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 ...

Scientists were finally given access to a remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil that’s allowed them to better understand exactly ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and paleontologists discovered it has a set of feathers key to flight in modern bir ...

A Chicago fossil of Archaeopteryx uncovers unknown features, supporting theories of bird evolution from dinosaurs and highlighting its unique flight adaptations.

It’s entombed in limestone, and, when paleontologists unearthed it in 1861, it became the first fossil feather ever discovered. Many paleontologists think the feather came from archaeopteryx ...

Fossilized feathers discovered 136 years ago are still revealing new secrets. Researchers found that the volcanic rock preserving the feather holds microscopic details preserved within the fossil.

Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first birds managed to fly while their non-bird dinosaur cousins could not.

“While numerous fossils of feathers have been studied, fossil skin is much more rare.” In the study, a team from University College Cork and Nanjing University in China studied a rare ...

This theory is based on the discovery of a fossilized psittacosaurus, which had scales similar to those of modern reptiles across most of its body, but feather-specific skin on its tail only ...

It is famous for unique fossils which preserve soft tissue such as skin, organs, feathers and fur. “Jehol Biota provides the most informative source for understanding Mesozoic ecology,” said ...