Jeomgog Formation
| Jeomgog Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Hayang Group |
| Underlies | Sagog Formation |
| Overlies | Hupyeongdong Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36°24′N 128°48′E / 36.4°N 128.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°54′N 124°48′E / 44.9°N 124.8°E |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Extent | Gyeongsang Basin |
  Jeomgog Formation (South Korea) | |
The Jeomgog Formation (Korean: 점곡층; Hanja: 點谷層; RR: Jeomgok-cheung) is an Early Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation of the Hayang Group in the Gyeongsang Basin of South Korea.[1][2]
Fossil content[edit]
Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3][4]
See also[edit]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Geoncheonri Formation
- Gugyedong Formation
- Haman Formation
- Hasandong Formation
- Jinju Formation
References[edit]
- ^ Jeomgog Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Lee & Lee, 2000
- ^ Lee et al., 2001
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
Bibliography[edit]
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
- Lee, Y.-N.; Yu, K.-M.; Wood, C. B. (2001), "A review of vertebrate faunas from the Gyeongsang Supergroup (Cretaceous) in South Korea", Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 165: 357–373
- Lee, J. I.; Lee, Y. I. (2000), "Provenance of the Lower Cretaceous Hayang Group, Gyeongsang Basin, Southeastern Korea: Implications for Continental-Arc Volcanism", Journal of Sedimentary Research, 70 (1): 151–158, doi:10.1306/2DC40906-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D, ISSN 1527-1404