The Jindong Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Korea. It dates to the Cretaceous period.
Contents
Archeological findings and sitings
The area has many dinosaur and bird tracks. It contains Caririchnium kyoungsookimi, the first trackway of a quadrupedal ornithopod discovered in Korea.
Lithology
The formation is a thick layering of fine-grained, altered volcaniclastic sediments. Most of these sediments are ash-rich mudstone, siltstone, and very fine sandstone. There is also coarser sandstone, conglomerate, carbonates, and ash tuff.
References
Jindong Formation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA