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.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the group.[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs of the Wangshi Group
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Anomalipes[3] A. zhaoi "Partial left hindlimb" A caenagnathid oviraptorosaur
Chingkankousaurus[4] C. fragilis[4] Nomen dubium
Ischioceratops[5] I. zhuchengensis
Laiyangosaurus[6] L. youngi Jingangkou Formation A saurolophine hadrosaur
Micropachycephalosaurus[4] M. hongtuyanensis[4] "Partial mandible, associated postcranial fragments."[7]
Pinacosaurus[8] P. cf. grangeri[8] Shandong "A well-preserved sacrum with the attached right ilium and part of the presacral rod, caudal vertebrae, a left femur and a dermal scute."[9] Remains collected in 1923 by H. C. T’an and Otto Zdansky and mentioned by Buffetaut (1995)[9]
Shantungosaurus[4] S. giganteus[4] Xingezhuang Formation
Sinoceratops S. zhuchengensis Xingezhuang Formation
Tanius[4] T. chingkankouensis[4] Jingangkou Formation
T. laiyangensis[4] Jingangkou Formation Nomen dubium
T. sinensis[4] Jingangkou Formation
Tsintaosaurus[4] T. spinorhinus[4] Jingangkou Formation "Isolated skull and postcranial elements from at least [five] individuals."[10]
Zhuchengtyrannus[11] Z. magnus[11] Xingezhuang Formation
Zhuchengceratops Z. inexpectus Xingezhuang Formation
Zhuchengtitan[12] Z. zangjiazhuangensis Xingezhuang Formation "a single humerus" A titanosaur closely related to Opisthocoelicaudia

Other fauna

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Other fauna of the Wangshi Group
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Shandongemys[13] S. dongwuica A lindholmemydid turtle

Fossil eggs

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The following fossil eggs were recovered from the Jingangkou Formation of the Wangshi Group.[14][15]

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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References

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  1. ^ Wangshi Group in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600
  3. ^ Yilun Yu; Kebai Wang; Shuqing Chen; Corwin Sullivan; Shuo Wang; Peiye Wang; Xing Xu (2018). "A new caenagnathid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, with comments on size variation among oviraptorosaurs". Scientific Reports. 8: Article number 5030. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23252-2
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "48.9 Shandong, People's Republic of China; 1. Wangshi Group," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 598.
  5. ^ Yiming He, Peter J. Makovicky, Kebai Wang, Shuqing Chen, Corwin Sullivan, Fenglu Han, Xing XuMichael J. Ryan, David C. Evans, Philip J. Currie, Caleb M. Brown and Don Brinkman (2015). "A New Leptoceratopsid (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) with a Unique Ischium from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China".
  6. ^ Zhang, J.L.; Wang, X.; Wang, Q.; Jiang, S.; Cheng, X.; Ning, L.; Qiu, R. (2017). "A new saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong, China" (PDF). Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
  7. ^ "Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 466.
  8. ^ a b Listed as "Pinacosaurus cf. grangeri" in "48.9 Shandong, People's Republic of China; 1. Wangshi Group," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 598.
  9. ^ a b Buffetaut, Eric (1995). "An ankylosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong (China)". Geological Magazine. 132 (6): 683–692. Bibcode:1995GeoM..132..683B. doi:10.1017/s0016756800018914. ISSN 0016-7568.
  10. ^ "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 442.
  11. ^ a b David W. E. Hone; Kebai Wang; Corwin Sullivan; Xijin Zhao; Shuqing Chen; Dunjin Li; Shuan Ji; Qiang Ji; Xing Xu (2011). "A new, large tyrannosaurine theropod from the Upper Cretaceous of China". Cretaceous Research. 32 (4): 495–503. Bibcode:2011CrRes..32..495H. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.03.005.
  12. ^ Mo, J.; Wang, K.; Chen, S.; Wang, P.; Xu, X. (2017). "A new titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous strata of Shandong Province". Geological Bulletin of China. 36 (9): 1501–1505.
  13. ^ L. Li, H. Tong, K. Wang, S. Chen, and X. Xu. 2013. Lindholmemydid turtles (Cryptodira: Testudinoidea) from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China. Annales de Paléontologie 99:243-259
  14. ^ Jingangkou in the Paleobiology Database
  15. ^ Young, 1954

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka, eds. (2004). The Dinosauria, 2nd edition. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  • Hu, Cheng, Pang and Fang (2001). Shantungosaurus giganteus: [3 front matter] + ii + 139 pp. + 18 plates (in Chinese with English abstract; publisher's name not translated) ISBN 7-116-03472-2
  • Young, C.-C (1954). "Fossil reptilian eggs from Laiyang, Shantung, China". Scientia Sinica. 3: 505–522.
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