One of the most important fossil discoveries ever has been made in Wales. The "extraordinary" find has revealed a number of new species and given experts a key insight into the evolution of life, with the fossils being discovered in rocks which are more than 460 million years old.
The site of the discovery, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is one of the only places in the world where a find of this kind has been made, with complete organisms, including soft-bodied creatures, left preserved to an extremely rare level of detail. Get the latest news from across Wales sent straight to your inbox for free by signing up to our newsletter.
Over 170 species were discovered by researchers from Amgueddfa Cymru / Museum Wales back in 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown, with the findings now published in a paper. While the location of the find has been kept secret, it is referred to by those involved, including Llandrindod residents Dr Joseph Botting and Dr Lucy Muir, as 'Castle Bank'
