Holly Woodward Ballard Explained

Holly Woodward Ballard is an American paleontologist and paleohistologist.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holly Ballard. OSU Center for Health Sciences Research Profiles.
2. Web site: Holly Woodward Ballard, Ph.D. . Explorology Foundation.
3. Woodward . Holly N. . Tremaine . Katie . Williams . Scott A. . Zanno . Lindsay E. . Horner . John R. . Myhrvold . Nathan . Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex : Osteohistology refutes the pygmy " Nanotyrannus " and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus . Science Advances . 3 January 2020 . 6 . 1 . eaax6250 . 10.1126/sciadv.aax6250. 31911944 . 6938697 . 2020SciA....6.6250W .
4. Web site: Holes In Baby Dinosaur Bones Show How Football-Sized Hatchlings Grew To 3-Tonne Teens . Discover Magazine . en.
5. Web site: Seymour . Roger S. . Holes in baby dinosaur bones show how football-sized hatchlings grew to 3-tonne teens . The Conversation . 3 October 2023.
6. Ruling Reptiles . Indiana University Press .
7. Barash . Alon . Belmaker . Miriam . Bastir . Markus . Soudack . Michalle . O’Brien . Haley D. . Woodward . Holly . Prendergast . Amy . Barzilai . Omry . Been . Ella . The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events . Scientific Reports . 2 February 2022 . 12 . 1 . 1721 . 10.1038/s41598-022-05712-y . 35110601 . 8810791 . 2022NatSR..12.1721B . en . 2045-2322. 10261/265141 . free .
8. Book: Vertebrate skeletal histology and paleohistology . 2021 . CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group . Boca Raton, FL . 9780815392880 . Firstiton.