Qingshan Group

Qingshan Group
Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Albian
~129–101 Ma
TypeGeological group
Sub-unitsDoushan Formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone, mudstone, sandstone
OtherTuff
Location
Coordinates37°00′N 120°42′E / 37.0°N 120.7°E / 37.0; 120.7
Approximate paleocoordinates41°24′N 119°30′E / 41.4°N 119.5°E / 41.4; 119.5
RegionShandong
CountryChina
Qingshan Group is located in China
Qingshan Group
Qingshan Group (China)
Qingshan Group is located in Shandong
Qingshan Group
Qingshan Group (Shandong)

The Qingshan Group (simplified Chinese: 青山组; traditional Chinese: 青山組; pinyin: Qīngshān Zǔ) 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]

  1. ^ Qingshan Group in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570