"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 ...

Scientists have found two specimens of a 444 million-year-old "inside-out" fossil with well-preserved soft tissue, according to a new study. Unlike most fossils, the creature's muscles and guts — but ...

A 444-million-year-old fossil without a shell or limbs has been discovered in South Africa with soft tissues intact.

The new research reveals that the feathers are preserved in a mineral phase called zeolite, a mode of preservation of soft tissues never reported before. An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil ...

The team’s research—published today in Geology—found that the feathers are preserved in zeolite, a mode of preservation that hasn’t been reported for soft tissues until now. “Fossil ...

It probably spent most, if not all, of its life in the water eating… anything unfortunate enough to venture too far into the ...

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 ...

A new analysis of a fossil found in 1889 has unveiled the presence of zeolites—and an entirely new mineralization method.

However, these geological settings are complex and can include low temperature deposits that can preserve soft tissues at the cellular level.” Prof. Maria McNamara (UCC) said “The fossil ...

However, these geological settings are complex and can include low-temperature deposits that can preserve soft tissues at the cellular level." Prof. Maria McNamara (UCC) said, "The fossil record ...