介紹
在南雄(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)中埋藏(zang)著很多恐龍蛋化(hua)(hua)石和恐龍化(hua)(hua)石,館內展有(you)霸王(wang)龍、短棘南雄(xiong)龍、南雄(xiong)小鴨嘴龍及成(cheng)窩(wo)的(de)恐龍蛋化(hua)(hua)石。南雄(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)(hua)石動物群化(hua)(hua)石的(de)發現,說明我國(guo)化(hua)(hua)石層(ceng)(ceng)位多、品種極其(qi)豐富,結束了我國(guo)新(xin)(xin)生(sheng)代地(di)層(ceng)(ceng)中古(gu)新(xin)(xin)世(shi)階段科研長期處于空(kong)白的(de)狀態(tai),并(bing)使我國(guo)成(cheng)為(wei)目(mu)前世(shi)界上(shang)擁有(you)最完整(zheng)古(gu)新(xin)(xin)世(shi)地(di)層(ceng)(ceng)剖面的(de)國(guo)家。
交通
從(cong)韶關有汽車直接到南(nan)雄,博(bo)物館就在(zai)縣城(cheng)北面與三影(ying)塔相(xiang)鄰。
歷史
它是國(guo)內外古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)(wu)(wu)界(jie)所矚目的一(yi)塊“寶地(di)”。早在(zai)(zai)十九世紀(ji)末就有(you)科(ke)(ke)學(xue)(xue)家(jia)來南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)盆地(di)作過考(kao)察。從1928年(nian)起,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)地(di)質學(xue)(xue)家(jia)在(zai)(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)一(yi)帶進行過較詳(xiang)細的地(di)質調查(cha),并將其地(di)貌命名為“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)”。 解(jie)放后,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央和省的地(di)質部門、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)(ke)學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)古(gu)脊椎動物(wu)(wu)(wu)與古(gu)人類(lei)(lei)研究所等單(dan)位先(xian)后到南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)進行過考(kao)察。在(zai)(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)的晚(wan)白堊紀(ji)至古(gu)新(xin)世的地(di)層(ceng)里,發(fa)現(xian)(xian)了包括腹足(zu)類(lei)(lei)、介形蟲類(lei)(lei)、輪藻類(lei)(lei)和恐(kong)龍(long)類(lei)(lei)等古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)(wu)(wu)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)共60屬,100多個品種。其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)以各種類(lei)(lei)型的恐(kong)龍(long)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)最為豐(feng)富。“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)組”恐(kong)龍(long)動物(wu)(wu)(wu)群的成員有(you)肉食(shi)龍(long)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的霸王龍(long),蜥腳類(lei)(lei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的短棘南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)龍(long),鳥腳類(lei)(lei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)小(xiao)鴨嘴龍(long),均(jun)是晚(wan)白堊的標準化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。目前已出土一(yi)些完好率達(da)80%以上的小(xiao)恐(kong)龍(long)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)和成窩的恐(kong)龍(long)蛋化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。1983年(nian)和1984年(nian),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)(ke)學(xue)(xue)院(yuan)與西德(de)古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)(wu)(wu)學(xue)(xue)家(jia)代表團(tuan)兩次在(zai)(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)進行聯合考(kao)察,于南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)大(da)塘發(fa)現(xian)(xian)20余(yu)個恐(kong)龍(long)腳印化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。這(zhe)一(yi)發(fa)現(xian)(xian),為進一(yi)步(bu)(bu)研究恐(kong)龍(long)的步(bu)(bu)態、身長及古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)(wu)(wu)環境等提供(gong)了科(ke)(ke)學(xue)(xue)依據。
景色特點
南雄紅層古(gu)生(sheng)物動物群化(hua)石的(de)重(zhong)要發現(xian),結(jie)束了我國新生(sheng)代(dai)地(di)(di)層表中(zhong)古(gu)新世(shi)階段科研長期處于空白的(de)狀態,并(bing)使我國成為世(shi)界上目前擁(yong)有古(gu)新世(shi)地(di)(di)層剖面最完(wan)整、化(hua)石層位(wei)多和品種(zhong)極豐富的(de)國家(jia)。它在地(di)(di)球物理學、地(di)(di)質學和古(gu)生(sheng)物學中(zhong)占(zhan)有特(te)殊的(de)地(di)(di)位(wei)。