Phys.org16d
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 ...
Discover Magazine15d
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 ...
EurekAlert!16d
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 ...
Live Science14d
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 ...
Gizmodo16d
Immaculate Feather Fossil Reveals the Unlikely Preserving Power of Volcanoes
Researchers found that the volcanic rock preserving the feather holds microscopic details preserved within the fossil. The team’s research—published today in Geology—found that the feathers ...
Phys.org9d
Radioisotopic ages of newly discovered fossil sites hold clues to evolution of mammals
Radioisotopic dating of volcanic layers Argon–Argon method can help establish the age of fossils embedded within the layers. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI ...
Yahoo13d
30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
This would mark the first time that fossilized soft tissues, like feathers, have ever been found preserved in volcanic ash, the scientists said. "Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient ...
The Conversation18d
The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago
South Africa’s first and only Black palaeoentomologist, Sandiso Mnguni, who studies fossil insects ... into the palaeolake that was formed by the volcanic eruption or was transported there ...
Science Daily7d
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 ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs13d
Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
The discovery provides the first evidence that volcanic ash can preserve soft tissues in exquisite detail, challenging previous assumptions about fossilization in such environments. The fossil ...
SiliconRepublic14d
UCC finds new fossil action in 30,000-year-old vulture
“We never expected to find delicate tissues such as feathers preserved in a volcanic rock.” Using electron microscopes and chemical tests, the researchers analysed samples of the fossil ...