榆社古(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物化石國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)質公園(yuan),2006年(nian)(nian)12月(yue)被(bei)(bei)山(shan)西省(sheng)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)廳(ting)命名(ming)為(wei)(wei)省(sheng)級(ji)(ji)地(di)(di)(di)質公園(yuan);2011年(nian)(nian)7月(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)部命名(ming)為(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家級(ji)(ji)資源(yuan)(yuan)保護(hu)類(lei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)科普(pu)基(ji)地(di)(di)(di);2014年(nian)(nian)1月(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)部命名(ming)為(wei)(wei)榆社古(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物化石國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)質公園(yuan);2014年(nian)(nian)1月(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)部命名(ming)為(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家級(ji)(ji)重(zhong)點(dian)保護(hu)古(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物化石集中產地(di)(di)(di);2014年(nian)(nian)5月(yue),被(bei)(bei)山(shan)西省(sheng)科技廳(ting)命名(ming)為(wei)(wei)山(shan)西省(sheng)科普(pu)基(ji)地(di)(di)(di)。園(yuan)區是以三(san)疊紀、晚新(xin)生(sheng)代標準地(di)(di)(di)質剖(pou)面、古(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物化石和(he)(he)地(di)(di)(di)質遺(yi)跡為(wei)(wei)顯(xian)著特色,涵(han)蓋黃土等(deng)地(di)(di)(di)貌景觀(guan)(guan)和(he)(he)云竹湖濕地(di)(di)(di)等(deng)水體景觀(guan)(guan)等(deng)多種(zhong)地(di)(di)(di)質遺(yi)跡類(lei)型的綜合性地(di)(di)(di)質公園(yuan)。
根據榆社盆地(di)地(di)質遺(yi)跡和(he)地(di)質地(di)貌景觀資(zi)源比較分(fen)(fen)散的(de)特點(dian),依據資(zi)源類型、重點(dian)保護(hu)(hu)對(dui)象及(ji)其(qi)分(fen)(fen)布情況,劃分(fen)(fen)為3個園內景區,4個重點(dian)化(hua)石產地(di),園區總面積78.52平方千米,園外保護(hu)(hu)區面積27.19平方千米。