Tracksite of Pterosaurs, Birds, and Dinosaurs in Chungmugong-dong, Jinju
晋州 忠武公洞 翼龍·새·恐龍 발자국 化石産地
경상남도 진주시
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.534
- Category
- 자연지형
- Designated year
- 2011
- Location
- 진주시, 경상남도— 경상남도 진주시 영천강로68번길 22 (충무공동, 진주익룡발자국전시관)
- Coordinates
- 35.169169, 128.139441
Description
This site containing pterosaur, bird, and dinosaur tracks in Hotan-dong, Jinju is the largest such site discovered in Korea to date in terms of the sheer number and density of pterosaur footprints. It is very rare to discover several pterosaur footprint fossils in such a narrow place anywhere in the world, so this particular fossil site is of great academic importance. Furthermore, as both dinosaur and bird footprints have been discovered together in this area, it is an important site for research on the paleoecology and geology of the Cretaceous Period, the last period of the Mesozoic Era.
Location
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Images: KOGL (khs.go.kr) · Data source: Cultural Heritage Administration Open API (cha.go.kr)