Qingshan Group Explained

Qingshan Group
Type:	Geological group
Age:	Barremian-Albian ~
Period:	Aptian
Prilithology:	Claystone, mudstone, sandstone
Otherlithology:	Tuff
Region:	Shandong
Country:	China
Coordinates:	37°N 120.7°W
Paleocoordinates:	41.4°N 119.5°W
Subunits:	Doushan Formation

The Qingshan Group 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."
• Possible indeterminate dsungaripterid pterosaur remains^{[4] [6]}
• Indeterminate titanosaur remains^{[2] [7]}

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Qingshan&group_formation_member=Qingshan Qingshan Group
2. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570
3. Gao & Cheng, 1999
4. Young, 1958
5. Table 22.1 in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.479
6. Web site: Zitteliana . epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de . 2008 . 2020-03-14.
7. T'an, 1923