介紹
在(zai)南(nan)(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)紅層中(zhong)(zhong)埋藏著很多(duo)恐(kong)龍蛋(dan)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)和恐(kong)龍化(hua)(hua)石(shi),館內展(zhan)有(you)霸(ba)王龍、短棘南(nan)(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)龍、南(nan)(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)小鴨嘴龍及成(cheng)窩(wo)的恐(kong)龍蛋(dan)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。南(nan)(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)紅層古(gu)生物化(hua)(hua)石(shi)動(dong)物群化(hua)(hua)石(shi)的發現,說明我國(guo)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)層位多(duo)、品種極其豐富,結束了我國(guo)新(xin)生代地層中(zhong)(zhong)古(gu)新(xin)世(shi)階段(duan)科研長期處于空白的狀態,并使我國(guo)成(cheng)為目(mu)前世(shi)界上(shang)擁(yong)有(you)最完整古(gu)新(xin)世(shi)地層剖面的國(guo)家(jia)。
交通
從韶(shao)關(guan)有汽車(che)直接到南雄,博物館就在縣城北面與(yu)三影塔相鄰。
歷史
它是國(guo)內外古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)界(jie)所矚目的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)塊“寶地(di)”。早在十九世紀末就有科(ke)學(xue)家來南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)盆地(di)作過(guo)考察。從1928年起,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)地(di)質學(xue)家在南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)一(yi)帶進(jin)(jin)行(xing)過(guo)較詳細的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)質調查,并將其地(di)貌(mao)命名(ming)為“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)”。 解放后,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)和(he)省(sheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)質部門、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)學(xue)院古(gu)脊椎動物(wu)與古(gu)人類研(yan)究(jiu)所等(deng)單位先后到南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)進(jin)(jin)行(xing)過(guo)考察。在南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)晚(wan)白堊(e)紀至古(gu)新世的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)層(ceng)(ceng)里,發(fa)現(xian)了包括(kuo)腹足類、介形蟲類、輪(lun)藻類和(he)恐(kong)龍(long)類等(deng)古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)共60屬(shu),100多個品種。其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)以各(ge)種類型的(de)(de)(de)(de)恐(kong)龍(long)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)最為豐(feng)富。“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)組(zu)”恐(kong)龍(long)動物(wu)群的(de)(de)(de)(de)成員(yuan)有肉食龍(long)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)霸(ba)王龍(long),蜥腳(jiao)(jiao)類中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)短棘南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)龍(long),鳥腳(jiao)(jiao)類中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)小鴨嘴龍(long),均是晚(wan)白堊(e)的(de)(de)(de)(de)標準化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。目前已出土(tu)一(yi)些完好(hao)率(lv)達80%以上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)小恐(kong)龍(long)化(hua)(hua)石(shi)和(he)成窩的(de)(de)(de)(de)恐(kong)龍(long)蛋化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。1983年和(he)1984年,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)學(xue)院與西(xi)德古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)學(xue)家代表(biao)團兩次(ci)在南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)進(jin)(jin)行(xing)聯合(he)考察,于南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)大塘發(fa)現(xian)20余(yu)個恐(kong)龍(long)腳(jiao)(jiao)印化(hua)(hua)石(shi)。這一(yi)發(fa)現(xian),為進(jin)(jin)一(yi)步研(yan)究(jiu)恐(kong)龍(long)的(de)(de)(de)(de)步態、身長及古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)物(wu)環(huan)境(jing)等(deng)提(ti)供了科(ke)學(xue)依據(ju)。
景色特點
南雄紅(hong)層(ceng)(ceng)古(gu)生物(wu)動物(wu)群化(hua)石(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)重要發現,結束了我(wo)國新(xin)生代地(di)層(ceng)(ceng)表(biao)中古(gu)新(xin)世(shi)階段科研(yan)長期處于空白的(de)(de)(de)(de)狀態,并使(shi)我(wo)國成(cheng)為世(shi)界(jie)上目前擁有古(gu)新(xin)世(shi)地(di)層(ceng)(ceng)剖面最完(wan)整、化(hua)石(shi)層(ceng)(ceng)位多(duo)和品種極豐富的(de)(de)(de)(de)國家。它在地(di)球物(wu)理學、地(di)質學和古(gu)生物(wu)學中占(zhan)有特殊的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)位。