Qingshan Group
| Qingshan Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Sub-units | Doushan Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, mudstone, sandstone |
| Other | Tuff |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°00′N 120°42′E / 37.0°N 120.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 41°24′N 119°30′E / 41.4°N 119.5°E |
| Region | Shandong |
| Country |  China |
  Qingshan Group (China)  Qingshan Group (Shandong) | |
The Qingshan Group (simplified Chinese: 青山组; traditional Chinese: 青山組; pinyin: Qīngshān Zǔ) is a geological group in Shandong, China, whose strata date back to the Barremian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. The group contains the Doushan Formation.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the Doushan Formation:
- Pachygenys thlastesa[3]
- Psittacosaurus sinensis[2][4] - "More than [twenty] individuals,[five] complete skulls, [three] articulated skeletons."[5]
- P. youngi[2] "Partial skeleton with skull."[5]
- Possible indeterminate dsungaripterid pterosaur remains[4][6]
- Indeterminate titanosaur remains[2][7]
See also
References
- ^ Qingshan Group in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ a b c d Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570
- ^ Gao & Cheng, 1999
- ^ a b Young, 1958
- ^ a b Table 22.1 in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.479
- ^ "Zitteliana" (PDF). epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de. 2008. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ T'an, 1923