The Qingshan Group () is a geological

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, China, whose strata date back to the

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. The group contains the Doushan Formation.Qingshan Group
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remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570

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The following fossils were reported from the Doushan Formation: * '' Pachygenys thlastesa''Gao & Cheng, 1999 * '' Psittacosaurus sinensis''Young, 1958 - "More than wentyindividuals,

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complete skulls, hreearticulated skeletons."Table 22.1 in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.479 * '' P. youngi'' "Partial skeleton with skull." * Possible indeterminate

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remains * Indeterminate

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remainsT'an, 1923

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