Biology:Parka decipiens
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Short description: Devonian fossil, possibly of an extinct Charophyte alga
| Parka decipiens | |
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| Parka decipiens from the Devonian of Scotland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | 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,[1] but the significance of this similarity is yet to be established.[2]
Description
The fossils of Parka decipiens seem small circular, elliptic or irregular patches reaching a diameter of 0.5–7.5 centimetres (0.20–2.95 in), with a reticulate structure showing small coaly discs. These discs contain a mass of what could be spores.[3] Ultrastructural examination of these spores has shown that they lack the y-shaped trilete mark, a Y-like scar, that is characteristic of Silurian and Devonian pteridophytes. [4]
References
- ↑ Delwiche, C.F.; Graham, L.E.; Thomson, N. (1989), "Lignin-Like Compounds and Sporopollenin Coleochaete, an Algal Model for Land Plant Ancestry", Science 245 (4916): 399–401, doi:10.1126/science.245.4916.399, PMID 17744148, Bibcode: 1989Sci...245..399D, http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/245/4916/399
- ↑ Kenrick, P.; Crane, P.R. (1997), "The Origin and Early Evolution of Plants on Land", Nature 389 (6646): 33–39, doi:10.1038/37918, Bibcode: 1997Natur.389...33K
- ↑ The enigmatic plant Parka decipiens
- ↑ Hemsley, A.R. (1989). "The ultrastructure of the spores of the Devonian plant Parka decipiens". Annals of Botany 64 (3): 359–367. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a087852.
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