Sagog Formation
The Sagog Formation (Korean: 사곡층; Hanja: 舍谷層; RR: Sagog-cheung), also known as the Sagok Formation, is an Albian geologic formation in South Korea.
| Sagog Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Hayang Group |
| Underlies | Chunsan Formation |
| Overlies | Jeomgog Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36.3°N 128.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 43.2°N 127.8°E |
| Region | North Gyeongsang Province |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Extent | Euiseong Subbasin, Gyeongsan Basin |
  Sagog Formation (South Korea) | |
Description
Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] It is laterally equivalent to the Haman Formation.[2] It predominantly consists of red to dark grey shale and sandstone.[3]
See also
References
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- Lee, J. I.; Lee, Y. I. (2000-01-01). "Provenance of the Lower Cretaceous Hayang Group, Gyeongsang Basin, Southeastern Korea: Implications for Continental-Arc Volcanism". Journal of Sedimentary Research. 70 (1): 151–158. Bibcode:2000JSedR..70..151L. doi:10.1306/2DC40906-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D. ISSN 1527-1404.
- Chae, Gi-Tak; Yun, Seong-Taek; Kim, Sang-Ryul; Hahn, Chan (2001). "Hydrogeochemistry of seepage water collected within the Youngcheon diversion tunnel, Korea: source and evolution of SO4-rich groundwater in sedimentary terrain". Hydrological Processes. 15 (9): 1565–1583. Bibcode:2001HyPr...15.1565C. doi:10.1002/hyp.305. ISSN 0885-6087.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- Y.-N. Lee, K.-M. Yu, and C. B. Wood. 2001. A review of vertebrate faunas from the Gyeongsang Supergroup (Cretaceous) in South Korea. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 165:357-373
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