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Wangshi Group, the Glossary

The Wangshi Group is a geological Group in Shandong, China whose strata date back to the Coniacian to Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous.^[1]

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43 relations: Anomalipes, Éric Buffetaut, Caenagnathidae, Campanian, Cf., Chingkankousaurus, Conglomerate (geology), Coniacian, Dinosaur, Elongatoolithidae, Elongatoolithus, Group (stratigraphy), Ischioceratops, Jiangjunding Formation, Laiyangosaurus, Late Cretaceous, Lindholmemydidae, Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units, Marl, Micropachycephalosaurus, Neornithischia, Nomen dubium, Opisthocoelicaudia, Otto Zdansky, Ovaloolithus, Oviraptorosauria, Paleobiology Database, Pinacosaurus, Qingshan Group, Saurischia, Shandong, Shandongemys, Shantungosaurus, Sinoceratops, Tanius, Tsintaosaurus, Type locality (geology), Tyrannosaurus, Xingezhuang Formation, Zhucheng, Zhuchengceratops, Zhuchengtitan, Zhuchengtyrannus.
Coniacian Stage
Geologic groups of Asia
Paleontology in Shandong

Anomalipes

Anomalipes zhaoi (meaning "Zhao Xijin's unusual foot") is an extinct caenagnathid dinosaur discovered in China. Wangshi Group and Anomalipes are Cretaceous China.

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Éric Buffetaut (born 19 November 1950) is a French paleontologist, author and researcher at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique since 1976 where he is a Doctor of Science and Director of Research.

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Caenagnathidae

Caenagnathidae is a family of derived caenagnathoid dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of North America and Asia.

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Campanian

The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous Epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).

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Cf.

The abbreviation cf. (short for either Latin confer or conferatur, both meaning 'compare') is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed.

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Chingkankousaurus

Chingkankousaurus (named for Ch'ing-kang-kou, sic for Wade–Giles Chin1-kang1-k'ou3, pinyin Jin-gang-kou 'diamond port' village) is a genus of theropod dinosaur containing the single species Chingkankousaurus fragilis.

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Conglomerate (geology)

Conglomerate is a clastic sedimentary rock that is composed of a substantial fraction of rounded to subangular gravel-size clasts.

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Coniacian

The Coniacian is an age or stage in the geologic timescale.

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Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria.

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Elongatoolithidae is an oofamily of fossil eggs, representing the eggs of oviraptorosaurs (with the exception of the avian Ornitholithus).

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Elongatoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur eggs found in the Late Cretaceous formations of China and Mongolia. Wangshi Group and Elongatoolithus are Cretaceous China.

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Group (stratigraphy)

In geology, a group is a lithostratigraphic unit consisting of a series of related formations that have been classified together to form a group.

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Ischioceratops

Ischioceratops is an extinct genus of small herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur that lived approximately 69 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period in what is now China.

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Jiangjunding Formation

The Jiangjunding Formation is a geological formation in Shandong, China whose strata date back to the Campanian-Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous. Wangshi Group and Jiangjunding Formation are Cretaceous China, geologic formations of China and paleontology in Shandong.

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Laiyangosaurus

Laiyangosaurus ("Laiyang lizard") is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Jingangkou Formation of China.

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Late Cretaceous

The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale.

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Lindholmemydidae

Lindholmemydidae is an extinct family of turtles in the Testudinoidea.

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Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.

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Marl

Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt.

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Micropachycephalosaurus

Micropachycephalosaurus (meaning "small thick-headed lizard") is an extinct genus of basal marginocephalian dinosaur containing only the type species, Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis. Wangshi Group and Micropachycephalosaurus are Cretaceous China and paleontology in Shandong.

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Neornithischia

Neornithischia ("new ornithischians") is a clade of the dinosaur order Ornithischia.

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Nomen dubium

In binomial nomenclature, a nomen dubium (Latin for "doubtful name", plural nomina dubia) is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.

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Opisthocoelicaudia

Opisthocoelicaudia is a genus of sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.

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Otto Zdansky

Otto Karl Josef ZdanskyKatharina Kniefacz // Memorial Book of National Socialism at the University of Vienna (28 November 1894, Vienna – 26 December 1988, Uppsala) was an Austrian paleontologist.

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Ovaloolithus

Ovaloolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg. Wangshi Group and Ovaloolithus are Cretaceous China.

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Oviraptorosauria

Oviraptorosaurs ("egg thief lizards") are a group of feathered maniraptoran dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of what are now Asia and North America.

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Paleobiology Database

The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms.

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Pinacosaurus

Pinacosaurus (meaning "Plank lizard") is a genus of ankylosaurid thyreophoran dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian, roughly 75 to 71 million years ago), mainly in Mongolia and China.

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Qingshan Group

The Qingshan Group is a geological group in Shandong, China, whose strata date back to the Barremian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Wangshi Group and Qingshan Group are Cretaceous China, geologic formations of China, geologic groups of Asia, paleontology in Shandong, Sandstone formations and Shale formations.

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Saurischia

Saurischia (meaning "reptile-hipped" from the Greek (σαῦρος) meaning 'lizard' and (ἴσχιον) meaning 'hip joint') is one of the two basic divisions of dinosaurs (the other being Ornithischia), classified by their hip structure.

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Shandong

Shandong is a coastal province in East China.

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Shandongemys

Shandongemys is an extinct genus of turtle from the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, and the type species is S. dongwuica.

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Shantungosaurus

Shantungosaurus (meaning "Shandong Lizard") is a genus of very large saurolophine hadrosaurid dinosaur found in the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Group of the Shandong Peninsula in China, containing a single species, Shantungosaurus giganteus.

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Sinoceratops

Sinoceratops is an extinct genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived from 73.5 to 66 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period in what is now Shandong province in China.

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Tanius

Tanius (meaning "of Tan") is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur.

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Tsintaosaurus

Tsintaosaurus (sic for the old transliteration "Tsingtao", meaning "Qingdao lizard") is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur from China.

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Type locality (geology)

Type locality, also called type area, is the locality where a particular rock type, stratigraphic unit or mineral species is first identified.

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Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur.

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Xingezhuang Formation

The Xingezhuang Formation is an Upper Cretaceous fossil bearing rock formation in China. Wangshi Group and Xingezhuang Formation are Cretaceous China, geologic formations of China, paleontology in Shandong and Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia.

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Zhucheng

Zhucheng is a county-level city in the southeast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Wangshi Group and Zhucheng are paleontology in Shandong.

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Zhuchengceratops

Zhuchengceratops is a genus of extinct leptoceratopsid ceratopsian that lived during the Upper Cretaceous of modern-day China. Wangshi Group and Zhuchengceratops are Cretaceous China and paleontology in Shandong.

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Zhuchengtitan

Zhuchengtitan (meaning "Zhucheng titan") is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong, China. Wangshi Group and Zhuchengtitan are Cretaceous China and paleontology in Shandong.

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Zhuchengtyrannus

Zhuchengtyrannus (meaning "Zhucheng tyrant") is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China. Wangshi Group and Zhuchengtyrannus are Cretaceous China and paleontology in Shandong.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangshi_Group

Also known as Wangshi Series.

Wangshi Group, the Glossary

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See also

Coniacian Stage

Geologic groups of Asia

Paleontology in Shandong

References