"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather represents a “two-for-the-price-of ... Its details included eye lids and wing feathers. However, new research published in the journal Geology demonstrates that ...

The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), which was initially ... was found in incredibly good condition — it even had traces of its delicate wing feathers and eyelids. Since the discovery, researchers ...

The fossil vulture was found in 1889 near Rome by ... with fine details such as the eye lids and wing feathers. The new research shows that preservation of feathers extends to tiny microscopic ...

The preserved details of the vulture include eyelids and wing feathers. "We never expected to find delicate tissues such as feathers preserved in a volcanic rock. Discoveries such as these broaden ...

The feather belonged to a vulture that lived in Italy some 30,000 years ago. The animal’s entire body was preserved in three dimensions, from the bird’s eyelids to the tips of its wings.

This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about fossilization, suggesting that more ancient treasures may be hidden in volcanic deposits.

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed ... today are blocks containing the plumage of one wing and the imprint of the bird’s head and neck.

And the preservation is so detailed that even the eyelids and wing feathers of the vulture have left a 3D impression in the rock, and microscopic feather pigment structures are present.

with only the feathers of one wing and the bird's head and neck remaining. In recent years, scientists have reanalyzed the fossil, revealing the intricate details of the vulture's eyelids and skin.