Wangshi Series
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The Wangshi Series is a late Cretaceous
sedimentary rock formation found in Shandong
and Jiangsu
provinces in eastern China
. It has been estimated as Campanian in age. Dinosaurs recovered include the large theropod Chingkankousaurus
, which is possibly synonymous with Tarbosaurus
, as well as herbivororous hadrosaurs Tanius
, Shantungosaurus
, and Tsintaosaurus
.
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
sedimentary rock formation found in Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
and Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
provinces in eastern China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It has been estimated as Campanian in age. Dinosaurs recovered include the large theropod Chingkankousaurus
Chingkankousaurus
Chingkankousaurus is the name given to a fossilized bone fragment that probably belonged to a theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period Wangshi Series of Shandong province in eastern China. It was identified by Yang Zhongjian Chingkankousaurus (named for the Ch'ing-kang-kou village) is...
, which is possibly synonymous with Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that flourished in Asia about 70 million years ago, at the end of the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils have been recovered in Mongolia, with more fragmentary remains found further afield in parts of China. Although many species have been...
, as well as herbivororous hadrosaurs Tanius
Tanius
Tanius is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur. It lived in the Late Cretaceous of the People's Republic of China.The type species, named and described in 1929 by Carl Wiman, is Tanius sinensis. The generic name honours the Chinese paleontologist Tan Xichou...
, Shantungosaurus
Shantungosaurus
Shantungosaurus, meaning "Shandong Lizard", is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaurid dinosaurs found in the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Formation of the Shandong Peninsula in China.-Description:...
, and Tsintaosaurus
Tsintaosaurus
Tsintaosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur from China. It was about long, tall and weighed 3 tons. The type species is T. spinorhinus, first described by C. C...
.