Cranial anatomy of the early cynodont Nythosaurus larvatus

The compiled dataset includes the raw CT data of the cranium of the early cynodont Nythosaurus larvatus (NHMUK PV R1715). The dataset is part of a morphological description of this specimen. NHMUK PV R 1715 was micro-CT scanned in the Imaging and Analysis Centre of the Natural History Museum in London using a Nikon Metrology HMX ST 225 X-ray scanner with a voxel size of 0.0159 mm, a voltage of 190 kV and a current of 89 µA. Data were analyzed and visualized with the aid of the software VGStudio Max 3.4 (Volume Graphics GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany).

本编译数据集包含早期犬齿兽类（cynodont）尼氏兽（Nythosaurus larvatus）颅骨的原始计算机断层扫描（CT）数据，对应标本编号为NHMUK PV R1715。该数据集属于该标本形态学描述的组成部分。标本NHMUK PV R1715于伦敦自然历史博物馆成像与分析中心完成显微CT（micro-CT）扫描，所用设备为尼康Metrology HMX ST 225型X射线扫描仪，扫描参数包括体素尺寸0.0159 mm、管电压190 kV及管电流89 µA。本数据集的数据分析与可视化工作借助VGStudio Max 3.4软件完成，该软件由德国海德堡的Volume Graphics GmbH公司开发。