Atlas of comparative osteology for vertebratesUSER MANUAL

interactive access to the osteology collections, in just a few clicks

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Welcome to the world of Vertebrates

Important : lors du lancement de l’application ou de son installation, veillez bien à ce qu’aucune clef usb ne soit branchée sur votre machine

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Home

This app, containing thousands of bones from museum collections, individually digitized, allows you to explore the similarities and differences among familiar species. Compare the evolutionary history of a frog and an ox, or a human being and a bird, by looking at their bones. Whether you are an amateur or an expert, select the level of detail to suit you in the information, and enjoy a fascinating encounter with living organisms !

When the app opens, you have

1 a choice to search by bone or by specimen

2 a choice of language

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Interface

1 back to home page

2 access the menu

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Search by specimen

Specimens are arranged in alphabetical order of their systematic name.They can be filtered. The filter recognises the common name and the systematic name.

1 Tap on the name of a specimen to open its entry quickly.

2 Move from page to page to explore the entire cata-logue.

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Search by bone

Bones are arranged in alphabetical order of the systematic name.They can be filtered.

1 One filter recognises the common name and the systematic name of the bone.

2 The other filter recognises the common name and the systematic name of the specimen.

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Single specimen window

1 Down arrow icon : replaces the specimen displayed by another one

2 “i” icon: opens the info page: selecting a single bone opens the entry for that bone, otherwise, the specimen entry opens.

3 Mirror icon: loads a second specimen for comparison

4 Select specific parts of the skeleton

5 Tool for measuring length 6 Tool for measuring angles 7 The specimen is centred and fills the available space

8 Multiple selection mode, for selecting several bones or parts at the same time (see next page)

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BrowsingSpecimens are in 3D. Rotate the specimen: right-click and hold, or slide 2 fingers in touchscreen mode.

Move the specimen : right-click and hold, or slide 3 fingers in touchscreen mode.

Zoom : mouse wheel or slide 2 fingers apart in touchscreen mode.

Click on a bone to select it.

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1 When one part or one bone is selected, a new icon appears: it allows you to isolate the selection.

2 When one part or one bone is isolated, another icon appears: it allows you to return to the complete skeleton.

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Measurement toolClick on the position required for each measurement point; a measurement value appears.

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Angle toolClick and hold in the centre of the square to move it around on the screen.Click and hold on each branch to turn it.

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2-Specimen window

1 Click on the cross to close the specimen shown, and return to the single specimen.

2 Down arrow icon: replaces the specimen shown with another.

3 Clicking on the last common group opens the description page for this group.

4 Used to set the two spe-cimens to scale: the largest is centred, the other is positioned at a size relative to the first.

5 The 2 specimens are linked with respect to their evolutionary history. A part selected on one specimen also selects its counterpart in the other.

7 The specimen is centred and fills the available space

8 Tool for measuring length 9 Tool for measuring angles

6 The “Multiple selection”, “Isolate selection” and “Return to skeleton” functions are also linked.

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BrowsingSpecimens are in 3D. Each of the 2 specimens can be manipulated separately.Rotate the specimen: right-click and hold, or slide 2 fingers in touchscreen mode.

Move the specimen: right-click and hold, or slide 3 fingers in touchscreen mode.

Zoom : mouse wheel or slide 2 fingers apart in touchscreen mode.

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