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The Gugyedong Formation (), also known as the Guyedong Beds, is an
Aptian The Aptian is an age (geology), age in the geologic timescale or a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early or Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), S ...
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Albian The Albian is both an age (geology), age of the geologic timescale and a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early/Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch/s ...
geologic formation in
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
.Guyedong Formation
in the
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Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...
remains diagnostic to the
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level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607


Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation: ;Reptiles * '' Ultrasaurus tabriensis''- Nomen Dubium * Dromaeosauridae indet. (=" Koreanosaurus koreanensis") * Sauropoda indet. * Testudines indet. ;Flora * '' Pseudofrenelopsis parceramosa''


See also

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List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented. * List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils * List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils ** ...
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List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera This is a list of stratigraphic units from which dinosaur body fossils have been recovered. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes modern birds, this article covers only Mesozoic stratigraphic units. Units listed are all either formation ...
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Hasandong Formation The Hasandong Formation () is an Early Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian) geologic Formation (geology), formation in South Korea. It has been dated to the late Aptian and earliest Albian, between 118.0 ± 2.6 Ma and 112.4 ± 1.3 Ma. Dinosaur ...
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Jinju Formation The Jinju Formation (), also known as the Dongmyeong Formation () in some literature is an Early Cretaceous geologic Formation (geology), formation in South Korea.Geologic formations of South Korea Cretaceous South Korea Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia Albian Stage Aptian Stage Conglomerate formations Siltstone formations Fluvial deposits Paleontology in South Korea