Jindong Formation

The Jindong Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Korea. It dates to the Cretaceous period.[1]

Archeological findings and sitings

The area has many dinosaur and bird tracks.[2] It contains Caririchnium kyoungsookimi, the first trackway of a quadrupedal ornithopod discovered in Korea.[3]

Lithology

The formation is a thick layering of fine-grained, altered volcaniclastic sediments. Most of this is ash-rich mudstone, siltstone, and very fine sandstone. There is also coarser sandstone, conglomerate, carbonates, and ash tuff. [4]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3
  2. ↑ Lockley, Martin G.; Houck, Karen J.; Yang, Seong-Young; Matsukawa, Masaki; Lim, Seong-Kyu (February 2006), "Dinosaur-dominated footprint assemblages from the Cretaceous Jindong Formation, Hallyo Haesang National Park area, Goseong County, South Korea: Evidence and implications", Cretaceous Research 27 (1), pp. 70–101, doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.10.010
  3. ↑ Lim, Jong-Deock; Lockley, Martin G.; Kong, Dal-Yong (March 19, 2012), "The Trackway of a Quadrupedal Ornithopod from the Jindong Formation (Cretaceous) of Korea", Ichnos (Taylor & Francis Group) 19 (1-2), pp. 101–104, doi:10.1080/10420940.2012.664059
  4. ↑ Houck, Karen J.; Lockley, Martin G. (February 2006), "Life in an active volcanic arc: Petrology and sedimentology of dinosaur track beds in the Jindong Formation (Cretaceous), Gyeongsang Basin, South Korea", Cretaceous Research 27 (1), pp. 102–122, doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.10.004


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