Zangjiazhuang quarry (loc. 090413): Campanian, China
collected 2008
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Zhuchengtyrannus magnus n. gen., n. sp.
Hone et al. 2011
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Hone et al. 2011 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Saltasauridae
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Zhuchengtitan zangjiazhuangensis n. gen., n. sp.
Mo et al. 2017
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Mo et al. 2017 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| ZJZ- 57 - holotype (humerus) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Sinoceratops zhuchengensis n. gen., n. sp.
Xu et al. 2010
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1 individual | |||||||||
| partial skull ZCDM V0010 (holotype); partial skull ZCDM V0011; partial skull ZCDM V0012 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Hadrosauridae
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Shantungosaurus sp.
Hu 1973
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= Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens n. gen., n. sp.
Zhao 2011
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Zhao et al. 2011 | |||||||||
| synonym of Shantungosaurus giganteus | ||||||||||
| many individuals | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Ankylosauria indet.
(Osborn 1923)
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Hone et al. 2011 | 1 individual | ||||||||
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= Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis n. gen., n. sp.
Wang et al. 2020
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Wang et al. 2020 | |||||||||
| ZJZ-183 - holotype (ilium) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Shandong | County: | Zhucheng |
| Coordinates: | 37.5° North, 121.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.9° North, 111.1° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 77.3 ± 1.54 to 73.5 ± 0.3 Ma (U/Pb) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | planar lamination,yellow calcareous siltstone |
| Secondary lithology: | medium,green siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: upper level: calcic siltstone, parallel bedding lower level: medium sandstone | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
| Geology comments: "fluvial sediments" (Hone et al. 2011) | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | -bonebed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 2008 |
| Collection method comments: Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum collection | |
| Taxonomic list comments:"Most bones are referable to the largest known hadrosaurid Shantungosaurus" | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Zhucheng | ||
| Database number: | 96815 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, J. Alroy, P. Mannion | Enterer: | M. Oreska, P. Mannion, M. Carrano, J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | ||
| Created: | 2010-07-01 12:17:15 | Last modified: | 2022-04-05 17:07:26 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-07-01 12:17:15 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 32999. | ETE | X. Xu, K.-B. Wang, X.-J. Zhao and D.-J. Li. 2010. First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications. Chinese Science Bulletin 55(16):1631-1635 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Oreska] |
Secondary references:
| 76736 | W. An, H.-W. Kuang, W.-Q. Liu, N. Peng, K.-M. Xu, H. Xu, P. Zhang, K.-B. Wang, S.-Q. Chen and Y.-X. Zhang. 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 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 55080 | D. W. E. Hone, C. Sullivan, Q. Zhao, K. Wang, and X. Xu. 2014. Body size distribution in a death assemblage of a colossal hadrosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China. In D. A. Eberth & D. C. Evans (ed.), Hadrosaurs 524-531 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 35717 | D. W. E. Hone, K. Wang, C. Sullivan, X. Zhao, S. Chen, D. Li, S. Ji, Q. Ji, and X. Xu. 2011. A new, large tyrannosaurine theropod from the Upper Cretaceous of China. Cretaceous Research 32:495-503 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] | |
| 70566 | H. Kuang, K. Xu, Y. Liu, C. Dong, N. Peng, K. Wang, S. Chen and Y. Zhang. 2013. [Geochemistry and taphonomy of Late Cretaceous dinosaur bonebeds in Zhucheng, eastern Shandong, China]. 59(6):1001-1023 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 65776 | J. Mo, K. Wang, S. Chen, P. Wang, and X. Xu. 2017. A new titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous strata of Shandong Province. Geological Bulletin of China 36(9):1501-1504 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 73441 | K. B. Wang, Y. X. Zhang, J. Chen, S. Q. Chen, and P. Y. Wang. 2020. A new ankylosaurian from the Late Cretaceous strata of Zhucheng, Shandong Province. Geological Bulletin of China 39(7):958-962 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/M. Carrano] | |
| 81207 | H. Xing, X. Zhao, K. Wang, D. Li, S. Chen, J. C. Mallon, Y. Zhang and X. Xu. 2014. Comparative osteology and phylogenetic relationship of Edmontosaurus and Shantungosaurus (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of North America and East Asia. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 88(6):1801-1840 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 55085 | X.-j. Zhao, K.-b. Wang, and D.-j. Li. 2011. [Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens]. Geological Bulletin of China 30(11):1671-1688 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |