This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Malawi.
| Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwondo Beds | Pliocene-Holocene | [1] | |
| Lupata Group | Dinosaur Beds | Aptian | [2] |
| Chiweta Beds | Wuchiapingian | [3] |
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See also
References
- ^ Chiwondo Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Dinosaur Beds at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Chiweta Beds at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- T. G. Bromage, F. Schrenk, and Y.M. Juwayeyi. 1995. Paleobiogeography of the Malawi Rift: Age and vertebrate paleontology of the Chiwondo Beds, northern Malawi. Journal of Human Evolution 28:37–57
- J. D. Clark and C.V. Haynes. 1970. An elephant butchery site at Mwaganda's Village, Karonga, Malawi, and its relevance for Paleolithic archaeology. Quaternaria 13:305–354
- F. Dixey. 1925. The discovery of fossil reptiles. Annual Report of the Geological Survey Department for the Year 1924, Nyasaland Protectorate 1924:7
- S. H. Haughton. 1926. On Karroo [sic] vertebrates from Nyasaland. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 29:69–83
- 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
- O. Kullmar, O. Sandrock, R. Abel, F. Schrenk, T. Bromage and Y. Juwayeyi. 1999. The first Paranthropus from the Malawi Rift. Journal of Human Evolution 37:121–127
- P. A. Meylan, B.S. Weig, and R. Wood. 1990. Fossil soft-shelled turtles of the Lake Turkana Basin, Africa. Copeia 1:508–528
- F. Schrenk, T.G. Bromage, C.G. Betzler, U. Ring, and Y.M. Juwayeyi. 1993. Oldest Homo and Pliocene biogeography of the Malawi Rift. Nature 365:833–836
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