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30,000-Year-Old Fossil Feathers of Griffon Vulture Found in Italy


Paleontologists have examined mineralized plumage of a 30,000-year-old griffon vulture preserved in ash-rich volcanic sediments of the Colli Albani volcanic complex, Rome, Italy.

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