• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.24 no.8
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• pp.668-683
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• 2003

Five species of graptolites belonging to four genera were described from the upper part of the Mungok Formation in the Hwabyung area of Yeongwol, Korea. They are Dendrograptus sp., Callograptus curvithecalis Mu 1955, Adeiograptus tenellus Linnarsson, 1871, Adelograptus sp., and Psigraptus jacksoni Rickards and Stait, 1984. Most of them are reported for the second time in Korea, and the occurrence of Psigraptus is the sixth time ever in the world, following the Yukon Territory of Canada, the Vctoria and Tasmania areas of Australia, and the Jilin and Hebei areas of China. Based on the graptolites, three biozones were recognized from the upper part of the Mungok Formation in the Hwabyung area: the Adelograptus Zone, the Callograptus-Dend개graptus Zone, and the Psigraptus Zone, in ascending order. These graptolite zones are correlated with the La 1.5 Zone (Psigraptus and Clonograptus Zone or Assemblage 3) of Vctoria, Australia, the Psigraptus Zone of the Road River Formation in Yukon, Canada, and the Psigraptus Zone of the Yehli Formation of Hunjiang, Jilin, nonh China. Therefore, according to the graptolites and their biozones, the age of the upper part of the Mungok Formation is assigned to be early Late Tremadoc.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.603-612
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• 2007

Lower Ordovician (Upper Tremadoc) graptolites were found for the first time at the two sections of the Mungok Formation in Danyang area: the Seokgyori and Daejeonri sections. The graptolites from these sections comprise two species of two genera: Adelograptus brevibrachiatus and Psigraptus jacksoni. The graptolite faunas of the sections in the area show simple composition relative to Yeongwol area; they appear to be correlated to: (1) the Adelograptus cf tenellus Zone of Yeongwol area, (2) the Adelograptus cf. tenellus Zone of Yukon, Canada, (3) the Psigraptus Zone of Tasmania, Australia, and (4) the Psigraptus jacksoni Zone of Jilin, China. The age of graptolite beds of the Mungok Formation at Danyang appears to be early Upper Tremadoc of the Lower Ordovician.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.646-659
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• 2009

The early Ordovician graptolites from the upper part (Tumok Member) of the Mungok Formation of the Namaeri and Baeiljae sections at Yeongwol consist of five species belonging to five genera. They are Adelograptus cf. tenellus, Callograptus sp., Dendrograptus suni, Dictyonema sp., and Psigraptus jacksoni. Of these 5 species, Psigraptus is the most excellent index fossil for international correlation with the early Ordovician strata. Adelograptus cf. tenellus from the Mungok Formation of the Namaeri and Baeiljae sections is also recognized with especially short stipe relative to Adelograptus tenellus. Three graptolite zones (such as Adelograptus, Psigraptus, and Dendroid type zones) are correlated with those of Canada, Australia, and China, respectively. The upper part of the Mungok Formation is assigned to the late Tremadocian.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.38-38
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• 2001

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.27 no.7
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• pp.745-756
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• 2006

Early Ordovician graptolites from the Mungok Formation of Yeongwol area, Korea comprise seven species belonging to six genera: Callograptus curvithecalis, Callograptus sinicus, Aspidograptus lotolatzensis, Dendrograptus suni, Dictyonema uniforme, Adelograptus cf. tenellus, and Psigraptus jacksoni. Two graptolite zones with three subzones are recognized in the eight sections of the Mungok Formation. The Adelograptus Zone is correlated with (1) La 1b of the Lancefield Formation of Victoria, Australia, (2) the Adelograptus-Clonograptus Zone of the Yehli Formation of Jilin, China, and (3) the Adelograptus Zone of the Road River Formation of Yukon, Canada. It suggests that the upper part of the Mungok Formation corresponds to early Late Tremadocian of Early Ordovician.