TITLE
Bolivian crocodylian (FCGV-8178) micro Computed Tomography (CT) data

CREATED
September 15, 2020 by
Jeffrey A Wilson Mantilla
Curator, Museum of Paleontology
Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Michigan
wilsonja@umich.edu

TERMS
Terms of use for CT (Computed Tomography) Data from the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology (UMMP).

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METHODS
Computed tomographic (CT) of Dolichochampsa minima (FCGV-8178) scans were performed at the University of Michigan Computed Tomography in Earth and Environmental Science facility (“CTEES”) in Ann Arbor, MI, USA., using a Nikon XT H 225ST uCT system with a 2.5-mm-thick copper filter. The scanner is equipped with a tungsten target and was autoconditioned to maximum capacity at 225 kV. Scans settings were as follows: voltage = 175 kV, current = 220 uA; exposure time = 2.83 s; magnification = 2.841; uniform cubic voxels were 71 μm on a side; projections = optimized; frames captured/projection = 2.

DESCRIPTION
Reconstructed CT slices for FCGV-8178 of Dolichochampsa minima (University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology, UMMP) as a series of TIFF images. Raw projections are not included in this dataset. The reconstructed slice data from the scan are offered here as a series of unsigned 16-bit integer TIFF images. The upper left corner of the first image (*_0001.tif) is the XYZ origin."

"License": "Usage of the associated data is restricted. The terms of use as of date of metadata creation ([date] 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."


FILE LIST
The data set includes a stack of 1763 tiff images, a .mcs file, a .vgi file, and a .vol file derived from the CT imaging.

REFERENCE
Kevin I. Vélez-Rosado, Olga I. Zalles-Grebetskaya, Jeffrey A. Wilson Mantilla, Blaire Schoene, Adam Maloof, and Bolton, Howes. 2025. New material of Dolichochampsa minima (Archosauria: Crocodylia) from the Cretaceous–Paleogene El Molino Formation of Bolivia sheds light on the early evolution of Gavialinae. Unpublished manuscript.