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Title: Inabtanin alarabia (YUPC-INAB-6-001–010) left humerus 3D models Open Access Deposited

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  • We reconstructed Computed Tomography scans using CT Pro 3D and saved the reconstructions as volume files. We processed volume files using Mimics image processing software (Materialize NV) to visualize the CT slices for segmentation. We then proceeded through the CT slices in intervals from the proximal to distal end of each humerus to capture internal structures using the segmenting tools Lasso, LiveWire, Mask, and Interpolate. For each CT slice, we selected all trabecular bone to add to the Mask, which differentiated the trabecular bone from the matrix. A completely segmented slice displays black air space, gray matrix, and highlighted bone. After each slice was segmented, we scrolled distally and repeated the process on a subsequent slice. In regions where the struts had a dense distribution or complex internal structure, we segmented slice-wise to minimize interpolation. In regions where the trabecular bone was sparse or simple and elongate, we segmented approximately every 10 slices. Once a bone was completely segmented, we used the Interpolate tool, which connects consecutive segmented structures to produce a 3D model that accurately reconstructs the true anatomy.
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  • The left humerus is part of an associated skeleton of the pterosaur Inabtanin alarabia, accessioned to Yarmouk University (YUPC-INAB-6-001–010) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The specimen was collected from Late Cretaceous-aged sediments near Tal Inab in south-central Jordan, which is 34 km north of the current border with Saudi Arabia. For inquiries about access, please contact Jeff Wilson Mantilla ( wilsonja@umich.edu) or Iyad Zalmout ( izalmout@ksu.edu.sa). Casts of this and other elements of Inabtanin alarabia are available at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.
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  • wilsonja@umich.edu
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  • American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
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  • 2019-12-10
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  • Rosenbach, K. L., D. M. Goodvin, M. G. Albshysh, H. A. Azzam, A. A. Smadi, H. A. Mustafa, I. S. A. Zalmout, and J. A. Wilson Mantilla. [in press] New pterosaur remains from the Late Cretaceous of Afro-Arabia provide insight into flight capacity of large pterosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
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  • 07/09/2024
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  • 07/09/2024
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  • https://doi.org/10.7302/vfxw-9t55
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  • Usage of the associated data is restricted. The terms of use as of date of metadata creation (2019-02-25 ) are included in the file _LICENSE.txt. Please see https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/ct-terms/ for current terms, as these may have changed.
To Cite this Work:
Wilson Mantilla, J. A. (2024). Inabtanin alarabia (YUPC-INAB-6-001–010) left humerus 3D models [Data set], University of Michigan - Deep Blue Data. https://doi.org/10.7302/vfxw-9t55

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TITLE
Inabtanin alarabia YUPC-INAB-6-001–010 humerus 3D models

CREATED
July 6, 2024 by
Jeffrey A Wilson Mantilla
Curator, Museum of Paleontology
Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Michigan
wilsonja@umich.edu

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DESCRIPTION
The right and left humeri are part of an associated skeleton of a pterosaur accessioned to Yarmouk University (YUPC-INAB-6-001–010) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The specimen was collected from Late Cretaceous-aged sediments near Tal Inab in south-central Jordan, which is 34 km north of the current border with Saudi Arabia. For inquiries about access, please contact Jeff Wilson Mantilla (wilsonja@umich.edu) or Iyad Zalmout (izalmout@ksu.edu.sa). Casts of this and other elements of Inabtanin alarabia are available at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.

We reconstructed Computed Tomography scans using CT Pro 3D and saved the reconstructions as volume files. We processed volume files using Mimics image processing software (Materialize NV) to visualize the CT slices for segmentation. We then proceeded through the CT slices in intervals from the proximal to distal end of each humerus to capture internal structures using the segmenting tools Lasso, LiveWire, Mask, and Interpolate. For each CT slice, we selected all trabecular bone to add to the Mask, which differentiated the trabecular bone from the matrix. A completely segmented slice displays black air space, gray matrix, and highlighted bone. After each slice was segmented, we scrolled distally and repeated the process on a subsequent slice. In regions where the struts had a dense distribution or complex internal structure, we segmented slice-wise to minimize interpolation. In regions where the trabecular bone was sparse or simple and elongate, we segmented approximately every 10 slices. Once a bone was completely segmented, we used the Interpolate tool, which connects consecutive segmented structures to produce a 3D model that accurately reconstructs the true anatomy.

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The data set includes 2 three-dimensional models in .ply format; one model is the proximal humerus, and one the distal.

REFERENCES
Rosenbach, K. L., D. M. Goodvin, M. G. Albshysh, H. A. Azzam, A. A. Smadi, H. A. Mustafa, I. S. A. Zalmout, and J. A. Wilson Mantilla. [in press]. New pterosaur remains from the Late Cretaceous of Afro-Arabia provide insight into flight capacity of large pterosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

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