榆社古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石國(guo)(guo)家地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan),2006年12月被山西(xi)省國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資源廳命(ming)名為(wei)(wei)省級地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan);2011年7月,被國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資源部(bu)(bu)命(ming)名為(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)家級資源保(bao)護類國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資源科(ke)(ke)普(pu)基地(di);2014年1月,被國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資源部(bu)(bu)命(ming)名為(wei)(wei)榆社古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石國(guo)(guo)家地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan);2014年1月,被國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資源部(bu)(bu)命(ming)名為(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)家級重點保(bao)護古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石集(ji)中產地(di);2014年5月,被山西(xi)省科(ke)(ke)技廳命(ming)名為(wei)(wei)山西(xi)省科(ke)(ke)普(pu)基地(di)。園(yuan)區是以三疊紀、晚新生(sheng)代(dai)標準地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)剖面、古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石和(he)(he)地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺跡(ji)為(wei)(wei)顯著(zhu)特色,涵蓋黃土(tu)等(deng)地(di)貌景(jing)觀和(he)(he)云竹湖濕地(di)等(deng)水(shui)體景(jing)觀等(deng)多種(zhong)地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺跡(ji)類型的綜(zong)合性地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)。
根據(ju)榆社盆地(di)地(di)質遺跡和地(di)質地(di)貌景觀資源比較分散(san)的特(te)點,依(yi)據(ju)資源類(lei)型、重點保護(hu)對象(xiang)及其分布情況,劃分為3個(ge)園(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)景區,4個(ge)重點化石產地(di),園(yuan)(yuan)區總面積(ji)(ji)78.52平(ping)方千米,園(yuan)(yuan)外保護(hu)區面積(ji)(ji)27.19平(ping)方千米。