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Nakdong Formation

Nakdong Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-Aptian
~127–118 Ma [1]
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofShindong Group
UnderliesHasandong Formation
OverliesUnconformity
Thickness~2,100 meters
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, Shale, sandstone
Location
Coordinates35°36′N 128°12′E / 35.6°N 128.2°E / 35.6; 128.2
Approximate paleocoordinates41°06′N 133°48′E / 41.1°N 133.8°E / 41.1; 133.8
RegionGyeongsang Province
Country South Korea
Type section
Named forNakdong, Sangju
Named byTateiwa, 1929[2]
Nakdong Formation is located in South Korea
Nakdong Formation
Nakdong Formation (South Korea)
Nakdong Formation, Cheonsaengsan Mountain, Gumi City.
Nakdong Formation, Cheonsaengsan Mountain, Gumi City.

The Nakdong Formation (Also known as the Nagdong Formation) (Korean: 낙동층; Hanja: 洛東層; RR: Nakdong-cheung) is an Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Aptian) geologic formation in South Korea. It has been dated from the Hauteravian to the Aptian, between 127 Ma and 118.0 ± 2.6 Ma. Plant fossils from the Nakdong Formation show 'mixed type' of the Tetori-Type and the Ryoseki-Type flora existed in this formation. Sauropod fossils have been reported from the formation,[3] although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.

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Footnotes

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  1. Lee, Tae-Ho; Park, Kye-Hun; Yi, Keewook (October 2018). "Nature and evolution of the Cretaceous basins in the eastern margin of Eurasia: A case study of the Gyeongsang Basin, SE Korea". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 166: 19–31. Bibcode:2018JAESc.166...19L. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2018.07.004. S2CID 135061525.
  2. Tateiwa, Iwao (1929). "Geologic Atlas of Korea, No. 10, Gyeongju, Yeongcheon, Daegu, Waegwan Sheets". Geological Survey of Chosen (Korea).
  3. Kim, Haang-Mook (1983). "Cretaceous dinosaurs from Korea". Journal of the Geological Society of Korea. 19: 115–126.

References

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.