William Parks (paleontologist) facts for kids

William Arthur Parks (11 December 1868 – 3 October 1936) was a Canadian geologist and paleontologist, following in the tradition of Lawrence Lambe.

Parks was born in Hamilton, Ontario. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1892, Parks joined the University of Toronto's staff, where he taught geology, paleontology, and mineralogy. He went on to earn a PhD in 1900. He wrote 80 scientific papers in his lifetime. Parks died in Toronto, Ontario, in 1936.

Named taxa

• 1919 Kritosaurus incurvimanus
• 1922 Parasaurolophus walkeri
• 1923 Corythosaurus intermedius
• 1923 Lambeosaurus lambei
• 1924 Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus
• 1925 Arrhinoceratops brachyops
• 1925 Neomeryx finni
• 1926 Struthiomimus brevitertius (type species of Dromiceiomimus)
• 1926 Thescelosaurus warreni (type species of Parksosaurus).
• 1928 Struthiomimus samueli
• 1928 Albertosaurus arctunguis
• 1931 Tetragonosaurus praeceps
• 1931 Tetragonosaurus erectofrons
• 1933 Struthiomimus currelli
• 1933 Struthiomimus ingens
• 1933 Ornithomimus elegans (type species of Citipes)
• 1935 Corythosaurus bicristatus
• 1935 Corythosaurus brevicristatus
• 1935 Corythosaurus frontalis

Honors

Parksosaurus was named in his honor by Charles M. Sternberg in 1937.