Parka decipiens
| Parka decipiens Temporal range:
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| Parka decipiens from the Devonian of Scotland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae (?) |
| Order: | Coleochaetales (?) |
| Genus: | †Parka |
| Species: | †P. decipiens
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| Binomial name | |
| †Parka decipiens Fleming (1831)
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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, but the significance of this similarity is yet to be established.