Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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To coincide with the publication of the Castle Bank lagerstätte (site of special preservation of fossils) in Nature Ecology and Evolution, we arranged a site visit with lead authors Dr Joe Botting and Dr Lucy Muir.

In this rain-soaked and wind-battered quarry in mid Wales, we take a look at the geology, discuss some of the organisms found there and do a spot of fossil hunting.

For more on this site, please listen to our full podcast:
palaeocast.com/castle-bank

And watch our explainer video:
youtube.com/watch?v=q5ngKbXOGqs

Publication:
nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02038-4