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Age and Stratification of Dinosaur Eggs and Clutches from Seonso Formation, South Korea

  • Kim, Cheong-Bin (Department of Science Education, Sunchon National University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Min (Korea Basic Science Institute) ;
  • Huh, Min (Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Dinosaur Research Center, Chonnam National University)
  • Published : 2008.09.30
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Abstract

The absolute age of lapilli tuff in sedimentary formation that contains dinosaur fossils in the Boseong area, Korea was determined radiometrically against volcanic rocks below and above the fossil-bearing horizons. The sanidine in the lapilli tuff below the fossil-bearing horizon (Seonso formation) has an $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ age of $81.l{\pm}1.4Ma$. The Pilbong tuff above Seonso formation has an $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ age of $81.0{\pm}2.4Ma$. An andesite dyke intruding all sedimentary units yields an $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ age of $42.4{\pm}2.5Ma$. Thus 81 Ma age can be regarded as the best estimate for the age of the Seonso Formation and the associated the dinosaur eggs. This age correlates well with dinosaur fossil finds in the Haenam and Koseong regions of Korea. The occurrence of dinosaur eggs and clutches attests to the existence of dinosaurs in southern Korea at least inCampanian times.

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