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parkeria (n.)

A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.

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  1. Parkeria is an extinct genus of armored placoderm fish that lived during the Devonian period.
  2. Parkeria had a large, blunt snout and bony plates covering its body.
  3. Parkeria was a bottom-dweller that fed on mollusks and other small creatures.
  4. Parkeria fossils have been found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
  5. The type species of Parkeria is Parkeria antiqua.
  6. Parkeria was one of the first vertebrates to develop teeth.
  7. Parkeria is closely related to the genus Bothriolepis.
  8. Parkeria was a relatively small fish, reaching a maximum length of about 0.5 meters.
  9. Parkeria is an important fossil for understanding the evolution of fish.
  10. Parkeria is named after the paleontologist William Kitchen Parker.

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A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tenn

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Parkeria is an extinct genus of armored placoderm fish that lived during the Devonian period.

Parkeria had a large, blunt snout and bony plates covering its body.

Parkeria was a bottom-dweller that fed on mollusks and other small creatures.

Parkeria fossils have been found in North America, Europe, and Asia.