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= = = Life history = = =
Gregory Erickson and colleagues have studied the growth and life history of tyrannosaurids using bone histology , which can determine the age of a specimen when it died . A growth curve can be developed when the ages of various individuals are plotted against their sizes on a graph . Tyrannosaurids grew throughout the...
Gorgosaurus spent as much as half its life in the juvenile phase before ballooning up to near @-@ maximum size in only a few years . This , along with the complete lack of predators intermediate in size between huge adult tyrannosaurids and other small theropods , suggests that these niches may have been filled by juv...
= = = Paleopathology = = =
Several pathologies have been documented in the Gorgosaurus libratus holotype , NMC 2120 . These include the third right dorsal rib , as well as healed fractures on the 13th and 14th gastralia and left fibula . Its fourth left metatarsal bore roughened exostoses both in the middle and at the far end . The third phalan...
Another specimen cataloged as TMP94.12.602 bears multiple pathologies . A 10 cm ( 3 @.@ 9 in ) longitudinal fracture is present in the middle of the right fibula 's shaft . Multiple ribs bear healed fractures and the specimen had a pseudoarthortic gastralium . Lesions from a bite received to the face were present and ...
TMP91.36.500 is another Gorgosaurus with preserved face bite injuries but also has a thoroughly healed fracture in the right fibula . Also present was a healed fracture in the dentary and what the authors describing the specimen referred to as " a mushroom @-@ like hyperostosis of a right pedal phalanx . " Ralph Molna...
Another specimen has a poorly healed fracture of the right fibula , which left a large callus on the bone . In a 2001 study conducted by Bruce Rothschild and other paleontologists , 54 foot bones referred to Gorgosaurus were examined for signs of stress fracture , but none were found .
= = Paleoecology = =
Most specimens of Gorgosaurus libratus have been recovered from the Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta . This formation dates to the middle of the Campanian , between 76 @.@ 5 and 74 @.@ 8 million years ago , and Gorgosaurus libratus fossils are known specifically from the lower to middle section of the formation , be...
The Dinosaur Park Formation preserves a great wealth of vertebrate fossils . A wide variety of fish swam the rivers and estuaries , including gars , sturgeons , sharks and rays , among others . Frogs , salamanders , turtles , crocodilians and champsosaurs also dwelled in the aquatic habitats . Azhdarchid pterosaurs an...
= James Constable =
James Ashley Constable ( born 4 October 1984 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Eastleigh .
Constable started his career with the Cirencester Town youth system , before breaking into the first team during the 2002 – 03 season . He moved to Chippenham Town in 2003 , before signing for Walsall in the Football League in 2005 . He moved out on loan to Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference National in 2006 , b...
He has played for the England C team , who represent England at non @-@ League level , making his debut in 2007 in a 2 – 0 victory over Finland in the International Challenge Trophy . He scored the goal in a 2 – 2 draw with Italy in 2008 that took England to the International Challenge Trophy Final , which Constable p...
= = Club career = =
= = = Early career = = =
Born in Malmesbury , Wiltshire , Constable grew up in the town as a Tottenham Hotspur supporter . He played for Malmesbury Youth before starting his career with Cirencester Town after progressing through their youth system , playing for the Academy and making several first team appearances as a substitute in the 2002 ...
= = = Walsall = = =
Football League sides Bristol City , Swansea City , Swindon Town and Walsall all made enquiries for Constable in November 2005 . He eventually signed for League One team Walsall on 21 November 2005 on loan until 1 January 2006 , when he would sign permanently for a fee of Β£ 4 @,@ 000 on a contract until June 2007 , ha...
He scored his first goal for Walsall in a 3 – 2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in the Trophy on 20 December with a " fine drive " , which drew the teams at 1 – 1 . Constable scored two goals in seven minutes to help Walsall to a 2 – 0 victory over Blackpool . His first appearance after signing permanently came in a 3 ...
= = = Kidderminster Harriers = = =
He joined Conference National team Kidderminster Harriers on a two @-@ month loan on 24 November , after having made nine appearances for Walsall up to that point during the 2006 – 07 season . After arriving at Kidderminster , he made " a mammoth impact " . He made his debut in a 2 – 1 defeat to Stevenage Borough , an...
He scored his first goals of the 2007 – 08 season with a hat @-@ trick in a 4 – 0 victory over Exeter City on 1 September . After two games without scoring , he scored a second hat @-@ trick for Kidderminster in a 5 – 4 defeat to Ebbsfleet United . He was substituted at half time in Kidderminster 's 2 – 1 defeat to Hi...
= = = Shrewsbury Town = = =
Constable transferred to League Two club Shrewsbury Town on 31 January 2008 , transfer deadline day , along with Harriers teammate Scott Bevan , being billed as " the striker to help Shrewsbury Town push for the play @-@ offs . " He made his debut two days later , coming on as a 50th @-@ minute substitute in a 2 – 1 d...
= = = Oxford United = = =
Constable returned to the Conference Premier after signing for Oxford United on a season @-@ long loan for the 2008 – 09 season on 8 July 2008 . He made his debut in a 3 – 0 defeat by Barrow on 8 August 2008 , scoring his first goals in a 6 – 3 victory over Eastbourne Borough a week later , netting twice and providing...
Constable had a run of scoring five goals in as many games from 28 December 2008 to 20 January 2009 , which constituted four home victories for Oxford . Following this , he went seven games without a goal , before scoring two in a 3 – 3 draw with Forest Green Rovers on 7 March 2009 . Oxford announced he had agreed a p...
He started the 2009 – 10 season with a " flood of goals " , scoring six times in his first 11 appearances , with his first goals of the season coming in a 4 – 3 victory over Histon on 15 August 2009 . In the following game , he scored his first hat @-@ trick for Oxford in a 4 – 0 victory over Chester City . However , ...
Having acted as captain during the previous season following an injury to Adam Murray , he was appointed captain permanently ahead of the 2010 – 11 season . He played in Oxford 's first Football League game since promotion , a 0 – 0 draw with Burton on 7 August . His first goals of the season came after he scored two ...
Oxford accepted an improved offer for Constable from local rivals Swindon Town on 19 January 2012 . Oxford allowed Constable to talk to the club , although he refused the opportunity to discuss the move with Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio .
On 16 November 2013 Constable scored his 100th goal for Oxford in a 3 – 1 away victory at Mansfield Town .
= = = Eastleigh = = =
Having been one goal short of equalling Oxford 's club record for goals scored of 107 , Constable turned down a new contract with the club to sign for newly promoted Conference Premier team Eastleigh on a two @-@ year deal on 21 May 2014 . He made his debut in a 3 – 0 away victory over Nuneaton Town on the opening day...
= = International career = =
Constable was named in the England C team , who represent England at non @-@ League level , in November 2007 , for a 2007 – 09 International Challenge Trophy game against Finland . He made his debut after starting the game and England won 2 – 0 . He was called up again in October 2008 for a game against Italy , scorin...
= = Style of play = =
Constable plays as a striker and is " a big , powerful frontman with bags of pace " . He has been described as being a prolific goalscorer , leading to remarks of him being a " hot @-@ shot " and a " goal machine " . He was described as a " young , hungry player with bags of potential " by Kidderminster manager Mark Y...
= = Career statistics = =
As of match played 12 April 2016 .
= = Honours = =
Oxford United
Conference Premier play @-@ offs : 2009 – 10
Individual
Oxford United Player of the Year : 2008 – 09
Conference Premier Player of the Year : 2008 – 09
Conference Premier Team of the Year : 2009 – 10
= Ruislip =
Ruislip ( / ˈraΙͺslΙͺp / RY @-@ slip ) is a town in west London , England , which is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon .
It was formerly a parish in the county of Middlesex covering the neighbouring areas of Eastcote , Northwood , Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip . The parish appears in the Domesday Book , and some of the earliest settlements still exist today , designated as local heritage sites . The parish church , St Martin 's , date...
The expansion of the Metropolitan Railway in the early 20th century acted as a catalyst for development in the area . A station was opened in Ruislip in 1904 and the parish council created a new urban district to address the forthcoming population growth . The Ruislip @-@ Northwood Urban District continued until 1965 ...
Major landmarks in the area include Ruislip Lido , a former reservoir , now an area of public parkland with its own miniature railway and Manor Farm , a settlement dating from the 9th century which is now designated as a local heritage site . Ruislip is included within the Ruislip , Northwood and Pinner Parliament con...
= = History = =
= = = Toponymy = = =
At the time of Edward the Confessor , the parishes of Ruislip and Ickenham belonged to a Saxon named Wlward Wit , a thane of the king who owned land in 11 counties . Ruislip parish included what is now the modern Ruislip , Northwood , Eastcote , Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip . Wit lost much of his land during the No...
Ruislip appears in the Domesday Book as Rislepe , thought to mean ' leaping place on the river where rushes grow ' , in reference to the River Pinn . It is formed from the Old English ' rysc ' and ' hlΘ³p ' . Translated from Latin , an entry reads :
M. Arnulf [ Ernulf ] of Hesdin holds Rislepe [ Ruislip ] . It is assessed for 30 hides . Land for 20 ploughs . In lordship 11 hides ; 3 ploughs there . There are 12 ploughs between the Frenchmen and the villagers ; a further 5 possible .
A priest , Β½ hide ; 2 villagers with 1 hide ; 17 villagers , 1 virgate each ; 10 villagers , Β½ virgate each ; 7 smallholders , 4 acres each ; 8 cottagers ; 4 slaves ; 4 Frenchmen with 3 hides and 1 virgate .
Pasture for the village livestock ; a park for woodland beasts ; woodland , 1500 pigs , and 20d too .
Total value Β£ 20 ; when acquired Β£ 12 ; before 1066 Β£ 30 .
Wulfward Wight , a thane of King Edward 's , held this manor ; he could sell it to whom he would .