The Seonso Conglomerate is a
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...
aged geologic
formation
Formation may refer to:
Linguistics
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondar ...
in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. Fossil of ''
Asprosaurus
''Asprosaurus'' is an extinct genus of anguimorph lizard from the Late Cretaceous of South Korea. Named in 2015 from the Seonso Conglomerate Formation, the type species ''Asprosaurus bibongriensis'' is the first Mesozoic lizard to have been disc ...
'', ''
Koreanosaurus
''Koreanosaurus'' () is a genus of orodromine neornithischian dinosaur. One species has been described, ''Koreanosaurus boseongensis''.
Discovery
In 2003, three specimens of ''Koreanosaurus'' were found in the Late Cretaceous-age Seonso Congl ...
'' and
dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
eggs have been reported from the formation.
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.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with few ...
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List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
This is a list of stratigraphic units dinosaur trace fossils have been recovered from. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes the descendant taxon Aves (modern birds), this article covers only stratigraphic units containing Mesozoic forms. ...
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Dinosaur eggs
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Geologic formations of South Korea
Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia
Cretaceous South Korea
Campanian Stage
Santonian Stage
Conglomerate formations
Sandstone formations
Mudstone formations
Alluvial deposits
Fluvial deposits
Ooliferous formations
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Asia
Paleontology in South Korea