List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Malawi

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Malawi

Chiwondo Formation

Dinosaur Beds

Chiweta Beds

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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