Sophisticated microscopy analysis of conodont elements suggests that these mysterious fossil structures are not, as has been previously suggested, evolutionary precursors to vertebrate teeth. See Letter p.546
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Janvier, P. Inside-out turned upside-down. Nature 502, 457–458 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12695
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