EAN: 9789811069970

DINOSAURS BIRDS AND PTEROSAURS OF KOREA - JEONG...

This is the first academic book about the dinosaurs  birds and pterosaurs of Korea  one of the
richest and most exciting regions on earth for the study of vertebrate ichnology. Many
ichnogenera appear indigenous to Korea  and based on present evidence there is nowhere else in
the world where such densities and diversity of vertebrate tracks have been reported. Many
sites also reveal the highest density of bird and dinosaur track levels in the world. The book
describes the significant advances in Cretaceous vertebrate ichnology and dinosaur research
made in Korea over the past twenty years. Several dinosaur fossil sites have been excavated 
and unique vertebrate fossils including dinosaurs and pterosaurs have been discovered. This
landslide of discovery has resulted in a proliferation of papers on vertebrate tracks and
remains from the Cretaceous of South Korea and the growing recognition that as a region it
reveals multiple track-rich sequences of unique quality andscientific utility. Because of the
outstanding ichnological resources in this region it has been dubbed the Korean Cretaceous
Dinosaur Coast (KCDC)  and many sites of national and international significance have been
designated as national natural monuments of Korea. This book is written for geologists 
paleontologists  ichnologists  geology and earth science students  and earth science teachers
at high school  as well as the general reader interested in ancient life including the
dinosaurs  birds  and pterosaurs of Korea. The goal of this book is to provide readers with a
scientific understanding of Mesozoic life flourishing in the Korean Peninsula. To facilitate
easy comprehension  the book contains many sketches  graphs  diagrams  photographs and tables
and is supported by a comprehensive glossary.

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