介紹
在南雄紅層(ceng)(ceng)中埋(mai)藏(zang)著很(hen)多(duo)(duo)恐(kong)龍蛋(dan)化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)和恐(kong)龍化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),館內展有(you)霸王龍、短(duan)棘(ji)南雄龍、南雄小鴨嘴龍及成(cheng)窩的(de)恐(kong)龍蛋(dan)化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。南雄紅層(ceng)(ceng)古(gu)(gu)生物化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)動(dong)物群化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)發現,說明我(wo)國(guo)化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)層(ceng)(ceng)位多(duo)(duo)、品種(zhong)極其豐富,結束了我(wo)國(guo)新(xin)生代地層(ceng)(ceng)中古(gu)(gu)新(xin)世階段科研(yan)長(chang)期(qi)處于空(kong)白的(de)狀態(tai),并(bing)使我(wo)國(guo)成(cheng)為目前世界上(shang)擁有(you)最完整古(gu)(gu)新(xin)世地層(ceng)(ceng)剖面(mian)的(de)國(guo)家。
交通
從韶(shao)關有汽車直接到南(nan)雄,博物館就在縣城北面與三影塔相鄰。
歷史
它是國(guo)內外古(gu)(gu)(gu)生物(wu)界所矚目(mu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一塊“寶地”。早在(zai)十九世(shi)紀末就有科(ke)學(xue)家來南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)盆地作過(guo)(guo)考(kao)察(cha)(cha)。從1928年起,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)地質(zhi)學(xue)家在(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)一帶進(jin)(jin)行過(guo)(guo)較詳細的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)地質(zhi)調查(cha),并將其地貌命名為“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)”。 解放后(hou),中(zhong)(zhong)央和(he)省的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)地質(zhi)部門、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)學(xue)院(yuan)古(gu)(gu)(gu)脊椎動物(wu)與古(gu)(gu)(gu)人類(lei)研究所等單位先(xian)后(hou)到南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)進(jin)(jin)行過(guo)(guo)考(kao)察(cha)(cha)。在(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)晚白堊紀至古(gu)(gu)(gu)新世(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)地層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)里,發(fa)現(xian)(xian)了(le)包括(kuo)腹(fu)足類(lei)、介形(xing)蟲(chong)類(lei)、輪藻(zao)類(lei)和(he)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)類(lei)等古(gu)(gu)(gu)生物(wu)化(hua)石(shi)共60屬(shu),100多個品種。其中(zhong)(zhong)以各種類(lei)型的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)石(shi)最為豐富。“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)組”恐(kong)龍(long)(long)動物(wu)群的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)成員(yuan)有肉(rou)食龍(long)(long)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)霸(ba)王龍(long)(long),蜥腳(jiao)類(lei)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)短棘南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)龍(long)(long),鳥(niao)腳(jiao)類(lei)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)小(xiao)鴨嘴(zui)龍(long)(long),均是晚白堊的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)標準化(hua)石(shi)。目(mu)前已出土一些完好率達80%以上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)小(xiao)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)石(shi)和(he)成窩的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)蛋化(hua)石(shi)。1983年和(he)1984年,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)學(xue)院(yuan)與西德古(gu)(gu)(gu)生物(wu)學(xue)家代表團兩次在(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)進(jin)(jin)行聯合考(kao)察(cha)(cha),于南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)大塘(tang)發(fa)現(xian)(xian)20余(yu)個恐(kong)龍(long)(long)腳(jiao)印化(hua)石(shi)。這一發(fa)現(xian)(xian),為進(jin)(jin)一步研究恐(kong)龍(long)(long)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)步態、身長及古(gu)(gu)(gu)生物(wu)環境(jing)等提(ti)供了(le)科(ke)學(xue)依(yi)據。
景色特點
南雄紅層古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)動(dong)物(wu)群化石的重要發現,結(jie)束了(le)我(wo)國(guo)新生(sheng)(sheng)代(dai)地層表(biao)中古(gu)新世(shi)階段科研長期(qi)處(chu)于空白的狀(zhuang)態,并使我(wo)國(guo)成為世(shi)界上(shang)目前擁(yong)有(you)古(gu)新世(shi)地層剖(pou)面最完整、化石層位多(duo)和品種極豐富的國(guo)家。它在地球(qiu)物(wu)理學(xue)、地質學(xue)和古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)學(xue)中占有(you)特殊的地位。