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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), which ...
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30,000-year-old vulture fossil with intact feathers created by volcanic eruptions
A 30,000-year-old fossilized vulture from Italy has provided scientists with an unprecedented glimpse into how volcanic rock can preserve microscopic feather details. This discovery is the first to ...
30,000-Year-Old Vulture Feathers Discovered, Uniquely Preserved in Volcanic Ash
Fossilised feathers of a 30,000-year-old griffon vulture have been found in a remarkable state of preservation, with details ...
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Vulture fossil reveals that volcanic rock can preserve feathers
A 30,000-year-old vulture fossil was found in volcanic rock. Scientists discovered microscopic feather details preserved in ...
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Ancient Vulture Feather Preserved in Volcanic Ash Is a Fossil First
A 30,000-year-old vulture feather represents a “two-for-the-price-of one” discovery: the fossil itself, and the first evidence that volcanic ash can preserve such soft tissues in exquisite detail. The ...
30,000 year old vulture that reveals completely new type of fossilisation
Volcanic deposits in central Italy have remarkably preserved the delicate tissue structures of a fossil vulture, including three-dimensional feathers, ...
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New fossil discovery reveals how volcanic deposits can preserve the microscopic details of animal tissues
An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers - the first ever record of such a ...
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Immaculate Feather Fossil Reveals the Unlikely Preserving Power of Volcanoes
When analyzing the fossil vulture plumage, we found ourselves in uncharted territory. These feathers are nothing like what we usually see in other fossils.” Rossi told Gizmodo in an email that ...
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New Type of Fossilization Revealed by Griffon Vulture Found in Volcanic Ash
A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can ...
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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus ...
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Vulture fossil discovery reveals how volcanic deposits can preserve the microscopic details of animal tissues
An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers—the first ever record of such a ...
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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
One of the ancient vulture's fossilized feathers. These feathers were found to have been preserved by zeolite minerals. | Credit: Edoardo Terranova Scientists have finally solved the mystery of ...