Dataset to: Girard and Joyce (2025) "The cranial, mandibular, and hyoid anatomy of soft-shell turtles (Trionychidae): a revised character list for phylogenetic analysis"

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57756/gtse5e
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Publication date: 01 Nov 2025
Publisher: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW)
Collections: 1. Zoology
Instrument: YXLON FF35 CT
Resource type: Dataset
Specimen: NHMW-ZOO-HS-159, NHMW-ZOO-HS-131, NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090, NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299, NHMW-ZOO-HS-160, NHMW-ZOO-HS-162, NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630, NHMW-ZOO-HS-132, NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631, NHMW-ZOO-HS-157
License: CC BY
CC BY 4.0 International
Tags: Extant Microct Micro-ct Mikroct Skull Softshell Trionychidae Turtle
Countries:
  • Myanmar
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Sudan
Taxa: Tetrapoda
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Abstract

This dataset includes CT scans data and associated 3D models of NHMW specimens used in Girard and Joyce (in prep). The dataset consists of CT data of the skull of 10 specimens of trionychids and associated 3D models. Bone by bone segmentation was performed on half the skull of 3 of these specimens and a general model of the skull is provided for the remaining specimens. The dataset herein includes a total of 91 models of cranial and mandibular bones and is a subpart of a larger dataset that includes a total of 44 specimens, of which 30 were partially segmented.

Usage Notes

Models reconstruction and bone by bone segmentation were performed using the software Materialise Mimics v.24.

Please refer to the file "Girard_Joyce_2025-NHMW-Specimens-list" for more information on the specimens. The species name on the historic NHMW tags might differ from modern nomenclature as indicated in the list.

Surface 3D models (PLY) are indicated by "3D-models" and the underlying microCT datasets (TIF image stack including the XML metadata files) by "MicroCT" in the file name of downloadable ZIP-folders.

MicroCT scans were done at the NHMW by Viola Winkler.

Funding

Agency Program Proj. Id Proj. Title
Swiss National Science Foundation SNF 200021_207377

Downloads

File Description Size
Girard_Joyce_2025-NHMW-Specimens-list.csv Detailed list of specimens (CSV) 0 MB
Girard_Joyce_2025-NHMW-Specimens-list.xlsx Detailed list of specimens (XLSX) 0.01 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-131-Rafetus-euphraticus_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible Rafetus euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-131) 72.09 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-131-Trionyx-euphraticus-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull skull and mandible of Trionyx euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-131) 7174.18 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-132-Rafetus-euphraticus_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of Rafetus euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-132) 491.17 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-132-Trionyx-euphraticus-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull skull and mandible of Trionyx euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-132) 8133.42 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-157-Cyclanorbis_elegans_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of Cyclanorbis elegans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-157) 1742.16 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-157-Cyclanorbis-elegans-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull of Cyclanorbis elegans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-157) 5546.63 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-159-Trionyx-tringuis-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Trionyx tringuis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-159) 5517.36 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-159-Trionyx-triunguis_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible of Trionyx tringuis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-159) 97.68 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-160-Amyda_cartilaginea_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible of Amyda cartilaginea (NHMW-ZOO-HS-160) 102.02 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-160-Trionyx-cartilaginea-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Trionyx cartilaginea (NHMW-ZOO-HS-160) 6046.95 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-162-Chitra-chitra_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible of Chitra chitra (NHMW-ZOO-HS-162) 173.38 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-162-Chitra-chitra-javanensis-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Chitra chitra (NHMW-ZOO-HS-162) 18770.6 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299-Aspideretes-leithi-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Aspideretes leithi (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299) 8532.18 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299-Nilssonia-leithii_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible of Nilssonia leithii (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299) 69.78 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630-Pelodiscus_sinensis_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible of Pelodiscus sinensis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630) 79.47 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630-Pelodiscus-sinensis-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Pelodiscus sinensis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630) 7441.99 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631-Nilssonia-formosa_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull of Nilssonia formosa (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631) 1482.97 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631-Nilssonia-formosa-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Nilssonia formosa (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631) 6973.06 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090-Aspideretes-nigricans-skull_MicroCT.zip MicroCT dataset (TIF image stack) and metadata files (XML) of the skull and mandible of Aspideretes nigricans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090) 8364.71 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090-Nilssonia-nigricans_3D-models.zip 3D surface models of the skull and mandible of Nilssonia nigricans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090) 86.92 MB

Media

Images

3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-131)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-131)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-132)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx euphraticus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-132)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Cyclanorbis elegans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-157)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Cyclanorbis elegans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-157)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx triunguis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-159)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx triunguis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-159)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx cartilagineus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-160)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Trionyx cartilagineus (NHMW-ZOO-HS-160)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Chitra chitra javanensis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-162)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Chitra chitra javanensis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-162)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Aspideretes leithi (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Aspideretes leithi (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38299)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Pelodiscus sinensis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Pelodiscus sinensis (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38630)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Nilssonia formosa (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Nilssonia formosa (NHMW-ZOO-HS-38631)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Aspideretes nigricans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090)
3D rendering based on the microCT scan of Aspideretes nigricans (NHMW-ZOO-HS-39090)