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K-Ar Ages of the Volcanic Rocks from the Cretaceous Strata in Gurye Area, Jeonnam Province, South Korea

전남 구례지역의 백악기층에 나타나는 화산암에 대한 K-Ar 연대

  • Received : 2014.12.30
  • Accepted : 2015.01.20
  • Published : 2015.02.28

Abstract

This study aims to establish the age of the Cretaceous Togeum Formation in Gurye that reported the discovery of dinosaur eggshells and bones. This study also investigates to determine the period of the dinosaurs' dominance in the region. K-Ar ages are measured on the whole volcanic rocks in the lower - and upper parts of the formation. The six samples dated are volcanic pebbles deposited in the Geumjeongri Conglomerate that is distributed underneath the Togeum Formation, and the ages dated as Aptian ($118.3{\pm}2.3Ma$) or Albian ($103.6{\pm}2.0$, $102.5{\pm}2.0$, $99.9{\pm}1.9Ma$), which all correspond to the Early Cretaceous. In addition, the ages of andesites and porphyritic andesites overlying the Togeum Formation are dated in a similar way. The result is that the ages are apparently corresponding to the Campanian ($83.9{\pm}1.6$, $74.2{\pm}1.5$Ma) of the Late Cretaceous. Field evidence and the age results indicate that the formation of the Togeum and the activities of dinosaurs dated back between 84 and 100Ma. It suggests that the Togeum Formation be somewhat older than the Boseong Seonso Formation (81Ma) which contains egg shells, the Haenam Uhangni Formation (79-81 Ma) that has dinosaur, pterosaur and webbed bird footprints, and also older than the theropod egg nests (77-83Ma) found in the Aphaedo area.

구례지역에서 공룡알과 공룡뼈가 보고된 백악기 토금층의 퇴적시기와 공룡의 활동시기를 밝히기 위하여 그 층의 하부와 상부에 해당하는 화산암류에 대하여 K-Ar법 절대연대측정 연구를 수행했다. 토금층의 하부에 분포하는 금정리역암층에 포함된 화산암역을 대상으로 6개의 시료에 대하여 K-Ar 전암연대 측정을 실시하였으며, 그 결과 전기 백악기의 앞티안($118.3{\pm}2.3Ma$), 알비안($103.6{\pm}2.0$, $102.5{\pm}2.0$, $99.9{\pm}1.9Ma$)에 속한다. 토금층을 덮는 안산암과 반상안산암에 대하여 동일 조건으로 절대연대를 측정하였으며 그 결과는 후기 백악기의 캄파니안($83.9{\pm}1.6$, $74.2{\pm}1.5Ma$)에 속한다. 야외증거와 절대연대측정 결과를 근거로 토금층의 퇴적시기와 공룡의 활동시기는 84-100 Ma 사이이다. 이 결과는 공룡알을 포함하는 보성 선소층의 퇴적시기(81 Ma)와 공룡, 익룡 및 물갈퀴 새발자국을 포함하는 해남 우항리층의 퇴적시기(79-81 Ma), 압해도지역에 분포하는 수각류 공룡알둥지의 형성시기(77-83 Ma)에 비교하면 다소 오래되었을 가능성을 시사한다.

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