數億年(nian)前,烏(wu)(wu)爾(er)(er)禾(he)曾是一個巨大的內(nei)陸湖泊,是恐龍(long)主宰的世界,百鳥(niao)爭(zheng)鳴(ming)、百禽(qin)戲水、百獸群奔、龍(long)騰虎躍,烏(wu)(wu)爾(er)(er)禾(he)劍龍(long)、準噶爾(er)(er)翼龍(long)、蛇(she)頸龍(long)等恐龍(long)在此繁衍棲(qi)息。
1964年(nian)7月18日(ri),新疆石(shi)(shi)油管理(li)局科學(xue)研究所(現(xian)勘探開(kai)發(fa)研究院(yuan))地層古(gu)生物(wu)考察隊魏景(jing)明等六名(ming)考察人員在魔(mo)鬼城景(jing)區東南15公里處發(fa)現(xian)了(le)一座恐龍化(hua)石(shi)(shi)丘,并挖掘出(chu)較為完(wan)整的一具(ju)恐龍骨骼化(hua)石(shi)(shi)。目前,這具(ju)恐龍化(hua)石(shi)(shi)陳(chen)列于(yu)中科院(yuan)古(gu)脊椎所標本館(guan)。
恐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)集龐大、兇(xiong)猛、憨笨(ben)于一(yi)體(ti),在史(shi)前具有特殊地位(wei),加上人們對恐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)突然滅絕原因的(de)(de)種種猜測以及恐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)時代(dai)良好生態環境(jing)的(de)(de)留戀向(xiang)往,建(jian)成了這(zhe)座以烏爾禾(he)恐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)生活(huo)為主題的(de)(de)“恐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)文化苑”。
恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)文化(hua)(hua)苑是新(xin)疆目前僅有的一(yi)處以(yi)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)為(wei)主(zhu)題的人文旅游景觀,占地56000平方米,俯看(kan)苑內水系形如一(yi)具龐大的恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)身軀(qu)。從入(ru)口廣場左側依(yi)次為(wei)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)誕生、慈(ci)母呵護、危險襲來、艱辛歷程、恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)爭霸(ba)、和(he)諧家園6座雕(diao)塑作品,恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)雕(diao)塑共計12種16個(ge),還(huan)有一(yi)組孵(fu)化(hua)(hua)幼龍(long)(long)(long)(long)雕(diao)塑、一(yi)個(ge)鑄鐵恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)骨架雕(diao)塑和(he)兩個(ge)翼龍(long)(long)(long)(long)雕(diao)塑,濃溶了(le)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)從誕生、興旺至滅(mie)絕的演繹過程。