Retraction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2068-4Published online 11 March 2020

We, the authors, are retracting this Article to prevent inaccurate information from remaining in the literature. Although the description of Oculudentavis khaungraae remains accurate, a new unpublished specimen casts doubts upon our hypothesis regarding the phylogenetic position of HPG-15-3.