Earth:Sinuiju Formation

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Sinuiju Formation
Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Aptian
TypeGeological formation
Sub-units8 members
OverliesPrecambrian basement
Thickness>500 metres (1,600 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone, mudstone
OtherAndesite
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 40°06′N 124°24′E / 40.1°N 124.4°E / 40.1; 124.4
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 43°48′N 125°48′E / 43.8°N 125.8°E / 43.8; 125.8
CountryNorth Korea
Type section
Named forSinuiju city
Sinuiju Formation is located in North Korea
Sinuiju Formation
Sinuiju Formation (North Korea)

The Sinuiju Formation(신의주층) is a geologic formation in North Korea. Formerly of uncertain age, it is now thought to be Early Cretaceous. A variety of fossils are known from the formation, including those of anurognathid pterosaurs (possibly Jeholopterus) and birds such as the specimen of a very large enantiornithine with a 5 cm (2.0 in) long tibia and a 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long pygostyle. Frogs have also been found in the formation.[1][2] Numerous compression fossils of insects have also been found.[3]

Fossil content

Fish

Fish from the Sinujiu Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Lycoptera L. sp.[1][2]
Acipenseriformes Indeterminate [1][2]

Amphibians

Amphibians from the Sinujiu Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Anura Anura indet. (Possibly Liaobatrachus grabaui).[4]

Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs from the Continental Teriminal Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Jeholopterus J. cf. ningchengensis[5] Specimen CKGP 19960828, formerly PS198922[5][6]
Pterosauria Indeterminate Specimen PS199921[7]

Dinosaurs

Birds

Birds from the Sinujiu Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Confuciusornithidae Confuciusornithidae indet.[1][2] (Includes the fossil known colloquially as the Archaeopteryx of Korea)
Enantiornithes Indeterminate [1][2]
Ornithurae Indeterminate [2]

Non-avian dinosaurs

Dinosaurs from the Sinujiu Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Dinosauria Indeterminate A single tooth[7]

Mammals

Proboscideans from the Continental Teriminal Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Multituberculata Indeterminate[8]

Insects

Insects from the Sinujiu Formation[9]
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Angarosphex A. baektoensus
Ephemeropsis E. sp
Karataus K. ryonsangensis
Sinuijumantispa S. ryonsangiensis[10]
Stenophlebia S. ryonsangensis[11]
Stellularis S. sinuijuensis
Sinuijus S. baektoensis
Sinuijuhelorus S. baektoensis
Pompilopterus P. ryonsangensis
Zygadenia Z. liui[12]

Conchostracans

Conchostracans from the Sinujiu Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Eosestheria E. sp. A conchostracan[2]

Uncertain

Uncertain fossils from the Sinujiu Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
"Proornis" P. coreae Nomen nudum; assigned to Osteichthyes by the original describer in 1993 but assigned to Aves in 1996[13]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gao, K.; Li, Q.; Wei, M.; Pak, H.; Pak, I. (2009). "Early Cretaceous birds and pterosaurs from the Sinuiju Series, and geographic extension of the Jehol Biota into the Korean Peninsula". Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea 25 (1): 57–61. ISSN 1225-0929. http://www.paleophilatelie.eu/images/details/stamps/official/korea_north/2013/Gaoetal2009.pdf. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Choi, S.; Lee, Y.N. (2017). "A review of vertebrate body fossils from the Korean Peninsula and perspectives". Geosciences Journal 21 (6): 867–889. doi:10.1007/s12303-017-0040-6. Bibcode: 2017GescJ..21..867C. 
  3. ↑ Jon, SuHyang; Won, CholGuk; So, KwangSik; Nam, TuYong (July 2019). "New Mesozoic insect fossils from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (in en). Cretaceous Research 99: 240–245. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.019. Bibcode: 2019CrRes..99..240J. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S019566711830404X. 
  4. ↑ So, Kwang-Sik; Jong, Tal-Mi; Won, Chol Guk; Jo, Song-Dae (2022-08-05). "A fossil anuran from the Lower Cretaceous Sinuiju Formation, North Phyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (in en). Cretaceous Research 140. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105304. ISSN 0195-6671. Bibcode: 2022CrRes.14005304S. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667122001689. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 So, K. S.; Kim, P. H.; Won, C. G. (2024). "First Articulated Rhamphorhynchoid Pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Paleontological Journal 57 (1 supplement): S90–S94. doi:10.1134/S003103012360018X. 
  6. ↑ Won, C.G. (2022). Kim, K.C.. ed. Sinuiju Biota of the Mesozoic in Korea. Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 83. https://michaelharrison.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sinuiju-Biota-of-the-Mesozoic-in-Korea.pdf. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Won, Chol Guk; So, Kwang-Sik; Pak, Un Song; Ju, Il Yop; Ri, Chol Jun; Jon, Su Hyang; Ma, Jun (November 2022). "Discovery of Early Cretaceous Sinuiju Biota in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and comparison with Jehol Biota in China" (in en). Cretaceous Research 139. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105303. Bibcode: 2022CrRes.13905303W. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667122001677. 
  8. ↑ Won, C. G.; So, K. S.; Jon, S. H. (December 2023). "The First Known Mesozoic Mammal in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (in en). Paleontological Journal 57 (7): 826–832. doi:10.1134/S0031030123070122. ISSN 0031-0301. Bibcode: 2023PalJ...57..826W. https://link.springer.com/10.1134/S0031030123070122. 
  9. ↑ Paektodong, Sinuiju City at Fossilworks.org
  10. ↑ So, Kwang- Sik; Won, Chol-Guk (2022-02-16). "A new fossil mantis fly (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (in en). Cretaceous Research 135. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105175. ISSN 0195-6671. Bibcode: 2022CrRes.13505175S. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667122000398. 
  11. ↑ Won, Chol-Guk; So, Kwang-Sik; Kim, Hui-Chol (March 2022). "A new odonatan (Stenophlebiidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Sinuiju Formation of North Phyongan Province, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Palaeoworld 31 (1): 116–120. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2021.02.002. 
  12. ↑ Won, CholGuk; Jon, SuHyang; So, KwangSik; Hyon, LiJong (October 2020). "First record of a beetle (Coleoptera: Cupedidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Cretaceous Research 114. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104276. 
  13. ↑ "†Proornis Lim 1993 (bird)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:170390. 



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