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Qingshan Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Region
  
Shandong

Country
  
China

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.

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Indeterminate sauropod remains
  • Psittacosaurus sinensis - "More than [twenty] individuals,[five] complete skulls, [three] articulated skeletons."
  • Psittacosaurus youngi "Partial skeleton with skull."
  • Possible indeterminate dsungaripterid pterosaur remains

    • References

    Qingshan Formation Wikipedia
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