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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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- 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.
- The type species of Parkeria is Parkeria antiqua.
- Parkeria was one of the first vertebrates to develop teeth.
- Parkeria is closely related to the genus Bothriolepis.
- Parkeria was a relatively small fish, reaching a maximum length of about 0.5 meters.
- Parkeria is an important fossil for understanding the evolution of fish.
- 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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No antonyms found.
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.
