簡介
澄江動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)群(qun)國家(jia)地(di)質公(gong)園(Chengjiang fauna national geopark)位(wei)于云南(nan)省澄江市帽天山地(di)區,總占(zhan)地(di)面(mian)積(ji)1.8平(ping)方千米,主要(yao)地(di)質遺跡(ji)類型為古生物(wu)(wu)化石(shi)。澄江動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)化石(shi)群(qun)保存了早寒武世(距(ju)今5.3億年)40多個門類,100余種(zhong)動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)的(de)化石(shi)。其(qi)中有海綿動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)、腔腸(chang)動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)、軟體動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)、節肢動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)和難(nan)以分類的(de)動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)化石(shi)等。園區距(ju)昆明52千米,通高(gao)速公(gong)路,交通便捷,且與全國著名(ming)高(gao)原構造湖——撫仙湖相(xiang)鄰(lin),彝族、苗族風情(qing)多姿多彩(cai)。
價值
由于埋(mai)藏(zang)地質條(tiao)件特殊,不但保存了(le)(le)生物(wu)(wu)硬體(ti)化(hua)(hua)(hua)石,而且保存了(le)(le)十分罕見精(jing)美(mei)的(de)(de)生物(wu)(wu)軟(ruan)體(ti)印痕化(hua)(hua)(hua)石。為(wei)人們(men)研究寒(han)武紀早期動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)大爆(bao)發及這個時期的(de)(de)動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)生理結構、生活習性(xing)、系統演化(hua)(hua)(hua)、生態環(huan)境提供了(le)(le)實物(wu)(wu)資料,是極為(wei)寶(bao)貴(gui)的(de)(de)地質遺跡。澄江(jiang)動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)群與澳大利亞伊迪卡(ka)拉動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)化(hua)(hua)(hua)石群(距(ju)今5.8億年)和加(jia)拿大布爾吉斯頁巖動(dong)(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)化(hua)(hua)(hua)石群(距(ju)今5.15億年)并列為(wei)地球(qiu)歷(li)史早期生物(wu)(wu)演化(hua)(hua)(hua)實例的(de)(de)三大奇跡,被(bei)(bei)稱為(wei)20世(shi)紀最(zui)令人驚奇的(de)(de)發現之一,已被(bei)(bei)聯合國教科文(wen)組織列入全球(qiu)地質遺址預選名錄。