Micro CT scan of a raven skull from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

DUNUC 1715 & 1715/1. Corven corax - Raven.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Raven skull

Micro CT scan of a young chimpanzee skull from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

Pan sp. - Chimpanzee. DUNUC 2404 & 2404/1. Length=15cm. Acquired by D'Arcy Thompson from William Cross of Liverpool in 1886. Writing to his grandfather, D'Arcy noted: “I yesterday received a chimpanzee, one of the most manlike of apes; it is the rarest and most valuable specimen I have yet had... One of the young Doctors came and helped me to remove its brain at 11 o’clock at night. It was in beautiful condition. I shall be able to make a whole series of preparations besides cleaning the skeleton and stuffing the skin.” The stuffed skin and the brain are also still in the museum.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Chimpanzee skull

Micro CT scan of an Indri Lemur skull from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

Indri Lemur (Indri indri) - also known as Babakoto. DUNUC 2289.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Indri Lemur skull

Micro CT scan of a rhinoceros beetle from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

Rhinoceros Beetle (Dynastinae) - DUNUC 2836. Length: 7cm.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Rhinoceros beetle

Micro CT scan of a bat skull from the D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

Tadarida brasiliensis - Mexican or Brazilian free-tailed bat. Length: 17mm. DUNUC 2281.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner.  The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush.  Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.  

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Bat skull

License: **Academic only**  
本モデルは学術利用しかできません.  
This model may not be used for any purpose other than academic purposes.  

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https://mizu-kyosei.net  令和３～７年度 文部科学省 科学研究費助成事業 学術変革領域研究（Ａ）「ゆらぎの場としての水循環システムの動態的解明による水共生学の創生」の下、CTスキャンにより作成されたモデルです。  
Kumamoto, Japan. 熊本県.  
More: https://ffish.asia/s/57409  
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Animalia 動物界  
　Chordata 脊索動物門  
　　Reptilia 爬虫綱  
　　　Squamata 有鱗目  
　　　　Viperidae クサリヘビ科  
　　　　　Gloydius マムシ属  
　　　　　　Gloydius blomhoffii ニホンマムシ  
  
ヘビ 蛇

ニホンマムシ 🐍 CT scan 🦴 Japanese Pit Viper

Micro CT scan of a half section of a nautilus shell from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

As an elegant demonstration of the logarithmic or equiangular spiral in nature, the nautilus is perhaps the most iconic image associated with D'Arcy Thompson's ground-breaking work in mathematical biology. 

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Nautilus Shell (sectioned)

We modeled the brain structure of Tyrannosaurus rex by CT scanning a fossilized braincase (AMNH FR 5117) from the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. We segmented the brain cavity and associated internal structures using Avizo, yielding what's known as a brain endocast. We then cleaned up the model in Maya, tweaked and branded it in Zbrush, and then uploaded it to Sketchfab. Ryan Ridgely did the 3D visualization work, and Witmer and Ridgely published a scientific article on tyrannosaur brain evolution, including this specimen, in 2009 (https://bit.ly/3TuVtqp). An OBJ file can be downloaded here and, if necessary, converted to an STL for 3D printing. Not for commercial use.

Tyrannosaurus rex - brain endocast - AMNH 5117

Thorax

This model is of the armored ankylosaurian ornithischian dinosaur *Euoplocephalus tutus* (AMNH FR 5405). The specimen was CT scanned at OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio, in 2005 as part of a research project, leading to publications in 2008 (http://bit.ly/2pp5V5C) and 2011 (http://bit.ly/2rCNCsT). This Sketchfab model was generated by Ryan Ridgely of WitmerLab and is derived from recent work done for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History for a new interactive exhibit. This research was funded in part by U.S. National Science Foundation grants to Witmer and Ridgely, and by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Euoplocephalus - armored dinosaur skull

Skull and neck of an adult green iguana (_Iguana iguana_, OUVC 10677), with annotations of some of the more obscure anatomical features. It was collected legally and euthanized humanely by Zoo Miami staff and provided to us for research and education. We scanned the head region on the OUµCT scanner in 2012 at a resolution of 90µm (0.090 mm). Scan data were imported into workstations running Avizo and digitally extracted the bones and soft tissues. The work on this project was done primarily by Alexandra Spaw, who at the time was an undergraduate student in Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College and now is a medical student at Ohio State University. Ryan Ridgely assembled these materials in Maya for upload here. For more 3D content on this specimen, check out the Visible Interactive Iguana site: http://bit.ly/1LzIU6x. There you’ll find 3D PDFs for download that provide comparable content to what’s here, but allowing the user more control. This model can be downloaded here as an STL.

Green Iguana skull - OUVC 10677

Micro CT scan of a penguin skull from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

Aptenodytes sp. - probably an Emperor Penguin. Length: 20cm. DUNUC 1803

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Penguin skull

License: **Academic only**  
本モデルは学術利用しかできません.  
This model may not be used for any purpose other than academic purposes.    
https://mizu-kyosei.net  令和３～７年度 文部科学省 科学研究費助成事業 学術変革領域研究（Ａ）「ゆらぎの場としての水循環システムの動態的解明による水共生学の創生」の下、CTスキャンにより作成されたモデルです。  
  
Animalia 動物界  
　Chordata 脊索動物門  
　　Reptilia 爬虫綱  
　　　Squamata 有鱗目  
　　　　Colubridae ナミヘビ科  
　　　　　Elaphe ナメラ属  
　　　　　　Elaphe quadrivirgata シマヘビ  
  
ヘビ 蛇

シマヘビ 🐍 CT scan 🦴 Striped Snake

Micro CT scan of a Blaschka model of a Moon Jellyfish from the D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee. 

DUNUC 9318 - Glass model of Aurelia aurita (Moon Jellyfish). Width=9cm.

D'Arcy Thompson acquired a set of Blaschka's exquistely delicate glass models in 1888. In Growth and Form, D'Arcy refers repeatedly to the art of the glass-blower, perhaps thinking of these very models.  

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner.  The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush.  

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Blaschka Glass Model of Moon Jellyfish

This is a 3D animation of a young male Anolis garmani lizard.  The 3D model was created through integrating three data sets - a 3D photogrametry scan of a preserved male A. garmani (Univ. Florida, uf:herp:122009 specimen ID), a CT scan of a young male Anolis garmani (Morphosource, Anolis sp., P1059), and open-access photographs, as well as from Jon Suh and Janson Jones.

We thank Dave Blackburn, Ed Stanley, and Coleman Sheehy from the University of Florida for providing access to the specimen, and Illiam Jackson and Tobias Uller for enabling the CT Scans.  Nathalie Feiner faciliated the CT scan and provided feedback.  Jonathan Losos guided the project and provided funding for completion.  CG artist Johnson Martin created the model using Blender and other software.

Downloads are freely available for creative and non-profit use. To inquire about licensing, please visit **www.digitallife3d.org**.

Model 83A - Anolis garmani

Skull of a young alligator (Alligator mississippiensis, OUVC 10389) with annotations of some of the blood vessels. It was legally provided to us by the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge for research and education. We scanned the head region on the OUµCT scanner at a resolution of 90µm (0.090 mm). Scan data were imported into workstations running Avizo and digitally extracted the bones and soft tissues. This specimen was used by David Dufeau during his dissertation research and then was used by Ruger Porter during his dissertation research on dinosaur blood vessels and their role in thermal physiology. This specimen was part of the sample included in the PLOS ONE article by Dufeau and Witmer (http://bit.ly/2dWhTNZ) and a Journal of Anatomy article by Porter, Sedlmayr, & Witmer (http://bit.ly/2e0WqVg). The original CT scan data can be downloaded on Dryad (http://bit.ly/2ebdnZS), along with a 3D PDF that provides comparable content to what’s here but allows more control. The model can be downloaded  here as an FBX.

Alligator head vasculature - OUVC 10389

Micro CT scan of a capercaillie skull from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

DUNUC 1609. Tetrao urogallus - Capercaillie. Length=9cm.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Capercaillie skull

Micro CT scan of a sea otter skull from the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

Enhydra lutris - Sea otter. Length: 15 cm. DUNUC 1893.

Scanned with a Nikon XT H 225ST micro CT scanner. The resulting file is exported as an stl. and imported in to Zbrush. Texture is added from photographs using the Spotlight function and Polypainting.

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Sea otter skull

License: **Academic only**  
本モデルは学術利用しかできません.  
This model may not be used for any purpose other than academic purposes.  

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https://mizu-kyosei.net  令和３～７年度 文部科学省 科学研究費助成事業 学術変革領域研究（Ａ）「ゆらぎの場としての水循環システムの動態的解明による水共生学の創生」の下、CTスキャンにより作成されたモデルです。  
Kumamoto, Japan. 熊本県.  
More: https://ffish.asia/s/57408  
![](https://ffish.asia/_file/large/87/Q12291_DSC_0115.jpg)  
Animalia 動物界  
　Chordata 脊索動物門  
　　Reptilia 爬虫綱  
　　　Squamata 有鱗目  
　　　　Lacertidae カナヘビ科  
　　　　　Takydromus カナヘビ属  
　　　　　　Takydromus tachydromoides ニホンカナヘビ  
  
lizard カナヘビ トカゲ 蜥蜴

ニホンカナヘビ 🦎 CT scan 🦴 The Japanese Grass Lizard

This 3D animation is an animation of my LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth quetzalcoatlus remake that flies! I made this model with the polycam object scanner and I animated it with blender.

LEGO JWR Quetzalcoatlus Flying

This 3D scan is a scan of the head of the LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth quetzalcoatlus. I scanned the model with the polycam object scanner.

LEGO JWR Quetzalcoatlus Head

This 3D model is a model of a toy Juradsic Park velociraptor! I scanned the model with the polycam object scanner.

JP Velociraptor Toy

This 3D scan is a scan of the LEGO JWR quetzalcoatlus! I madr this model with the polycam object scanner.

LEGO JWR Quetzalcoatlus remake

This 3D model is a model of a tyrannosaurus rex of Schleich. I made the model with the polycam object scanner.

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