Natural Monument No.474자연지형중생대
Dinosaur Fossil Site on Aduseom Island, Sacheon
泗川 鵝頭섬 恐龍 化石産地
경상남도 사천시
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.474
- Category
- 자연지형
- Era
- 중생대
- Designated year
- 2006
- Location
- 사천시, 경상남도— 경상남도 사천시 신수동 산 33-2
- Coordinates
- 34.900703, 128.065835
Description
The whole of Aduseom Island is believed to have been a dinosaur habitat in view of the many fossil sites - including nests and footprints of sauropods and theropods - that have been found around the island. Notably, the island has many fossilized dinosaur nests with eggs, comparable in number to those at Hwaseong and Boseong, two internationally renowned habitats of extinct terrestrial animals. A rare deposit of fossilized dinosaur bones has also been found on the island, further adding to its value for paleo-ecological research.
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