The Jindong Formation (Korean: 진동층; Hanja: 鎭東層; RR: Jindong-cheung) is a geological formation located in South Korea. It dates to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, with a maximum depositional age of 99.9 ± 0.7 Ma.[1]
Jindong Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Hayang Group |
Underlies | Yucheon Group (volcanics) |
Overlies | Haman Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
Other | Sandstone, shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°24′N 128°24′E / 35.4°N 128.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°42′N 122°54′E / 44.7°N 122.9°E |
Region | Gyeongsangnam-do |
Country | South Korea |
Extent | Gyeongsang Basin |
Jindong Formation (South Korea) |
The formation is a thick layering of fine-grained, altered volcaniclastic sediments. Most of these sediments are ash-rich mudstone, siltstone, and very fine sandstone. There is also coarser sandstone, conglomerate, carbonates, and ash tuff. [2]
The area has many dinosaur and bird tracks.[3] It contains Hadrosauropodus kyoungsookimi, the first trackway of a quadrupedal ornithopod discovered in Korea.[4][5]
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