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.

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.

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed ... one wing and the imprint of the bird's head and neck. A few years ago, advances in analytical ...

New research published in the scientific journal Geology reveals that the feathers of a 30,000-year-old fossilized vulture found in central Italy are preserved in a mineral phase called zeolite ...

The most widespread vulture in North America ... Overall, it is black with brownish tones, especially on the feather edges. Legs are dark to pinkish in color, the head unfeathered.

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 ...

One of the ancient vulture's fossilized feathers. These feathers were found to have been preserved by zeolite minerals. | Credit: Edoardo Terranova Scientists have finally solved the mystery of ...