Deokmyeong-ri Dinosaur Footprints

About

About
The Gosung Deokmyeong-ri Dinosaur Footprint and Bird Footprint Fossil Site is a fossil site of dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era, and is one of the world's best in terms of quantity and diversity. It is also the world's largest fossil site of bird footprints from the Mesozoic Era.
This site shows various sedimentary structures and many traces of life from 120 million years ago, making it an academically valuable fossil site that allows us to learn about dinosaurs' lifestyles, natural environments, sedimentary environments, land and sea distribution, and the evolution of birds. In addition, this site has excellent coastal scenery, including strangely shaped rocks, oddly shaped stones, and sea caves eroded by seawater.
There is a legend that the Jade Emperor, who enjoyed wearing new clothes, was so impressed by the spectacular view of the rock called Sangjokam that he sent down a loom with fairies, saying that it would make good clothes if we wove cloth there. The fairies worked tirelessly to make a golden garment for the Jade Emperor.
The Gosung Deokmyeong-ri Dinosaur Footprint and Bird Footprint Fossil Site is not only a valuable site for traces of past life forms, but also for its outstanding natural scenery, and has been designated as a natural monument to preserve it.

Admission Fee :
Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Location

Address

65 Deokmyeong 5-gil, Hai-myeon, Gosung-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Quick Address

Bus
Take bus no. 111-2 from Goseong Passenger Terminal, get off at Jejeon, and walk 427m.
Taxi
Take bus no. 111-2 from Goseong Passenger Terminal, and walk 25km (34 minutes).

Award

natural monument

Keyword

south korea,gyeongsangnamdo,gosunggun,haimyeon,deokmyeongri dinosaur footprints,tourism,nature|walking trail,fossil|natural monument

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• Hai-myeon
• Gosung-gun
• Gyeongsangnam-do
• South Korea
• Latitude : 34.9086802
• Longitude : 128.1545603

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