A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new insights ...

While fossilized feathers are typically found in ancient mudrocks from lakes or lagoons, this specimen was embedded in volcanic ash—an extremely rare occurrence.

Fossil evidence of a diverse plant ecosystem ... The exact cause of the event is still not clear, although evidence points to major volcanic eruptions and global warming. While the catastrophic ...

Valentina Rossi received funding from The Palaeontological Association (UK) and The Paleontological Society (USA). She is currently receiving funding from the European Research Council (H2020-ERC ...

Picture: Dirleane Ottonelli A groundbreaking new discovery in the study of a 30,000-year-old vulture fossil, led by University College Cork (UCC) research, has shown that volcanic rock can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 research follows an analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture found in volcanic rock Dr Valentina Rossi preparing a fossil sample to be analysed in the lab. Photo: Dirleane Ottonelli.

Credit: Dawid A. Iurino, edited Paleontologists have unveiled a 30,000-year-old vulture fossil in Italy, preserved in volcanic ash, showcasing microscopic feather details through the formation of ...