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Jeomgog Formation

Coordinates: 36°24′N 128°48′E / 36.4°N 128.8°E / 36.4; 128.8
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Jeomgog Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~112–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofHayang Group
UnderliesSagog Formation
OverliesHupyeongdong Formation
Location
Coordinates36°24′N 128°48′E / 36.4°N 128.8°E / 36.4; 128.8
Approximate paleocoordinates44°54′N 124°48′E / 44.9°N 124.8°E / 44.9; 124.8
Country South Korea
ExtentGyeongsang Basin
Jeomgog Formation is located in South Korea
Jeomgog Formation
Jeomgog Formation (South Korea)

The Jeomgog Formation (Korean점곡층; Hanja點谷層; RRJeomgok-cheung) is an Early Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation of the Hayang Group in the Gyeongsang Basin of South Korea.[1][2]

Fossil content

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Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jeomgog Formation in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Lee & Lee, 2000
  3. ^ Lee et al., 2001
  4. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

Bibliography

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  • 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 (3–4): 357–373, Bibcode:2001PPP...165..357L, doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00171-1
  • 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, Bibcode:2000JSedR..70..151L, doi:10.1306/2DC40906-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D, ISSN 1527-1404