The Gugyedong Formation (), also known as the Guyedong Beds, is an
Aptian
The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ag ...
to
Albian
The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous Epoch/ Series. Its approximate time range is 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 100.5 ± ...
geologic
formation
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in
South Korea
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.
[Guyedong Formation]
in the Paleobiology Database
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Dinosaur
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remains diagnostic to the
genus
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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''][Kim, 1983]
* Dromaeosauridae indet. (=" Koreanosaurus koreanensis")[
* Sauropoda indet.
* Testudines indet.][
;Flora
* '' Pseudofrenelopsis parceramosa''][Kim et al., 2005]
See also
* 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.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with f ...
** List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
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* Hasandong Formation
The Hasandong Formation () is an Early Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian) geologic formation
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* Jinju Formation
The Jinju Formation () is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in South Korea.[Journal of the Geological Society of Korea
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, volume=19 , pages=115–126
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