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 incurvimanus
- 1922 Parasaurolophus walkeri
- 1923 Corythosaurus intermedius
- 1923 Lambeosaurus lambei
- 1924 Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus
- 1925 Arrhinoceratops brachyops
- 1925 Neomeryx finni
- 1926 Struthiomimus brevitertius
- 1926 Thescelosaurus warreni.
- 1928 Struthiomimus samueli
- 1928 Albertosaurus arctunguis
- 1931 Tetragonosaurus praeceps
- 1931 Tetragonosaurus erectofrons
- 1933 Struthiomimus currelli
- 1933 Struthiomimus ingens
- 1933 Ornithomimus elegans
- 1935 Corythosaurus bicristatus
- 1935 Corythosaurus brevicristatus
- 1935 ''Corythosaurus frontalis''
Honors