榆(yu)社古(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)化(hua)石國(guo)家(jia)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan),2006年12月(yue)被山西省國(guo)土資源(yuan)廳命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)省級(ji)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan);2011年7月(yue),被國(guo)土資源(yuan)部(bu)(bu)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)國(guo)家(jia)級(ji)資源(yuan)保護類國(guo)土資源(yuan)科(ke)普基地(di)(di);2014年1月(yue),被國(guo)土資源(yuan)部(bu)(bu)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)榆(yu)社古(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)化(hua)石國(guo)家(jia)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan);2014年1月(yue),被國(guo)土資源(yuan)部(bu)(bu)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)國(guo)家(jia)級(ji)重點(dian)保護古(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)化(hua)石集中產地(di)(di);2014年5月(yue),被山西省科(ke)技廳命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)山西省科(ke)普基地(di)(di)。園(yuan)(yuan)區是以三疊紀(ji)、晚新生(sheng)代(dai)標準地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)剖面、古(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)化(hua)石和(he)地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺跡為(wei)顯(xian)著特色(se),涵蓋(gai)黃土等(deng)地(di)(di)貌景觀(guan)和(he)云竹湖濕(shi)地(di)(di)等(deng)水(shui)體景觀(guan)等(deng)多(duo)種地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺跡類型的綜合性地(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)。
根據榆社盆(pen)地(di)地(di)質遺跡和(he)地(di)質地(di)貌景(jing)觀資(zi)源比較分(fen)散的特點(dian),依據資(zi)源類型、重點(dian)保護(hu)對象及其分(fen)布(bu)情況,劃(hua)分(fen)為3個園(yuan)內景(jing)區,4個重點(dian)化石產地(di),園(yuan)區總面積(ji)78.52平方(fang)千米,園(yuan)外保護(hu)區面積(ji)27.19平方(fang)千米。