Sagog Formation
Appearance
Sagog Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Hayang Group |
Underlies | Chunsan Formation |
Overlies | Jeomgog Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale, sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°18′N 128°42′E / 36.3°N 128.7°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 43°12′N 127°48′E / 43.2°N 127.8°E |
Region | North Gyeongsang Province |
Country | South Korea |
Extent | Euiseong Subbasin, Gyeongsan Basin |
The Sagog Formation (Korean: 사곡층; Hanja: 舍谷層; RR: Sagok-cheung), also known as the Sagok Formation, is an Albian geologic formation in South Korea.
Description
[edit]Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] It is laterally equivalent to the Haman Formation.[2] It predominantly consists of red to dark grey shale and sandstone.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Geoncheonri Formation
- Guyedong Formation
- Hasandong Formation
- Jinju Formation
References
[edit]- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- ^ Lee, J. I.; Lee, Y. I. (2000-01-01). "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.
- ^ Chae, Gi-Tak; Yun, Seong-Taek; Kim, Sang-Ryul; Hahn, Chan (2001). "Hydrogeochemistry of seepage water collected within the Youngcheon diversion tunnel, Korea: source and evolution of SO4-rich groundwater in sedimentary terrain". Hydrological Processes. 15 (9): 1565–1583. Bibcode:2001HyPr...15.1565C. doi:10.1002/hyp.305. ISSN 0885-6087.
Bibliography
[edit]- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
Further reading
[edit]- Y.-N. Lee, K.-M. Yu, and C. B. Wood. 2001. A review of vertebrate faunas from the Gyeongsang Supergroup (Cretaceous) in South Korea. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 165:357-373