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]

  1. ^ Wangshi Group in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600