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Is Strudiella a Devonian insect?

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  • Thomas Hörnschemeyer

    (Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology)

  • Joachim T. Haug

    (Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald)

  • Olivier Bethoux

    (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle UMR7207 CNRS (CR2P) CP38)

  • Rolf G. Beutel

    (Entomology Group, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie)

  • Sylvain Charbonnier

    (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle UMR7207 CNRS (CR2P) CP38)

  • Thomas A. Hegna

    (Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, 113 Tillman Hall, Macomb, Illinois 61455, USA)

  • Markus Koch

    (Biocentre Grindel and Zoological Museum, University of Hamburg)

  • Jes Rust

    (Steinmann Institute, University of Bonn)

  • Sonja Wedmann

    (Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum)

  • Sven Bradler

    (Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology)

  • Rainer Willmann

    (Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology)

Abstract

Arising from R. Garrouste et al. Nature 488, 82–85 (2012)10.1038/nature11281 The origin of winged insects (Pterygota), one of the planet’s most diverse lineages of organisms, is assumed to lie in the Devonian, but as an extremely sparse fossil record impedes our understanding of their early diversification, any well-preserved insect fossil from this time would be particularly valuable1. Garrouste et al.2 described an arthropod from Upper Devonian freshwater sediments from the Strud locality in Belgium (∼360 million years ago) as an insect, Strudiella devonica. However, based on a thorough re-investigation of the specimen, we conclude that this interpretation is untenable. Hence we believe that, like several other Devonian arthropod remains3,4,5,6,7, Strudiella is not an insect, and utmost diligence should be taken in interpreting poorly preserved Devonian arthropods.

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  • Thomas Hörnschemeyer & Joachim T. Haug & Olivier Bethoux & Rolf G. Beutel & Sylvain Charbonnier & Thomas A. Hegna & Markus Koch & Jes Rust & Sonja Wedmann & Sven Bradler & Rainer Willmann, 2013. "Is Strudiella a Devonian insect?," Nature, Nature, vol. 494(7437), pages 3-4, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:494:y:2013:i:7437:d:10.1038_nature11887
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11887
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