Tracksite of Humans and Animals, Jeju

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.464

Category

자연지형

Designated year

2005

Location

서귀포시, 제주특별자치도— 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 대정읍 상모리 주변해역

Coordinates

33.218600, 126.294300

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The Jeju human and animal footprint fossils represent sedimentary fossils from a geological layer where footprint fossils of mammals, birds, and reptiles, including humans, were discovered in trachytic tuff formed by Jeju volcanic activity approximately 1.2 million years ago, making them among the oldest in the world. In particular, the human footprints from this period are estimated to be the second-oldest in the world after those from Laetoli in Africa (3.6 million years ago), possessing exceptional biogeographical and paleoanthropological value.

Location