rift
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Although at least three other crocodile species lived farther south in the Eastern Rift Valley, Crocodylus lucivenator appears to have had the Hadar region largely to itself.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
Appeared in the May 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump and Brazil’s Lula Seek Reset, Easing Diplomatic Rift'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Sawe, born in Kenya's Rift Valley, where his father worked as a maize farmer, declared it "a day to remember" after obliterating Kiptum's world record by 65 seconds.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
This means the Turkana Rift may not have been uniquely important as a site where human ancestors evolved, but rather a place where geological conditions made it easier to record their history.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The Cherangani Hills appeared in the distance, a line of mountains on the edge of the Rift, humpy and green, crushed under an indwelling sweep of rain clouds.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Geological Features
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