Xingezhuang Formation

Xingezhuang Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous,
TypeGeological Formation
Unit ofWangshi Group
Location
RegionShandong Province
CountryChina

The Xingezhuang Formation is an Upper Cretaceous fossil bearing rock formation in China. It is located near Zhucheng, in the province of Shandong.[2]

Fossil content

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Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs

Ornithischians

Ornithischians of the Xingezhuang Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Image
Shantungosaurus[3] S. giganteus Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China Wangshi Series A fairly complete skeleton. A giant edmontosaurin saurolophine
Sinoceratops[4] S. zhuchengensis Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China Wangshi Series Partial skull, including the braincase. A centrosaurine ceratopsid
Ischioceratops[5] I. zhuchengensis Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China Wangshi Series Partially articulated specimen comprising the entire sacrum, a few ossified tendons, both halves of the pelvis, the anteriormost 15 caudal vertebrae in an articulated series, and the right femur, tibia, and fibula. A leptoceratopsid ceratopsian
Zhuchengceratops[6] Z. inexpectus Zhucheng, Shandon Province, China Wangshi Series Partial articulated skeleton including vertebrae, ribs, teeth, and parts of the skull and mandibles. A leptoceratopsid ceratopsian

Sauropods

Sauropods of the Xingezhuang Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Image
Zhuchengtitan[7] Z. zangjiazhuangensis Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China Wangshi Series A single humerus. A saltasaurid titanosaur

Theropods

Theropods of the Xingezhuang Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Image
Zhuchengtyrannus[8] Z. magnus Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China Wangshi Series A partial skull. A giant tyrannosaurin tyrannosaurine
Anomalipes[9] A. zhaoi Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China Wangshi Series An incomplete left hind limb, including a partial left femur, tibia, fibula, a complete metatarsal III, and two toe bones. A caenagnathid oviraptorosaurian

See also

References

  1. ↑ An, W.; Kuang, H.-W.; Liu, Y.-Q.; Peng, N.; Xu, K.-M.; Xu, H.; Zhang, P.; Wang, K.-B.; Chen, S.-Q.; Zhang, Y.-X. (2016). "Detrital zircon dating and tracing the provenance of dinosaur bone beds from the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Group in Zhucheng, Shandong, East China". Journal of Palaeogeography. 5 (1): 72–99. doi:10.1016/j.jop.2015.11.002.
  2. ↑ Zhao Xijin, Wang Kebai, & Li Dunjing. (2011). "Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens." Geological Bulletin of China 30 (11):1671-1688
  3. ↑ Hu, C. 1973. A new hadrosaur from the Cretaceous of Chucheng. Shantung. Acta Geol. Sinica 2: pp. 179-202.
  4. ↑ Xu, X.; Wang, K.; Zhao, X.; Li, D. (2010). "First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications". Chinese Science Bulletin. 55 (16): 1631–1635. Bibcode:2010ChSBu..55.1631X. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-3614-5. S2CID 128972108.
  5. ↑ Yiming He; Peter J. Makovicky; Kebai Wang; Shuqing Chen; Corwin Sullivan; Fenglu Han; Xing Xu (2015). "A new leptoceratopsid (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) with a unique ischium from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China". PLOS ONE. 10 (12) e0144148. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1044148H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144148. PMC 4689537. PMID 26701114.
  6. ↑ Xing Xu; Kebai Wang; Xijin Zhao; Corwin Sullivan; Shuqing Chen (2010). Farke, Andrew Allen (ed.). "A New Leptoceratopsid (Ornithischia: Ceratopsia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong, China and Its Implications for Neoceratopsian Evolution". PLOS ONE. 5 (11) e13835. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...513835X. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013835. PMC 2973951. PMID 21079798.
  7. ↑ Jinyou Mo; Kebai Wang; Shuqing Chen; Peiye Wang; Xing Xu (2017). "A new titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous strata of Shan-dong Province". Geological Bulletin of China. 36 (9): 1501–1505.
  8. ↑ David W. E. Hone; Kebai Wang; Corwin Sullivan; Xijin Zhao; Shuqing Chen; Dunjin Li; Shuan Ji; Qiang Ji; Xing Xu (2011). "A new, large tyrannosaurine theropod from the Upper Cretaceous of China". Cretaceous Research. 32 (4): 495–503. Bibcode:2011CrRes..32..495H. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.03.005.
  9. ↑ Yilun Yu; Kebai Wang; Shuqing Chen; Corwin Sullivan; Shuo Wang; Peiye Wang; Xing Xu (2018). "A new caenagnathid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, with comments on size variation among oviraptorosaurs". Scientific Reports. 8 (1) 5030. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.5030Y. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23252-2. PMC 5864915. PMID 29567954.


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