A fossil, discovered in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province last May, has been confirmed to be that of a herbivorous dinosaur, possibly Protoceratops, which lived in Upper Mongolia about 100 million years ago, Hwaseong city officials said quoting a report by the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). Photo by STR / EPA
June 29 (Asia Today) -- South Korea has begun the process of designating a rare dinosaur skeleton, an ancient turtle fossil and distinctive coastal rock formations as Natural Monuments, the country's heritage agency said Monday.
The Korea Heritage Service issued preliminary designation notices for the Boseong ornithopod dinosaur skeleton, the Yeosu pig-nosed turtle skeleton and tafoni formations on Suudo Island in Tongyeong.
The dinosaur fossil belongs to Koreanosaurus boseongensis, a species found only in South Korea.
The fossil was formally described in an international geology and paleontology journal in 2010, establishing its scientific name.
