diff --git a/packages/map-interface/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/map-interface/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b0c2370..80cfa606 100644
--- a/packages/map-interface/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/map-interface/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this
 project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.5.6] - 2025-08-01
+
+- Fossils component just show data, not panel
+- Better error handling for components
+
 ## [1.5.5] - 2025-08-01
 
-- MAcrostrat linked data error handling
+- Macrostrat linked data error handling
 
 ## [1.5.4] - 2025-07-31
 
diff --git a/packages/map-interface/package.json b/packages/map-interface/package.json
index cf3b59fc..b739df58 100644
--- a/packages/map-interface/package.json
+++ b/packages/map-interface/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@macrostrat/map-interface",
-  "version": "1.5.5",
+  "version": "1.5.6",
   "description": "Map interface for Macrostrat",
   "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/fossil-collections/index.ts b/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/fossil-collections/index.ts
index cb162dae..361b73cd 100644
--- a/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/fossil-collections/index.ts
+++ b/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/fossil-collections/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import h from "@macrostrat/hyper";
-import { ExpansionPanel } from "@macrostrat/map-interface";
 import PBDBCollections from "./collections";
 
 export function FossilCollections(props) {
@@ -8,14 +7,5 @@ export function FossilCollections(props) {
   if (!data || data.length <= 0) {
     return null;
   }
-  return h(
-    ExpansionPanel,
-    {
-      className: "regional-panel",
-      title: "Fossil collections",
-      helpText: "via PBDB",
-      expanded,
-    },
-    [h(PBDBCollections, { data })],
-  );
+  return h(PBDBCollections, { data });
 }
diff --git a/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/location-details.stories.ts b/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/location-details.stories.ts
index 9343fbd5..b0ccc244 100644
--- a/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/location-details.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/location-details.stories.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ export function RegionalStratigraphyExample() {
   const mapInfo = fetchMapInfo(lng, lat, zoom);
   const columnInfo = fetchColumnInfo(lng, lat);
 
-  if (!mapInfo || !mapInfo.mapData) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   return h(RegionalStratigraphy, {
     mapInfo,
     columnInfo,
@@ -41,10 +37,6 @@ export function RegionalStratigraphyExample() {
 export function PhysiographyExample() {
   const mapInfo = fetchMapInfo(lng, lat, zoom);
 
-  if (!mapInfo) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   return h(Physiography, {
     mapInfo,
     expanded: true,
@@ -54,10 +46,6 @@ export function PhysiographyExample() {
 export function MacrostratLinkedDataExample() {
   const mapInfo = fetchMapInfo(lng, lat, zoom);
 
-  if (!mapInfo) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   const source =
     mapInfo && mapInfo?.mapData && mapInfo?.mapData.length
       ? mapInfo?.mapData[0]
@@ -96,9 +84,5 @@ export function xddInfoExample() {
 export function FossilsExample() {
   const fossilInfo = fetchFossilInfo(-89.3938453, 43.0735407);
 
-  if (!fossilInfo) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   return h(FossilCollections, { data: fossilInfo, expanded: true });
 }
diff --git a/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/macrostrat-linked.ts b/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/macrostrat-linked.ts
index 0d94ec78..70501a31 100644
--- a/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/macrostrat-linked.ts
+++ b/packages/map-interface/src/location-details/macrostrat-linked.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function MacrostratLinkedData(props) {
     expanded = true,
   } = props;
 
-  if (!mapInfo.mapData[0]) return h("div");
+  if (!mapInfo.mapData[0]) return null;
 
   return h(
     ExpansionPanel,