Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue ...
The 30,000 year old vulture that reveals a completely new type of fossilisation
In 1889 in the foothills of Mount Tuscolo, 25km south-east of Rome, farm workers discovered something extraordinary. While ...
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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
Credit: Edoardo Terranova 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.
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UCC finds new fossil action in 30,000-year-old vulture
Died 30,000 years ago, discovered 136 years ago and disrupting the field of palaeontology just this week – the surprising ...
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8 Fascinating Vulture Bird Facts
There are more than 20 species of vulture worldwide. Despite many resemblances, the New World vultures of North and South America aren’t closely related to the Old World species of Europe ...
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World Wildlife Day 3 March: Mamelodi researcher’s vulture research boosts population
The Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Cape griffon and Kolbe’s vulture, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to southern Africa, and lives mainly in ...