Qingshan Formation
The Qingshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 青山组; traditional Chinese: 青山組; pinyin: Qīngshān Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shandong, China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Qingshan Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian - Albian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Shandong |
| Country | China |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Indeterminate sauropod remains[1]
- Psittacosaurus sinensis[1] - "More than [twenty] individuals,[five] complete skulls, [three] articulated skeletons."[2]
- Psittacosaurus youngi[1] "Partial skeleton with skull."[2]
- Possible indeterminate dsungaripterid pterosaur remains[3]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- "Table 22.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 479.
- "Zitteliana" (PDF). epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de. 2008. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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