Parka decipiens
Devonian fossil, possibly of an extinct Charophyte alga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parka decipiens is a Devonian fossil believed to be an early land plant, and is the only species described in the genus Parka. It bears at least a passing resemblance to the alga Coleochaete,[1] but the significance of this similarity is yet to be established.[2]
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Parka decipiens | |
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Parka decipiens from the Devonian of Scotland | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
(unranked): | Charophyta |
Class: | Charophyceae (?) |
Order: | Coleochaetales (?) |
Genus: | †Parka |
Species: | †P. decipiens |
Binomial name | |
†Parka decipiens Fleming (1831) | |
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