Diprotodon optatum Cranium CT scans

This is a dataset of CT scans (DICOM format) of the cranium of <em>Diprotodon optatum</em> (NMV P31299) from the collection of Museum Victoria (https://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/discoverycentre/600-million-years/timeline/quaternary/diprotodon/). This fossil was recovered from Pleistocene sediments at Bacchus Marsh in Victoria, Australia. <em>Diprotodon</em> is the largest marsupial known and could have weighed over three tons These scans accompany articles published in PeerJ (https://peerj.com/articles/514/), Journal of Anatomy (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.12456/abstract), and Memoirs of Museum Victoria ( https://museumvictoria.com.au/about/books-and-journals/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/2010-2019/2016-vol-74-special-issue-in-honour-of-dr-thomas-h-rich/sharp/) that describe the cranium, jaw muscles and endocranial sinusesThis dataset should be cited if used in any publications. <br>