published in Volume 12, issue 02 (2026)

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3D models related to the publication: The inner ear of caviomorph rodents: phylogenetic implications and application to extinct West Indian taxa.
Léa Da Cunha Logo, Lázaro W. Viñola López Logo, Ross D. E. MacPhee, Leonardo Kerber Logo, Jorge Velez-Juarbe Logo, Pierre-Olivier Antoine Logo, Myriam Boivin Logo, Lionel Hautier Logo, Renaud Lebrun Logo, Laurent Marivaux Logo and Pierre-Henri Fabre Logo
Published online: 31/10/2023

Keywords: fossils; Heptaxodontidae; inner ear; rodents; West Indies

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.196

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    This contribution contains the three-dimensional models of the inner ear of the hetaxodontid rodents Amblyrhiza, Clidomys and Elasmodontomys from the West Indies. These specimens were analyzed and discussed in : The inner ear of caviomorph rodents: phylogenetic implications and application to extinct West Indian taxa.

      

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Published in Volume 09, issue 04 (2023)

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3D models related to the publication: Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic contribution of intracranial osseous canals and cavities in armadillos and glyptodonts (Xenarthra, Cingulata)
Kévin Le Verger Logo, Laureano Gonzalez Ruiz and Guillaume Billet Logo
Published online: 07/04/2023

Keywords: alveolar cavities; canals; cingulata; cranial anatomy; evolutionary scenarios.

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.157

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in the following publication: Le Verger K., González Ruiz L.R., Billet G. 2021. Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic contribution of intracranial osseous canals and cavities in armadillos and glyptodonts (Xenarthra, Cingulata). Journal of Anatomy 00: 1-30 p. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13512 

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Published in Volume 09, issue 02 (2023)

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3D models related to the publication: Inner ear morphology in wild vs laboratory house mice
Sabrina Renaud Logo, Léa Amar, Caroline Romestaing Logo, Jean-Pierre Quéré and Renaud Lebrun Logo
Published online: 15/01/2024

Keywords: fuctuating asymmetry; geometric morphometrics; intraspecific variation; Mus musculus domesticus; semicircular canals

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.220

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    This contribution contains 3D models of left and right house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) inner ears analyzed in Renaud et al. (2024). The studied mice belong to four groups: wild-trapped mice, wild-derived lab offspring, a typical laboratory strain (Swiss) and hybrids between wild-derived and Swiss mice. They have been analyzed to assess the impact of mobility reduction on inner ear morphology, including patterns of divergence, levels of inter-individual variance (disparity) and intra-individual variance (fluctuating asymmetry) 

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Published in Volume 10, issue 01 (2024)

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3D model related to the publication: The scaly skin of the abelisaurid Carnotaurus sastrei (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia
Christophe Hendrickx Logo and Phil Bell
Published online: 14/08/2021

Keywords: Abelisauridae; Integument; non-avian Theropoda; Scales

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.149

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    The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model analyzed in Hendrickx, C. and Bell, P. R. 2021. The scaly skin of the abelisaurid Carnotaurus sastrei (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia. Cretaceous Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104994 

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    Carnotaurus sastrei MACN 894 View specimen

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    3D reconstruction of the biggest patch of skin (~1200 cm2) from the anterior tail region of the holotype of Carnotaurus, which is the largest single patch of squamous integument available for any saurischian. The skin consists of medium to large (up to 65 mm in diameter) conical feature scales surrounded by a network of low and small (< 14 mm) irregular basement scales separated by narrow interstitial tissue.

    Type: "3D_surfaces"

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Published in Volume 07, issue 03 (2021)

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3D models related to the publication: Pushing the boundary? Testing the ‘functional elongation hypothesis’ of the giraffe’s neck
Marilena A. Müller, Luisa J. Merten Logo, Christine Böhmer and John A. Nyakatura Logo
Published online: 12/01/2021

Keywords: cetartiodactyla; Comparative anatomy; neck; Vertebrae; vertebral column

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.129

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    This contribution contains the 3D models analyzed in Müller et al. (2021) “Pushing the boundary? Testing the ‘functional elongation hypothesis’ of the giraffe’s neck”. 

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Published in Volume 07, issue 01 (2021)

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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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Skeletogenesis during the late embryonic development of the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes; Neoselachii)
Sébastien Enault, Sylvain Adnet Logo and Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud Logo
Published online: 25/04/2016

Keywords: Chondrichthyes; development; mineralization; Scyliorhinus canicula; skeleton

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.1.4.e2

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    Current knowledge on the skeletogenesis of Chondrichthyes is scarce compared with their extant sister group, the bony fishes. Most of the previously described developmental tables in Chondrichthyes have focused on embryonic external morphology only. Due to its small body size and relative simplicity to raise eggs in laboratory conditions, the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula has emerged as a reference species to describe developmental mechanisms in the Chondrichthyes lineage. Here we investigate the dynamic of mineralization in a set of six embryonic specimens using X-ray microtomography and describe the developing units of both the dermal skeleton (teeth and dermal scales) and endoskeleton (vertebral axis). This preliminary data on skeletogenesis in the catshark sets the first bases to a more complete investigation of the skeletal developmental in Chondrichthyes. It should provide comparison points with data known in osteichthyans and could thus be used in the broader context of gnathostome skeletal evolution. 

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Published in Volume 01, Issue 04 (2016)

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3D models related to the publication: Infrasonic and ultrasonic hearing evolved after the emergence of modern whales
Maëva J. Orliac Logo and Mickaël Mourlam Logo
Published online: 08/06/2017

Keywords: archaeocete; Artiodactyla; bony labyrinth; cochlea; Lutetian

https://doi.org/10.18563/m3.3.2.e4

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    This contribution contains the 3D models of the bony labyrinths of two protocetid archaeocetes from the locality of Kpogamé, Togo, described and figured in the publication of Mourlam and Orliac (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.061  

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Published in Volume 03, Issue 02 (2017)

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