The animal’s entire body was preserved in three dimensions, from the bird’s eyelids to the tips of its wings. Ergo: A feather fossil that is preserved down to the microscopic pigment ...

"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 ...

with fine details such as the eye lids and wing feathers. The new research shows that preservation of feathers extends to tiny microscopic feather pigment structures. Dr Rossi said: “Fossil ...

with fine details such as the eye lids and wing feathers. The new research shows that preservation of feathers extends to tiny microscopic feather pigment structures. Dr. Rossi said, "Fossil ...

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 ...