Cretaceous Fossil Site on Jangguseom Island in Jungpyeong-ri, Hadong
河東 仲坪里 장구섬 白堊紀 化石産地
경상남도 하동군
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.477
- Category
- 자연지형
- Era
- 중생대
- Designated year
- 2007
- Location
- 하동군, 경상남도— 경상남도 하동군 금남면 중평리 산 6 등
- Coordinates
- 34.968463, 127.919504
Description
An uninhabited island, Jangguseom has large amounts of well-preserved Cretaceous fossils including fossils of bivalves such as Trigonioides and Plicatounio naktongensis, and footprints of ornithopods, and bipedal or quadrupedal plant-eating dinosaurs. The island has also produced crocodile skull fossils, duckbill dinosaur teeth fossils, turtle shell fossils and trace fossils of various invertebrate animals. In particular, the duckbill dinosaur teeth on this island are the first teeth of herbivorous ornithopods ever found in Korea. The primitive crocodile skulls found here are also the most perfectly preserved fossils of any terrestrial vertebrates ever discovered in the country. All these fossils have been evaluated as highly important materials for the study of natural history.
Location
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Images: KOGL (khs.go.kr) · Data source: Cultural Heritage Administration Open API (cha.go.kr)