Wangshi Group

Wangshi Group
Stratigraphic range: Coniacian-Campanian
~85–75 Ma
An outcrop of the Wangshi Group at Kugou which is the type locality for Anomalipes zhaoi. Photographed in c. 2018.
TypeGroup
Unit ofJiaolai Basin
Sub-unitsLinjiazhuang, Jiangjunding, Xingezhuang, Hongtuya, Jingangkou & Shijiatun Formations
UnderliesJiaozhou Formation
OverliesQingshan Group
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
OtherMarl
Location
Coordinates36°54′N 120°42′E / 36.9°N 120.7°E / 36.9; 120.7
Approximate paleocoordinates37°18′N 111°00′E / 37.3°N 111.0°E / 37.3; 111.0
RegionShandong
Country China
Wangshi Group is located in China
Wangshi Group
Wangshi Group (China)
Wangshi Group is located in Shandong
Wangshi Group
Wangshi Group (Shandong)

The Wangshi Group (Chinese: 王氏群; pinyin: Wángshì Qún) is a geological Group in Shandong, China whose strata date back to the Coniacian to Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the group.

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs of the Wangshi Group
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Anomalipes A. zhaoi "Partial left hindlimb" A caenagnathid oviraptorosaur
Chingkankousaurus C. fragilis Nomen dubium
Ischioceratops I. zhuchengensis
Laiyangosaurus L. youngi Jingangkou Formation A saurolophine hadrosaur
Micropachycephalosaurus M. hongtuyanensis "Partial mandible, associated postcranial fragments."
Pinacosaurus P. grangeri
Shantungosaurus S. giganteus Xingezhuang Formation
Sinoceratops S. zhuchengensis Xingezhuang Formation
Tanius T. chingkankouensis Jingangkou Formation
T. laiyangensis Jingangkou Formation Nomen dubium
T. sinensis Jingangkou Formation
Tsintaosaurus T. spinorhinus Jingangkou Formation "Isolated skull and postcranial elements from at least [five] individuals."
Tyrannosaurus "T." zhuchangensis Nomen dubium
Zhuchengtyrannus Z. magnus Xingezhuang Formation
Zhuchengceratops Z. inexpectus Xingezhuang Formation
Zhuchengtitan Z. zangjiazhuangensis Xingezhuang Formation "a single humerus" A titanosaur closely related to Opisthocoelicaudia

Other fauna

Other fauna of the Wangshi Group
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Shandongemys S. dongwuica A lindholmemydid turtle

Fossil eggs

The following fossil eggs were recovered from the Jingangkou Formation of the Wangshi Group.

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

See also


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