Geumgwangri Sinsaengdae Namuhwaseok, Pohang

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.574

Category

자연지형

Era

신생대

Designated year

2023

Location

서구, 대전광역시— 대전광역시 서구

Coordinates

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Cenozoic fossils in the Pohang region have primarily been plant leaf fossils discovered in mid-Miocene marine sedimentary layers, while the southern Pohang region features early Miocene terrestrial sedimentary layers and volcanic rocks where silicified or carbonized wood fossils resulting from volcanic activity are abundantly produced. The Pohang Geumgwang-ri Cenozoic wood fossil is the largest wood fossil discovered domestically, with the stem portion excluding the root showing well-preserved external form and internal structure after burning and silicification. Particularly, compressed parallel to bedding planes with wood surface features including knots maintained intact, observation of differentiated fossilization progression from surface to core center in circular cross-sections reveals the characteristic fossilization process.