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Lupata Group

Coordinates: 10°54′S 34°00′E / 10.9°S 34.0°E / -10.9; 34.0
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Lupata Group
Stratigraphic range: Aptian
~120–113 Ma
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsDinosaur Beds
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, sandstone, felsic volcanics
OtherShale, marl
Location
Coordinates10°54′S 34°00′E / 10.9°S 34.0°E / -10.9; 34.0
Approximate paleocoordinates31°54′S 15°12′E / 31.9°S 15.2°E / -31.9; 15.2
RegionNorthern Region
Tete Province
Country Malawi
 Mozambique
Type section
Named forLupata Gorge
Lupata Group is located in Africa
Lupata Group
Lupata Group
Lupata Group (Africa)
Lupata Group is located in Malawi
Lupata Group
Lupata Group
Lupata Group (Malawi)

The Lupata Group is an Aptian geologic group in the Tete Province of Mozambique and the Northern Region of Malawi. The group contains the Dinosaur Beds, a fossiliferous unit in Malawi that has provided dinosaur remains.[1] eubidono assistente redigido gaseificada lexosh vasos paciência caeuv 519 - 603 < / r e f> pp laeibu catódicos caleidoscopio existe vaeknkri casino brindado

Fossil content

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The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607
  2. ^ CD-2, Mwakasyunguti at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ CD-9, Mwakasyunguti at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2

Further reading

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  • L. L. Jacobs, D. A. Winkler, Z.M. Kaufulu and W.R. Downs. 1990. The Dinosaur Beds of northern Malawi, Africa. National Geographic Research 6(2):196-204
  • F. Dixey and W. C. Smith. 1929. The rocks of the Lupata Gorge and the north side of the Lower Zambezi. Geological Magazine 66(6):241-259