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Subduction zone splay faults compound hazards of great earthquakes

Groundbreaking research has provided new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of the Earth's largest earthquakes and tsunamis.

Study finds evidence that subduction zone splay faults compound hazards of great earthquakes

Research has provided new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of the Earth's largest earthquakes and tsunamis.

New Insights into Strange Seismic Activity in East African Rift System: Role of African Superplume

Scientists Uncover Fossils Belonging to New Reptile Species in Central Wyoming

Is it a crocodile? A bird? Technically, it’s a species of rhynchosaur, a distant relative of modern birds and crocodiles with a beak-like mouth that existed over 200 million years ago – the fossils of which scientists unearthed from the exposed rocks of the Popo Agie Formation tucked in the northern Rocky Mountains in central Wyoming.

Research Reveals Origins of Living Amphibians in Triassic Fossils

Africa's Oldest Dinosaur Ever Discovered Is 230 Million Years Old

Christopher Griffin, who uncovered the find, said he had to "stop and take a breath" when he realised that he was about to discover the well-preserved fossil.

Africa's Oldest Known Dinosaur Discovered and Named

Paleontologists have discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton of this new sauropodomorph — a long-necked dinosaur — now named Mbiresaurus raathi, was, incredibly, mostly intact.

Discovery and naming of Africa's oldest known dinosaur

Scientists find Africa's oldest known dinosaur

An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur.

Oldest dinosaur in Africa discovered in Zimbabwe - study

The research that went into these discoveries was published on Wednesday in Nature. Mbiresaurus was a sauropodomorph, a long-necked dinosaur, and is estimated to have been about six feet tall.