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Gugyedong Formation
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The Gugyedong Formation (Korean: 구계동층; Hanja: 龜溪洞層; RR: Gugyedong-cheung), also known as the Guyedong Beds, is an Aptian to Albian geologic formation in South Korea.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
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[edit]The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
- Reptiles
- Ultrasaurus tabriensis- Nomen Dubium[3][4]
- Dromaeosauridae indet. (="Koreanosaurus koreanensis")[3][5]
- Sauropoda indet.[3]
- Testudines indet.[5]
- Flora
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Guyedong Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- ^ a b c Kim, Haang-Mook (1983). "Cretaceous dinosaurs from Korea". Journal of the Geological Society of Korea. 19: 115–126.
- ^ Lee, Yuong-Nam; Yang, Seong-Young; Park, Eun-Ju (1997). "Sauropod dinosaur remains from the Gyeongsang Supergroup, Korea". Paleontological Society of Korea Special Publication. 2: 103–114.
- ^ a b c Kim, Haang Mook; Gishlick, Alan D.; Tsuihiji, Takanobu (April 2005). "The first non-avian maniraptoran skeletal remains from the Lower Cretaceous of Korea" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 26 (2): 299–306. Bibcode:2005CrRes..26..299K. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.01.001.