William Parks (paleontologist)

William Arthur Parks 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 incurvimanus1922 Parasaurolophus walkeri1923 Corythosaurus intermedius1923 Lambeosaurus lambei1924 Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus1925 Arrhinoceratops brachyops1925 Neomeryx finni1926 Struthiomimus brevitertius 1926 Thescelosaurus warreni.1928 Struthiomimus samueli1928 Albertosaurus arctunguis1931 Tetragonosaurus praeceps1931 Tetragonosaurus erectofrons1933 Struthiomimus currelli1933 Struthiomimus ingens1933 Ornithomimus elegans 1935 Corythosaurus bicristatus1935 Corythosaurus brevicristatus1935 ''Corythosaurus frontalis''

Honors

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