A 30,000-year-old vulture fossil was found in volcanic rock. Scientists discovered microscopic feather details preserved in ...

This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

Fossilised feathers of a 30,000-year-old griffon vulture have been found in a remarkable state of preservation, with details ...

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can ...

Died 30,000 years ago, discovered 136 years ago and disrupting the field of palaeontology just this week – the surprising ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volcanic deposits in central Italy have remarkably preserved the delicate tissue structures of a fossil vulture, including three-dimensional feathers, challenging previous fossilization theories.