Earth:Seonso Conglomerate

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Short description: Geologic formation in South Korea
Seonso Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
81 Ma
[1]
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
OtherSandstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 34°42′N 127°12′E / 34.7°N 127.2°E / 34.7; 127.2
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 39°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 Cretaceous aged geologic formation in South Korea . Fossil of Asprosaurus, Koreanosaurus and dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[2]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
  • Dinosaur eggs

References

  1. Kim, J.K.; Kwon, Y.E.; Lee, S.G.; Kim, C.Y.; Kim, J.G.; Huh, M.; Lee, E.; Kim, Y.J. (2017). "Correlative microscopy of the constituents of a dinosaur rib fossil and hosting mudstone: Implications on diagenesis and fossil preservation". PLOS ONE 13 (3): e0195421. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186600. PMID 29049347. 
  2. Weishampel, David B., ed (2004). The dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. https://archive.org/details/dinosauriandedit00weis. 

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