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Hello everyone ! my name is Francesco and I'm a PhD student in chemistry from Rome. I am very sorry to have discovered the forum very late, I have always been a paleontology lover and lately I am discovering the world of fossil preparation, but as they say here in Italy "better late than never"! Good evening everyone from Rome, Buonanotte !
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A very exciting and long-awaited news: In mid-2024 the National Geological Museum of Italy (Museo geopaleontologico d'Italia 'Quintino Sella') in Rome will finally open its doors to the visitors. Rome, capital of Italy, is one of the leading centres of research in the field of geology and paleontology, but has lacked in recent years a suitable space to exhibit and promote its collections (more than 150.000 specimens and items). The Geological Museum of Italy, located in the heart of Rome, was closed in 2003 and the entire collection was stored away. In 2021 an agreement between institutions led to birth of a brand new museum, which will be located in the EUR district, south of the city centre, in the 'Museo delle Civiltà' (Civilizations Museum) complex , alongside other museums. Works are currently under way and, in the meantime, a little part of the collections is on display in a temporary exhibition. If you want to learn more: https://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2022/12/museo-civilta-roma-nuovo-allestimento-collezioni-geologiche/ ( in italian, with photos). https://news.artnet.com/art-world/romes-reopened-museum-of-civilizations-is-decolonizing-its-collection-2205490 (in english, a general overview of the Museo delle Civiltà). Soon, everybody will be able to see and enjoy one of the most spectacular collections of paleontology in Italy! Thank you for the attention, Italo40
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Exceptional fossilization of a Pleistocene vulture by pyroclastic flow deposits
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Below is an interesting paper that I came across. Iurino, D.A., Bellucci, L., Schreve, D. and Sardella, R., 2014. Exceptional soft tissue fossilization of a Pleistocene vulture (Gyps fulvus): new evidence for emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic flow deposits. Quaternary Science Reviews, 96, pp. 180-187. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379114001553 The abstract states: “Here we report an exceptional case of soft tissue fossilization of a Late Pleistocene Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in the pyroclastic sequence of the Alban Hills volcanic region (SE Rome, Italy).” CT scans of the natural cast revealed extraordinary detail in the natural cast of the head, including everted tongue, beak, feather insertions and the nictitating membrane of the eye. The PDF file of this paper can be found at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262431624_Exceptional_soft_tissue_fossilization_of_a_Pleistocene_vulture_Gyps_fulvus_New_evidence_for_emplacement_temperatures_of_pyroclastic_flow_deposits https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266734626_EXCEPTIONAL_SOFT_TISSUE_FOSSILIZATION_OF_A_LATE_PLEISTOCENE_VULTURE_GYPS_FULVUS_FROM_ALBAN_HILLS_VOLCANIC_REGION_ITALY https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dawid_Iurino https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luca_Bellucci3 Yours, Paul H.- 4 replies
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