462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in ‘secret’ Welsh fossil site

Wales’ new “Castle Bank” fossil site could be among the world’s most important deposits.

An “extraordinary” secret fossil spot in Wales contains the preserved eyes and brains of 462 million-year-old creatures hidden amidst a hoard of unknown species, a new study finds.

Last year, weird “bramble snout” fossils were documented at the site called “Castle Bank,” but new research published May 1 in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution(opens in new tab) describes the whole fossil deposit.

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