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replying to T. Hörnschemeyer et al. Nature 494, 10.1038/nature11887 (2013)
Since the nineteenth century, Devonian insects have repeatedly proven to be something else1,2,3,4,5, the sole exception being Rhyniognatha. Recently the Devonian insect Strudiella devonica6 has been denied by Hörnschemeyer et al.7, who could not “confirm the presence of a mandible or of mandibular teeth”.
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R.G. and P.N. are first authors with equal rank; R.G., A.N., P.N., P.Gr., C.A.D’H., L.L., M.S.E., J.D., C.P., P.Gu. and S.O. drafted the manuscript and prepared figures. A.N. and P.N. coordinated the manuscript; G.C. coordinated and participated in fieldwork at the Strud locality and contributed to draft the manuscript; L.L., J.D., C.P., P.Gu., P.L. and S.O. also participated in fieldwork.
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Garrouste, R., Clément, G., Nel, P. et al. Garrouste et al. reply. Nature 494, E4–E5 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11888
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