TITLE:
The Cretaceous of Shandong Province
AUTHORS:
Yongqing Liu, Hongwei Kuang, Kemin Xu, Zhenguo Ning, Nan Peng, Shengxian Du, Jun Chen
KEYWORDS:
Terrestrial, Cretaceous, Shandong Province, China
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.9 No.10,
September
24,
2019
ABSTRACT: A well preserved terrestrial Cretaceous succession outcrops in Shandong Province. Although previous studies have conducted much work on the geochronology, subdivision of stratigraphic units, regional correlation and paleontology, high controversies remain about geochronology, subdivision of stratigraphic units and sedimentology. Here, we report a synthesized study of the Cretaceous successions and stratigraphy in Shandong based on the new results. Accordingly, reconstruction of framework of the Cretaceous stratigraphy in Shandong is summarized as, in descending order, the Mengyin Group of the Jurassic/Cretaceous transition, the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Group, Qingshan Group, Dasheng Group and the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Group.