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Wangshi Group

November 25, 2023

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]

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 (China)
Wangshi Group (Shandong)

Vertebrate paleofauna edit

Dinosaurs edit

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. grangeri[8]
 
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."[9]
 
Tyrannosaurus "T." zhuchangensis[10] Nomen dubium
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 edit

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

Fossil eggs edit

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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Table 20.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 442.
  10. ^ Listed as Tyrannosaurus in Hu, Cheng, Pang and Fang (2001). but likely a different genus.
  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 edit

  • 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.

November 25, 2023
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The Wangshi Group Chinese 王氏群 pinyin Wangshi Qun 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 Wangshi GroupStratigraphic range Coniacian Campanian 85 75 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NAn outcrop of the Wangshi Group at Kugou which is the type locality for Anomalipes zhaoi Photographed in c 2018 TypeGroupUnit ofJiaolai BasinSub unitsLinjiazhuang Jiangjunding Xingezhuang Hongtuya Jingangkou amp Shijiatun FormationsUnderliesJiaozhou FormationOverliesQingshan GroupLithologyPrimaryConglomerateOtherMarlLocationCoordinates36 54 N 120 42 E 36 9 N 120 7 E 36 9 120 7Approximate paleocoordinates37 18 N 111 00 E 37 3 N 111 0 E 37 3 111 0RegionShandongCountry ChinaWangshi Group China Show map of ChinaWangshi Group Shandong Show map of Shandong Contents 1 Vertebrate paleofauna 1 1 Dinosaurs 1 2 Other fauna 1 3 Fossil eggs 2 See also 3 References 3 1 BibliographyVertebrate paleofauna editDinosaurs edit Dinosaurs of the Wangshi GroupGenus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes ImagesAnomalipes 3 A zhaoi Partial left hindlimb A caenagnathid oviraptorosaurChingkankousaurus 4 C fragilis 4 Nomen dubiumIschioceratops 5 I zhuchengensis nbsp Laiyangosaurus 6 L youngi Jingangkou Formation A saurolophine hadrosaur nbsp Micropachycephalosaurus 4 M hongtuyanensis 4 Partial mandible associated postcranial fragments 7 nbsp Pinacosaurus 8 P grangeri 8 nbsp Shantungosaurus 4 S giganteus 4 Xingezhuang Formation nbsp Sinoceratops S zhuchengensis Xingezhuang Formation nbsp Tanius 4 T chingkankouensis 4 Jingangkou Formation nbsp T laiyangensis 4 Jingangkou Formation Nomen dubiumT sinensis 4 Jingangkou FormationTsintaosaurus 4 T spinorhinus 4 Jingangkou Formation Isolated skull and postcranial elements from at least five individuals 9 nbsp Tyrannosaurus T zhuchangensis 10 Nomen dubiumZhuchengtyrannus 11 Z magnus 11 Xingezhuang Formation nbsp Zhuchengceratops Z inexpectus Xingezhuang Formation nbsp Zhuchengtitan 12 Z zangjiazhuangensis Xingezhuang Formation a single humerus A titanosaur closely related to OpisthocoelicaudiaOther fauna edit Other fauna of the Wangshi GroupGenus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes ImagesShandongemys 13 S dongwuica A lindholmemydid turtleFossil eggs edit The following fossil eggs were recovered from the Jingangkou Formation of the Wangshi Group 14 15 Saurischia Elongatoolithidae Elongatoolithus elongatus Neornithischia Ovaloolithidae Ovaloolithus chinkangkouensis Ovaloolithus laminadermusColor keyTaxon 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 editList of dinosaur bearing rock formationsReferences edit Wangshi Group in the Paleobiology Database Weishampel et al 2004 pp 593 600 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 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 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 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 Table 21 1 in Weishampel et al 2004 Page 466 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 Table 20 1 in Weishampel et al 2004 Page 442 Listed as Tyrannosaurus in Hu Cheng Pang and Fang 2001 but likely a different genus 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 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 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 Paleontologie 99 243 259 Jingangkou in the Paleobiology Database Young 1954 Bibliography edit Weishampel David B Dodson Peter Osmolska 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wangshi Group amp oldid 1180905883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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