榆社(she)古生物化(hua)石(shi)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公園,2006年12月(yue)(yue)(yue)被(bei)(bei)山西(xi)省國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資(zi)(zi)源廳(ting)命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)省級(ji)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公園;2011年7月(yue)(yue)(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資(zi)(zi)源部(bu)命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)級(ji)資(zi)(zi)源保護(hu)類國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資(zi)(zi)源科普基地(di)(di);2014年1月(yue)(yue)(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資(zi)(zi)源部(bu)命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)榆社(she)古生物化(hua)石(shi)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公園;2014年1月(yue)(yue)(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)土(tu)資(zi)(zi)源部(bu)命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)級(ji)重點保護(hu)古生物化(hua)石(shi)集中產地(di)(di);2014年5月(yue)(yue)(yue),被(bei)(bei)山西(xi)省科技廳(ting)命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)山西(xi)省科普基地(di)(di)。園區是(shi)以(yi)三疊紀、晚(wan)新(xin)生代標準(zhun)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)剖面、古生物化(hua)石(shi)和地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺跡為(wei)(wei)(wei)顯著特色,涵蓋黃土(tu)等(deng)(deng)地(di)(di)貌景(jing)觀(guan)和云竹(zhu)湖濕地(di)(di)等(deng)(deng)水體景(jing)觀(guan)等(deng)(deng)多種地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺跡類型的綜合性地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公園。
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的特點(dian),依據(ju)資源類型、重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)護對象及其分布(bu)情況,劃(hua)分為3個(ge)園(yuan)內景區,4個(ge)重(zhong)點(dian)化石產地(di),園(yuan)區總面積(ji)78.52平方(fang)千(qian)米,園(yuan)外(wai)保(bao)護區面積(ji)27.19平方(fang)千(qian)米。