Parka decipiens
| Parka decipiens Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Parka decipiens from the Devonian of Scotland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae (?) |
| Order: | Coleochaetales (?) |
| Genus: | †Parka |
| Species: | †P. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Parka decipiens Fleming (1831) | |
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.