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According to Lt. Paul Gratz's account from 1909, indigenous legends of the Congo River Basin in modern day Zambia spoke of a creature known by native people as the " Nsanga ", which was said to inhabit the Lake Bangweulu region.

Gratz described the creature as resembling a sauropod.

This is one of the earliest references linking an area legend with dinosaurs, and has been argued to describe a Mokèlé-mbèmbé-like creature.

In addition to hearing stories of the " Nsanga " Gratz was shown a hide which he was told belonged to the creature, while visiting Mbawala Island.