Lupata Group

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]

Lupata Group Stratigraphic range: Aptian ~120–113 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Group
Sub-units	Dinosaur Beds
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone, sandstone, felsic volcanics
Other	Shale, marl
Location
Coordinates	10.9°S 34.0°E / -10.9; 34.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	31.9°S 15.2°E / -31.9; 15.2
Region	Northern Region Tete Province
Country	Malawi  Mozambique
Type section
Named for	Lupata Gorge
Lupata Group (Africa) Show map of Africa Lupata Group (Malawi) Show map of Malawi

Fossil content

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

• Karongasaurus gittelmani
• Malawisaurus dixeyi
• Malawisuchus mwakasyungutiensis
• Platycheloides nyasae
• aff. Araripesuchus sp.
• Anura indet.
• Crocodylia indet.
• Theropoda indet.
• Titanosauridae indet.
• Teleostei indet.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils

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

Bibliography

• 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

• 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