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#FossilFriday: the Jurassic ammonite Parkinsonia parkinsoni named in 1821 for London surgeon and palaeontologist James Parkinson who was born on Friday 11 April 1755. A founder member of @geolsoc.bsky.social, he published several books on fossils between 1804 and 1822 and visited Lyme Regis in 1812.

Apr 11, 2025, 8:19 AM

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