See 3-D models of animal anatomy from openVertebrate’s public collection

More than 13,000 museum specimens were CT scanned as part of a six-year-long project

A multi-colored collage of 3-D scans of the insides of 18 vertebrates.

With the completion of a yearslong project called openVertebrate, the insides of more than 13,000 museum specimens are seeing the light of day. Digital reconstructions of CT scans (some shown) show the anatomy of fluid-preserved vertebrates, as well as last meals, yet-to-be-born offspring and more.

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Frog entrails, lizard scales and mouse tails, oh my.