The Qingshan Group () is a geological
group
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in
Shandong, China, whose strata date back to the
Barremian
The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series). It is precede ...
to
Albian
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stages of the
Early Cretaceous. The group contains the
Doushan Formation.
[Qingshan Group]
in the Paleobiology Database
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History
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Dinosaur
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remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570]
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the
Doushan Formation:
* ''
Pachygenys thlastesa''
[Gao & Cheng, 1999]
* ''
Psittacosaurus sinensis''
[Young, 1958] - "More than
wentyindividuals,
ivecomplete skulls,
hreearticulated skeletons."
[Table 22.1 in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.479]
* ''
P. youngi''
"Partial skeleton with skull."
* Possible indeterminate
dsungaripterid
Dsungaripteridae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. They were robust pterosaurs with good terrestrial abilities and flight honed for inland settings.
Classification
In 1964 Young created a Family (biology), family to ...
pterosaur
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remains
titanosaur
Titanosaurs (or titanosaurians; members of the group Titanosauria) were a diverse group of sauropod dinosaurs, including genera from all seven continents. The titanosaurs were the last surviving group of long-necked sauropods, with taxa still thr ...
remains[T'an, 1923]
See also
* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with ...
References
Bibliography
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* {{cite LSA , last=T'an , first=H.C , year=1923 , title=New research on the Mesozoic and early Tertiary geology in Shantung , journal= Geological Survey of China Bulletin , volume=5 , pages=95–135
Geologic groups of Asia
Geologic formations of China
Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
Cretaceous China
Albian Stage
Aptian Stage
Barremian Stage
Mudstone formations
Sandstone formations
Shale formations
Tuff formations
Paleontology in Shandong