Bone Histology Analysis of Ceratopsian Dinosaur Einiosaurus Growth Curve

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dc.contributor.authorDavis, India
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-25T13:38:21Z
dc.date.available2021-10-25T13:38:21Z
dc.date.created2020
dc.description2020 Celebration of Student Research and Creativity presentationen_US
dc.description.abstract"Paleohistology, the study of microscopic anatomy of fossil organisms, has been on the forefront of paleontological research for some time now. The microstructure of fossils lends evidence into how a dinosaur, or even a population of dinosaurs could have survived, grown, lived, and died (Chinsamy, 1995). The way the bone is formed can act as evidence for how Einiosaurus grew as they aged. Highly vascular tissue and dense osteocytes (bone cells) is evidence for rapid growth in a sample specimen and also imply an elevated metabolism (Levitt, 2013: page iv), whereas sparse vascular tissue and light osteocytes would imply slow growth. The question we were asking is ‘What does the orientation and density of osteocytes and vascular canals in these limb bones tell us about the physiology of this species of dinosaur?’. Using Adobe Illustrator we were able to standardize the samples and categorize the amount of vascular canals in each specimen. This resulted in Tibia 6 and 10 showing the most rapid growth, and Tibia 14 showing the slowest growth. The results of this study do not concur with Reizner’s original growth curve, and thusly further studies prove necessary."en_US
dc.description.urihttps://youtu.be/KNPNcl41auEen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11216/4036
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNorthern Kentucky Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCelebrarion of Student Research and Creativity;2020
dc.subjectDinosaurs -- Paleohistologyen_US
dc.subjectCeratopsidaeen_US
dc.titleBone Histology Analysis of Ceratopsian Dinosaur Einiosaurus Growth Curveen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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