Mwakasyunguti: Aptian, Malawi
collected by F. Dixey, A. Holt 1924
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Sauropoda indet.
Marsh 1878
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Haughton 1928 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| SAM 8735, 8736 | ||||||||||
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Dinosauria indet.
(Owen 1842)
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1 individual | |||||||||
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= Gigantosaurus dixeyi n. sp.
Haughton 1928
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Haughton 1928 | |||||||||
| recombined as Malawisaurus dixeyi | ||||||||||
| SAM 7405 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Platycheloides nyasae n. gen., n. sp.
Haughton 1928
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Haughton 1928 | 3 individuals | ||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Podocnemidera | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Malawi | State/province: | Northern |
| Coordinates: | 10.3° South, 34.0° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.9° South, 15.2° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Aptian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Lupata | Formation: | Dinosaur Beds |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red sandstone |
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | variable |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | many |
| Disassociated minor elements: | many |
| Fragmentation: | extreme |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | F. Dixey, A. Holt | Collection dates: | 1924 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 89853 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-06-16 10:36:13 | Last modified: | 2016-05-10 10:44:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-06-16 10:36:13 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 55895. | F. Dixey. 1925. The discovery of fossil reptiles. Annual Report of the Geological Survey Department for the Year 1924, Nyasaland Protectorate 1924:7 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 59099 | R. Furon. 1963. Geology of Africa. xii-377 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 18591 | ETE | S. H. Haughton. 1928. On some reptilian remains from the Dinosaur Beds of Nyasaland. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 16:67-75 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 38705 | G. Maier. 2003. African Dinosaurs Unearthed: The Tendaguru Expeditions. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 1-380 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |