Project Information


The Virtual Skeletons Project is funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation as part of the interagency Digital Libraries initiative sponsored by the federal government. The purpose of this site is to enable you to view the bones of both human and non-human primates and to gather information about them from our osteology database.

This site provides an interactive environment in which to examine and learn about skeletal anatomy. This includes:

This site makes use of several technologies that require browser plugins. Before you start you should visit the plugins page to ensure that you have the proper plugins to take full advantage of this site.

After you have done this, please contact us to let us know who you are and what you think.

Thank you for visiting the eSkeletons.org Digital Library Project.

 

eSkeletons Alumni:

Project Manager (September 2003-July 2004): Robert Scott

Project Manager (September 2001-May 2002): Angela Palmer

Project Manager (July 2000 - August 2001): Murat Maga

Project Manager (April 1999 - July 2000): Myriam Zylstra, PhD

HTML and Javascript Programming: Timothy M. Ryan

Graphics: Laura Alport

Project Personnel: Nick Caffarelli, Nichole Drane, Mulugeta Feseha, Eva Garrett, Adam Gordon, Ashley Gosselin-Ildari, Matthew Kilberger, Shane Kukkiaton, Jennifer Lawrence, Rachel Menegaz, Catherine Oheim, Marsie De Oliveira, Vijay Pratap Singh, Alison Pruitt, Mary Simmons, Christyna Solhan, Brigitte Wetz, Kerri Wilhelm, and Jennifer Wolowidnyk.