Seonso Conglomerate

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Seonso Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian
~85–75 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
OtherSandstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates34°42′N 127°12′E / 34.7°N 127.2°E / 34.7; 127.2Coordinates: 34°42′N 127°12′E / 34.7°N 127.2°E / 34.7; 127.2
Approximate paleocoordinates39°00′N 115°48′E / 39.0°N 115.8°E / 39.0; 115.8
RegionSouth Jeolla
Country South Korea
Seonso Conglomerate is located in South Korea
Seonso Conglomerate
Seonso Conglomerate (South Korea)

The Seonso Conglomerate is a Mesozoic geologic formation in South Korea. Fossil of Asprosaurus, Koreanosaurus and some dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Weishampel, David B., ed. (2004). The dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

Bibliography[]

  • Hakubutsukan, Fukui Kenritsu Kyōryū (2003). Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Issue 2. Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. p. 117.
  • Huh, Min; Lee, Dae-Gil; Kim, Jung-Kyun; Lim, Jong-Deock; Godefroit, Pascal (2011). "A new basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of South Korea" (PDF). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 259 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2010/0102.
  • Paik, In Sung; Huh, Min; Kim, Hyun Joo (2004). "Dinosaur egg-bearing deposits (Upper Cretaceous) of Boseong, Korea: occurrence, palaeoenvironments, taphonomy, and preservation". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 205 (1–2): 155–168. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2003.12.007.
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