Jeomgog Formation

Jeomgog Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~105 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofHayang Group
UnderliesSagog Formation
OverliesHupyeongdong Formation
Thickness260~900 meters
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
CountrySouth Korea
ExtentGyeongsang Basin
Jeomgog Formation is located in South Korea
Jeomgog Formation
Jeomgog Formation (South Korea)

The Jeomgog Formation (Korean: 점곡층; Hanja: 點谷層; RR: Jeomgok-cheung) is a Lower Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation of the Hayang Group in the Gyeongsang Basin of South Korea.

Fossil content

Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Choi, Taejin; Kwon, Min Gyu (October 2019). "Depositional age and provenance of the sandstones in the Cretaceous Euiseong subbasin inferred by detrital zircon U-Pb age dating". Journal of the Geological Society of Kore. 55 (5): 551–581. doi:10.14770/jgsk.2019.55.5.551.
  2. ↑ Chang, Ki-Hong; Suzuki, Kazuhiro; Park, Sun-Ok; Ishida, Keisuke; Uno, Koji (1 June 2003). "Recent advances in the cretaceous stratigraphy of Korea". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 21 (8): 937–948. doi:10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00142-6.
  3. ↑ Jeomgog Formation in the Paleobiology Database
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ 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