Wangshi Group

Wangshi Group
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
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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
CountryChina
Wangshi Group (China)
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 Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, approximately 77.3 to 73.5 million years ago. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the group.