William Parks (paleontologist)

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.