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An Oklahoma State professor is a part of the largest dinosaur study of its kind.

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Largest population growth study of the Maiasaura dinosaur took decades

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It began millions of years ago.

A herd of Maiasaura dinosaurs died and eventually fossilized in a bone bed in western Montana that was discovered 30 years ago.

Since, scientists, including Holly Woodward Ballard, an Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences assistant professor of anatomy, have been collecting fossils and specimens from the area.

Ballard, who has worked at OSU since 2013, leads research on the population growth of the Maiasaura dinosaur at Montana State University, where she began her doctoral research. The population study is the largest of its kind to be done on any dinosaur, Ballard said.

Ballard examined the bone tissue of 50 different Maiasaura shinbones, each at different

stages of growth. The number of bone samples makes it the largest population structure of any dinosaur species.

“For the Maiasaura, it was called a population growth study because the samples represented multiple individuals of each stage of growth,” Ballard said. “I got a good idea of the size of the individual at each age. And I got an idea of not only how the Maiasaura species grew, but also the survivorship dynamics.”

By studying the microstructure of the Maiasaura bones, Ballard learned the specimen sexually matured at age 3, but most didn’t survive the first year of life. Another population drop-off occurred between 12 and 14 years, Ballard said.

Ballard started the research in 2007, and her area of interest was studying the bone histology of post-modern and extinct Archosaurs, which includes dinosaurs, crocodiles and birds.

Ballard chose to study the Maiasaura based on what was already known about how the young began life by walking on two legs and grew to use all four legs. Ballard said with the population growth study, her research team strives to fill in

the rest of the gaps.

“I think Maiasaura is a great animal to be able to learn so much about it,” Ballard said.

“The more we learn, the more fleshed out its going to become, the more it’s going to be the poster child for dinosaurs and how we can learn from them.”

Ballard’s work has sparked other research. Christian Heck, an OSU graduate student studying the physiology and bone growth in modern animals, specifically armadillos, has worked with Ballard in the field since he was an undergrad at MSU in 2009.

“It was my first experience with paleontology at all, and it just made sense to go out there,” Heck said. “Dr. Ballard is a phenomenal teacher, and she knows so many things that I want to know.”

Ballard’s research co-author, Liz Freedman Fowler, curator of paleontology at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and adjunct professor at MSU, studied the evolution of Hadrosaurus, a species similar to the Maiasaura.

Fowler’s other specialty was statistical methods, which is what brought her to the Maiasaura project.

“It was really great to see

Keith Schengili-Roberts/Wiki Commons The Maiasaura population study is the largest of its kind to be done on any dinosaur. The population growth research started in 2007.

because we had this data set that was large enough to make a robust model,” Fowler said. “So now we have a growth curve and that curve will demonstrate the average size of Maiasaura and every year of its life. Now, if we just find one bone we know without cutting it open we can estimate how many years old it is. And that is applicable to other close species.”

Fowler made the model using statistical software program called R. Within the growth

curve is where they discovered the Maiasaura reached sexual maturity and when it reached its growth peak. After the dinosaurs reached the peak, the growth curve showed how the Maiasaura began to die much more rapidly.

Ballard is continuing her research and plans to take graduate students to the bone bed site in Montana to achieve more work in the study of Maiasaura. news@ocolly.com

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Student leaves hospital after collision with bus

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An Oklahoma State University student was hospitalized after a collision with an OSU Transit bus Wednesday.

Kyle Regier, 18, from Edmond, was

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collin mccarthy/Ocolly FILE PHOTO An Oklahoma State University Transit bus hit an OSU student on Wednesday afternoon. The student suffered a minor head injury. OSU won’t pay for the student’s tuition, said Carrie Hulsey-Greene, OSU Communications assistant director.

taken to Stillwater Medical Center with

a minor head injury after the bus struck

his bicycle around 1:55 p.m., said Carrie

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Hulsey-Greene, OSU Communications as-

sistant director.

The bus and the student were traveling southbound on Monroe Street when Regier began to turn left into the parking lot north of the Henry-Bellmon Research Center. The cause of the accident is under investigation, Hulsey-Greene said.

Regier has been released from Stillwater Medical Center.

Contrary to the myth, the university won’t pay Regier’s tuition, news@ocolly.com

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The competition is co-sponsored by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in the OSU Spears School of Business.

The theme, “Pioneering Quality of Life for Stillwater Residents,” reflects the city’s interest in mobile apps that enhance life for Stillwater residents. The app can address city services or programs, community and economic development, tourism, recreation, general city government or any aspect that improves quality of life in Stillwater.

“We want to explore all opportunities to enhance the quality of life for Stillwater citizens, and we know OSU students are creative and innovative,” Stillwater Mayor Gina Noble said. “Students live, work and play in Stillwater, and they understand Stillwater is anything but still. I’m sure they will produce some great app ideas and concepts that will benefit our community.”

Currently, the city offers two apps for download. One is designed for cyclists to record their routes and also provide data to city transportation planners, and one is for reporting issues to the city that need to be addressed. The competition will potentially provide Stillwater with additional apps for use to enrich the user’s experiences in the city.

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OSU App Center. “As this year’s theme is broad and directly relevant to student life here in Stillwater, I am looking forward to seeing a lot of unique and innovative ideas from the student body.”

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With OSU Football on bye, What are the Cowboys’ plans for their Saturday off?

For the first time since Sept. 5, the Oklahoma State football team will have a Saturday off. The Cowboys receive a bye week after beginning the season with six straight wins. OSU spends nearly every Saturday during the fall on the gridiron, but what do they do on a rare Saturday off?

I’m going back home to Houston. I’m going for the food, a home-cooked meal, that’s what I miss. I haven’t had that since May; that’s the last time I’ve been home.”

Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah

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I’m just gonna go home. I’ll see the family and hang out with my dog.”

Kicker Ben Grogan

The grass needs cutting. My dishwasher is broke, so I gotta get another dishwasher installed. I’ll take the dogs for a walk, and then I’ll watch some other defensive coordinator go through three-and-a-half hours of gut-wrenching hell. I’m gonna enjoy some of it, but there’s just things to do. I haven’t had an off day since July, so I gotta do some things that have been neglected.”

Defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer

Usually I’m with (quarterback) Mason (Rudolph). I try to lead Mason down the right path. Make sure he’s in the film room, make sure he’s getting better at studying coverages, teach him a thing or two about throwing the deep ball better.

Usually he’s a little distracted. He’s out chasing ladies all over the place, so I gotta pull him back. Besides that, just kind of hang out at the house.”

I’m actually in a wedding. One of my buddies, he actually scheduled his wedding on our bye week for me. I’m his best man. He’s a die-hard Sooner.

I’m pretty happy about that.

We grew up together.”

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39 Doesn’t exactly help one’s reputation 40 Stunning or cunning 43 One under a tree, maybe 44 Nissan sedan 45 Start of a pitch 46 Fifth-century Roman Empire enemy 48 In a little while

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51 1996 A.L. Rookie of the Year 52 Psi follower 53 Needles 57 Org. whose logo features an eagle head 59 6-Across maker 61 Awfully long time 62 Rocks in a bucket 63 “Ideas worth spreading” acronym PAGE 8