Cretaceous Bird Tracksite in Yongsan-ri, Haman

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.222

Category

자연지형

Era

중생대

Designated year

1970

Location

함안군, 경상남도— 경상남도 함안군 칠원읍 용산리 산 4 등

Coordinates

35.310447, 128.512319

The Bird Tracksite in the Haman Formation in Yongsan-ri, Chilwon-myeon, Haman-gun is 12 kilometers away from Masan. It is found on the Haman Chalk Bed formed in the Cretaceous Period. There are fossilized footprints of a bird named Koreanaornis hamanesis and fossilized footprints of Jindong birds and titanosaurs. Most of the footprints are those of the Koreanaornis hamanesis, with the footprints of Jindong birds and titanosaurs deemed exceptional. Since dinosaurs propagated in large quantities in the Cretaceous Period, great numbers of fossilized dinosaur footprints have been reported all over the world. Rarely have fossilized bird footprints been discovered. The Bird Tracksite on Haman Layer is the second researched and announced fossilized bird footprints in the world. Therefore, these have been designated and protected as a Natural Monument for its great value as geological and biological data.

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