Lupata Group

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Lupata Group
Stratigraphic range: Aptian
~120–113  Ma
Type Group
Sub-units Dinosaur Beds
Lithology
Primary Mudstone, sandstone, felsic volcanics
Other Shale, marl
Location
Coordinates 10°54′S34°00′E / 10.9°S 34.0°E / -10.9; 34.0 Coordinates: 10°54′S34°00′E / 10.9°S 34.0°E / -10.9; 34.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 31°54′S15°12′E / 31.9°S 15.2°E / -31.9; 15.2
Region Northern Region
Tete Province
CountryFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Type section
Named for Lupata Gorge
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Lupata Group (Africa)
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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]

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

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References

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

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