Project allows users to explore 3-D vertebrate specimens from inside out (Image 8)

A computed tomography scan of a girdled lizard. Girdled lizards such as this Barberton dragon lizard (Smaug barbertonensis) are clad in tough, bony plates called osteoderms, which reinforce their spikey scales. The scan was taken as part of a project to scan vertebrate specimens, then ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 14, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: video