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Holly Woodward Ballard
American paleontologist (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Holly Woodward Ballard is an American paleontologist and paleohistologist.
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Biography
Ballard is a paleohistologist known for her research in the field of paleontology, particularly in the study of fossil bone tissue microstructures to understand the growth and development of extinct animals.[1][2]
Research
Ballard's research assesses ontogenetic growth and intra-specific variation in extinct tetrapods primarily through large-sample long-bone paleohistology, with a focus on non-avian dinosaurs. She also examines the intra-skeletal ontogenetic histology of extant tetrapods to improve understanding of bone tissue microstructures for use as a foundation in paleohistological interpretations.[3][4][5]
Publications
Ballard's notable publications include:
- Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “Nanotyrannus” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus.[3]
- Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology.[6]
- The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events.[7]
- Archosauromorpha: Avemetatarsalia – Dinosaurs and Their Relatives.[8]
References
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