A 3D reconstruction of the skull of the West Indian Ocean coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae
3D models of a new Miocene pantherine from Southeast Asia
Molar of Spelaeomolitor (stem therian mammal) from the Early Cretaceous of Germany
bony labyrinth (11) , inner ear (10) , South America (8) , Eocene (8) , skull (7) , brain (6) , Oligocene (6)
Maëva Judith Orliac (17) , Lionel Hautier (16) , Bastien Mennecart (12) , Leonardo Kerber (10) , Laurent Marivaux (10) , Pierre-Olivier Antoine (10) , Rodolphe Tabuce (9)
MorphoMuseuM, also referred to as M3, is a peer reviewed, online journal that publishes 3D models of vertebrates, including models of type specimens, anatomy atlases, reconstruction of deformed or damaged specimens, and 3D datasets (see https://doi.org/10.1017/scs.2017.14 for details).
M3 comes along with a free software, MorphoDig, which contains a set of tools for editing, positioning, deforming, labelling, measuring and rendering sets of 3D surfaces.
All 3D data presented on this website are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0. International License.
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3D models related to the publication: "From teeth to pad: tooth loss and development of keratinous structures in sirenians"Lionel Hautier, Helder Gomes Rodrigues, Sérgio Ferreira-Cardoso and Frédéric DelsucPublished online: 29/11/2023Keywords: keratinous pad; Sirenians; Steller’s sea cow; tooth loss https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.218 Abstract This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Hautier L, Gomes Rodrigues H, Ferreira-Cardoso S, Emerling CA, Porcher M-L, Asher R, Portela Miguez R, Delsuc F. 2023. From teeth to pad: tooth loss and development of keratinous structures in sirenians. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1932 Dugong dugon 2005.51 View specimen
Dugong dugon 2023.66 View specimen
Dugong dugon 5386 View specimen
Dugong dugon 1848.8.29.7/GERM 1027g View specimen
Dugong dugon 1991.413 View specimen
Dugong dugon 1991.427 View specimen
Dugong dugon 2017-3-9 View specimen
Eosiren lybica 1913-22 View specimen
Halitherium taulannense RGHP C001 View specimen
Halitherium taulannense RGHP C009 View specimen
Hydrodamalis gigas 1947.10.21.1 View specimen
Hydrodamalis gigas C1021 View specimen
Hydrodamalis gigas 2023.67 View specimen
Libysiren sickenbergi M.82429 View specimen
Libysiren sickenbergi M.45675 View specimen
Prorastomus sirenoides OR.448976 View specimen
Ribodon limbatus M.7073 View specimen
Rytiodus capgrandi PAL2017-8-1 View specimen
Trichechus inunguis 1868.12.19.2 View specimen
Trichechus manatus 1843.3.10.12 View specimen
Trichechus manatus 1864.6.5.1 View specimen
Trichechus manatus 1950.1.23.1 View specimen
Trichechus senegalensis 1885.6.30.2 View specimen
Trichechus senegalensis 1894.7.25.8 View specimen
Trichechus senegalensis V97 View specimen
Trichechus sp. 65.4.28.9 View specimen
Dugong dugon 1946.8.6.2 View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: “The functional significance of aberrant cervical counts in sloths: insights from automated exhaustive analysis of cervical range of motion”Luisa J. Merten, Armita R. Manafzadeh, Eva C. Herbst, Eli Amson, P. S. Tambusso, Patrick Arnold and John A. NyakaturaPublished online: 04/11/2023Keywords: articular surfaces; cervical vertebrae; vertebral biomechanics; zygapophyses https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.215 Abstract The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Merten, L.J.F, Manafzadeh, A.R., Herbst, E.C., Amson, E., Tambusso, P.S., Arnold, P., Nyakatura, J.A., 2023. The functional significance of aberrant cervical counts in sloths: insights from automated exhaustive analysis of cervical range of motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1592 Ailurus fulgens PMJ_Mam_6639 View specimen
Bradypus variegatus ZMB_Mam_91345 View specimen
Bradypus variegatus ZMB_Mam_35824 View specimen
Choloepus didactylus ZMB_Mam_38388 View specimen
Choloepus didactylus ZMB_Mam_102634 View specimen
Tamandua tetradactyla ZMB_Mam_91288 View specimen
Glossotherium robustum MNHN_n/n View specimen
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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, Lázaro W. Viñola López, Ross D. E. MacPhee, Leonardo Kerber, Jorge Velez-Juarbe, Pierre-Olivier Antoine, Myriam Boivin, Lionel Hautier, Renaud Lebrun, Laurent Marivaux and Pierre-Henri FabrePublished online: 31/10/2023Keywords: fossils; Heptaxodontidae; inner ear; rodents; West Indies https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.196 Abstract 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. Amblyrhiza inundata 11842 View specimen
Clidomys sp NA View specimen
Elasmodontomys obliquus 17127 View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocationJacob Maugoust and Maëva J. OrliacPublished online: 19/10/2023Keywords: Bony labyrinth; Chiroptera; Cranium; Eocene; Paleontology https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.217 Abstract The present 3D Dataset contains 3D models of the cranium surface and of the bony labyrinth endocast of the stem bat Vielasia sigei. They are used by (Hand et al., 2023) to explore the phylogenetic position of this species, to infer its laryngeal echolocating capabilities, and to eventually discuss chiropteran evolution before the crown clade diversification. Vielasia sigei UM VIE-250 View specimen
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3D model related to the publication: On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis
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M3#11983D virtual reconstruction of the skull Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1198 state:in_press |
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Virtual reconstruction of a Late Jurassic metriorhynchid skull from Switzerland and its use for scientific illustration and paleoartSophie De Sousa Oliveira, Léa Girard, Irena Raselli and Jérémy AnquetinPublished online: 19/07/2023Keywords: Kimmeridgian; Late Jurassic; Metriorhynchidae; paleoart; Thalattosuchia https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.178 Abstract The democratization of 3D techniques in recent years provides exciting new opportunities for the study of complex fossils. In the present contribution, we provide a virtual reconstruction of a partial, disarticulated metriorhynchid (Metriorhynchidae, Thalattosuchia, Crocodylomorpha) skull from the Late Jurassic of northwestern Switzerland. This virtual reconstruction was used to produce high quality scientific illustrations of the whole skull for descriptive purposes. The reconstructed skull also served for the estimation of the total body length of the specimen and to propose a life reconstruction of the animal in its paleoenvironment. In an effort for transparency, we review the sources that were consulted for the life reconstruction and explain the choices that we had to make. Torvoneustes jurensis BSY008-465 View specimen
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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 monkeysLaurent Marivaux, Francisco R. Negri and Ana M. RibeiroPublished online: 04/07/2023Keywords: Brazilian Amazonia; early Anthropoidea; Eosimiidae; Paleobiogeography; Platyrrhini https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.188 Abstract 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 Ashaninkacebus simpsoni UFAC-CS 066 View specimen
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3D models related to the publication: “Molar wear in house mice: insight into diet preferences at an ecological time scale?”
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M3#1166right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1166 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_10 View specimen
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M3#1168right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1168 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_15 View specimen
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M3#1169right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1169 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_16 View specimen
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M3#1170right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1170 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_17 View specimen
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M3#1171right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1171 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_21 View specimen
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M3#1172right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1172 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_26 View specimen
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M3#1173right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1173 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_27 View specimen
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M3#1174right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1174 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_29 View specimen
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M3#1175right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1175 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_65 View specimen
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M3#1176right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1176 state:published |
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Mus musculus G09_66 View specimen
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M3#1177right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1177 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_03 View specimen
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Mus musculus G93_04 View specimen
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M3#1179right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1179 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_10 View specimen
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M3#1180right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1180 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_11 View specimen
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M3#1181right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1181 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_13 View specimen
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M3#1182right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1182 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_14 View specimen
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M3#1183right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1183 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_15 View specimen
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M3#1184right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1184 state:published |
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Mus musculus G93_24 View specimen
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Mus musculus Tourch_7819 View specimen
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Mus musculus G93_25 View specimen
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M3#1187right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1187 state:published |
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Mus musculus Tourch_7821 View specimen
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M3#1188right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1188 state:published |
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Mus musculus Tourch_7839 View specimen
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M3#1189right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1189 state:published |
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Mus musculus Tourch_7873 View specimen
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Mus musculus Tourch_7877 View specimen
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Mus musculus Tourch_7922 View specimen
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Mus musculus Tourch_7923 View specimen
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Mus musculus Tourch_7925 View specimen
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Mus musculus Tourch_7927 View specimen
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M3#1195right upper molar row Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1195 state:published |
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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D models analyzed in Bianucci et al. 2023, A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology, Nature. These include bones of the holotype of new species Perucetus colossus (MUSM 3248), as well as the articulated skeleton of Cynthiacetus peruvianus (holotype, MNHN.F.PRU10). The latter was used to estimate the total skeleton volume of P. colossus.
Perucetus colossus MUSM 3248 View specimen
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M3#1131Thirteen vertebrae, rib, and innominate of Perucetus colossus (holotype, MUSM NNNN). Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1131 state:published |
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Cynthiacetus peruvianus MNHN.F.PRU10 View specimen
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M3#1130Articulated skeleton of the holotype of Cynthiacetus peruvianus MNHN.F.PRU10 Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1130 state:published |
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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.
Megadolodus molariformes VPPLT 974 View specimen
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M3#1020Partial mandible with the symphysis and left body, bearing the alveoli of ?i2, right and left ?i3, alveolus of right c and p1, roots of left p1, and the left p2–m3 of Megadolodus molariformes (Litopterna, Mammalia) Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1020 state:published |
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Neodolodus colombianus VPPLT 1696 View specimen
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M3#1021Almost complete skull with left and right ?I2 and P1–M3 Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1021 state:published |
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M3#1022Partial mandible with complete right and left dentition except for left ?i2 Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1022 state:published |
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This contribution contains the 3D models described and figured in the following publication: Bonis et al. 2023. A new large pantherine and a sabre-toothed cat (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) from the late Miocene hominoid-bearing Khorat sand pits, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand. The Science of Nature 110(5):42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-023-01867-4
Pachypanthera piriyai CUF-KR-1 View specimen
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M3#1209Holotype of Pachypanthera piriyai, a left hemi-mandible with alveoli for i1-i3 and canine, roots of p3, p4 and partially broken off m1 crown. Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1209 state:published |
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Pachypanthera piriyai CUF-KR-2 View specimen
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M3#1210Paratype of Pachypanthera piriyai, a right hemi-maxilla with P3-P4, alveoli of C and M1, root of P2 Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1210 state:published |
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We provide a 3D reconstruction of the skull of Latimeria chalumnae that can be easily accessed and visualized for a better understanding of its cranial anatomy. Different skeletal elements are saved as separate PLY files that can be combined to visualize the entire skull or isolated to virtually dissect the skull. We included some guidelines for a fast and easy visualization of the 3D skull.
Latimeria chalumnae MHNG 1080.070 View specimen
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M3#1254the skeletal elements of the skull of Latimeria chalumnae included in 26 different PLY files Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1254 state:published |
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This contribution contains the 3D model described and figured in the following publication: Martin, T., Averianov, A. O., Schultz, J. A., & Schwermann, A. H. (2023). A stem therian mammal from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e2224848.
Spelaeomolitor speratus WMNM P99101 View specimen
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M3#12573D_model_Spelaeomolitor_lower_molar Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1257 state:published |
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M3#1258CT imagestack (jpgs) and info data sheet (pca file) in one zip folder Type: "3D_CT"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1258 state:published |
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The present 3D Dataset contains the 3D model of the endocranial cast of Palaeolama sp. from the mid-Pleistocene (~1.2 Mya) of South America, analyzed in Balcarcel et al. 2023.
Palaeolama sp. PIMUZ A/V 4091 View specimen
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M3#11283D model of a natural endocast Type: "3D_surfaces"doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1128 state:published |
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