diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index df4a8d7..8314676 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: StratPal
 Title: Stratigraphic Paleobiology Modeling Pipelines
-Version: 0.2.0.9001
+Version: 0.3.0
 Authors@R: 
     person("Niklas", "Hohmann", , "N.H.Hohmann@uu.nl", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-1559-1838"))
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 27299eb..e9ada82 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ S3method(apply_niche,numeric)
 S3method(apply_niche,pre_paleoTS)
 S3method(apply_taphonomy,numeric)
 S3method(apply_taphonomy,pre_paleoTS)
+S3method(plot,pre_paleoTS)
 S3method(reduce_to_paleoTS,pre_paleoTS)
 export(apply_niche)
 export(apply_taphonomy)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d7698de..ad4cc79 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# StratPal (development version)
+# StratPal 0.3.0
+
+* bug fix for `apply_niche` and `apply_taphonomy` for `pre_paleoTS` format
+
+* plotting for `pre_paleoTS` fixed
 
 # StratPal 0.2.0
 
diff --git a/R/plot.pre_paleoTS.R b/R/plot.pre_paleoTS.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb43fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/plot.pre_paleoTS.R
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+plot.pre_paleoTS = function(x, ...){
+  #' @export
+  #'
+  #' @title plot pre-paleoTS objects
+  #'
+  #' @param x object
+  #' @param ... other arguments
+  #'
+  #' @seealso [reduce_to_paleoTS()]
+  #'
+  #' @description
+    #' This functions throws an error on purpose, as `pre_paleoTS` objects can not be plotted directly. To plot them, first use `reduce_to_paleoTS` and use `plot` on the results
+    #'
+  #' @examples
+    #' \dontrun{
+    #' x = stasis_sl(1:4)
+    #' # throws error
+    #' plot(x)
+    #' library("paleoTS")
+    #' # correct way to plot pre-paleoTS objects
+    #' y = reduce_to_paleoTs(x)
+    #' plot(y)
+    #' # this plots via the procedures of the paleoTS package (which must be installed and loaded)
+    #' }
+  #'
+
+
+  stop("Can't plot `pre_paleoTS` objects. Convert to paleoTS format using `reduce_to_paleoTS` and plot result via the paleoTS package.")
+}
diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 45e3141..ef9482f 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ reference:
   desc: Tools for linkage with the paleoTS package
   contents:
   - reduce_to_paleoTS
+  - plot.pre_paleoTS
 
 articles:
 - title: Articles
diff --git a/man/plot.pre_paleoTS.Rd b/man/plot.pre_paleoTS.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..576cc96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/plot.pre_paleoTS.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/plot.pre_paleoTS.R
+\name{plot.pre_paleoTS}
+\alias{plot.pre_paleoTS}
+\title{plot pre-paleoTS objects}
+\usage{
+\method{plot}{pre_paleoTS}(x, ...)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{x}{object}
+
+\item{...}{other arguments}
+}
+\description{
+This functions throws an error on purpose, as \code{pre_paleoTS} objects can not be plotted directly. To plot them, first use \code{reduce_to_paleoTS} and use \code{plot} on the results
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+x = stasis_sl(1:4)
+# throws error
+plot(x)
+library("paleoTS")
+# correct way to plot pre-paleoTS objects
+y = reduce_to_paleoTs(x)
+plot(y)
+# this plots via the procedures of the paleoTS package (which must be installed and loaded)
+}
+
+}
+\seealso{
+\code{\link[=reduce_to_paleoTS]{reduce_to_paleoTS()}}
+}