Multimodal X-ray imaging and nanoindentation dataset for the Mexican Beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) osteoderms

Content: 1. Authors 2. Dataset description 3. Experimental methods 4. Attribution 5. License 1. Authors Adrian Rodriguez-Palomo, Malene Siri Berg Jacobsen, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen Christensen, Mads Ry Vogel Jørgensen, Innokenty Kantor, Gabriella Willan, Anthony Herrel, Arsalan Marghoub, Mehran Moazen, Susan Evans, Matthew Vickaryous, Catherine J.A. Williams, Henrik Birkedal. 2. Dataset description This dataset contains: X-ray_microscopy.zip: X-ray computed tomography of osteoderm #3. Tiff files of reconstructed CT slices. xrd_pilatus_integrated_data.zip: X-ray diffraction (radially integrated) of a thin slice in osteoderms #1 and #2. xrf_falconx_data.zip: X-ray fluorescence spectra of a thin slice in osteoderms #1 and #2. nanoindentation_data.csv: Nanoindentation results from osteoderm #4 and #7. 3. Experimental methods Experimental details and full methods descriptions can be found in the associated publication: A. Rodriguez-Palomo, M. S.B. Jacobsen, T. E.K. Christensen, M. R.V. Jørgensen, I. Kantor, G. Willan, A. Herrel, A. Marghoub, M. Moazen, S. Evans, M. Vickaryous, C. J.A. Williams, H. Birkedal, "Enamel-like stiffness achieved by poorly oriented nanocrystals in the capping tissue of Mexican beaded lizard osteoderms", Acta Biomaterialia 204, 457-469 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2025.08.025 4. Attribution Please, cite the associated publication and dataset as:A. Rodriguez-Palomo, M. S.B. Jacobsen, T. E.K. Christensen, M. R.V. Jørgensen, I. Kantor, G. Willan, A. Herrel, A. Marghoub, M. Moazen, S. Evans, M. Vickaryous, C. J.A. Williams, H. Birkedal, "Enamel-like stiffness achieved by poorly oriented nanocrystals in the capping tissue of Mexican beaded lizard osteoderms", Acta Biomaterialia 204, 457-469 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2025.08.025 Multimodal X-ray imaging and nanoindentation dataset for the Mexican Beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) osteoderms © 2025 by A. Rodriguez-Palomo, M. S.B. Jacobsen, T. E.K. Christensen, M. R.V. Jørgensen, I. Kantor, G. Willan, A. Herrel, A. Marghoub, M. Moazen, S. Evans, M. Vickaryous, C. J.A. Williams, H. Birkedal. Zenodo (2025). 5. License Multimodal X-ray imaging and nanoindentation dataset for the Mexican Beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) osteoderms © 2025 by A. Rodriguez-Palomo, M. S.B. Jacobsen, T. E.K. Christensen, M. R.V. Jørgensen, I. Kantor, G. Willan, A. Herrel, A. Marghoub, M. Moazen, S. Evans, M. Vickaryous, C. J.A. Williams, H. Birkedal is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/