ammonites
Donghae District tracks, site 3 (Cretaceous of South Korea)

Where: Kyungsangnamdo, South Korea (35.0° N, 128.5° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 122.8° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Jindong Formation (Hayang Group), Albian (112.0 - 99.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; gray, calcareous mudstone and siltstone

• The Jindong Formation consists predominantly of dark gray calcareous mudstones, siltstones and fine sandstones. Tracks found on mud crack surface.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, trace

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: Y.-N. Lee, S.-Y. Yang, S.-J. Seo, K.-S. Baek, M.-S. Yi, D.-J. Lee, E.-J. Park and S.-W. Han. 2000. Distribution and paleobiological significance of dinosaur tracks from the Jindong Formation (Albian) in Kosong County, Korea. Y.-N. Lee (ed.), 2000 International Dinosaur Symposium for Kosong County in Korea. Paleontological Society of Korea Special Publication 4:1-12 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano] more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 52717: authorized by Matt Carrano, entered by Kaitlin Maguire on 17.08.2005