介紹
在南雄(xiong)紅層中埋藏著很(hen)多恐(kong)(kong)龍蛋化(hua)石(shi)和恐(kong)(kong)龍化(hua)石(shi),館內展有(you)霸王龍、短(duan)棘(ji)南雄(xiong)龍、南雄(xiong)小鴨(ya)嘴龍及成(cheng)窩的恐(kong)(kong)龍蛋化(hua)石(shi)。南雄(xiong)紅層古生(sheng)物(wu)化(hua)石(shi)動物(wu)群(qun)化(hua)石(shi)的發現,說明我(wo)國(guo)化(hua)石(shi)層位多、品(pin)種(zhong)極其豐富(fu),結束了(le)我(wo)國(guo)新生(sheng)代地層中古新世階(jie)段科(ke)研(yan)長期(qi)處于空白的狀態,并使(shi)我(wo)國(guo)成(cheng)為目前世界(jie)上擁(yong)有(you)最完(wan)整(zheng)古新世地層剖面的國(guo)家。
交通
從韶關(guan)有汽車(che)直接到(dao)南雄,博物館就在縣(xian)城(cheng)北面(mian)與(yu)三影塔相鄰(lin)。
歷史
它是(shi)國(guo)內(nei)外古(gu)(gu)生物界(jie)所矚目的(de)一(yi)塊“寶地(di)”。早在十(shi)九世紀末(mo)就(jiu)有(you)科學(xue)家來南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)盆(pen)地(di)作過考察(cha)。從1928年起,中國(guo)地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)學(xue)家在南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)一(yi)帶進(jin)行過較詳細的(de)地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)調查,并將其地(di)貌(mao)命名為(wei)“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)”。 解放后,中央和(he)省(sheng)的(de)地(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)部門、中國(guo)科學(xue)院古(gu)(gu)脊椎動(dong)物與古(gu)(gu)人類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)研究所等單位先后到南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)進(jin)行過考察(cha)。在南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)的(de)晚白堊紀至古(gu)(gu)新世的(de)地(di)層(ceng)里,發(fa)(fa)現了包括腹足類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)、介(jie)形蟲類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)、輪藻(zao)類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)和(he)恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)等古(gu)(gu)生物化(hua)(hua)(hua)石共60屬(shu),100多個品(pin)種。其中以各種類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)型的(de)恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)(hua)(hua)石最為(wei)豐富。“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)組”恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)動(dong)物群(qun)的(de)成(cheng)員有(you)肉食(shi)龍(long)(long)中的(de)霸王龍(long)(long),蜥腳類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)中的(de)短棘南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)龍(long)(long),鳥腳類(lei)(lei)(lei)(lei)中的(de)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)小(xiao)鴨嘴龍(long)(long),均是(shi)晚白堊的(de)標準化(hua)(hua)(hua)石。目前已(yi)出土一(yi)些完(wan)好率(lv)達80%以上的(de)小(xiao)恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)(hua)(hua)石和(he)成(cheng)窩的(de)恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)蛋(dan)化(hua)(hua)(hua)石。1983年和(he)1984年,中國(guo)科學(xue)院與西德古(gu)(gu)生物學(xue)家代表團(tuan)兩(liang)次在南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)紅(hong)層(ceng)進(jin)行聯合考察(cha),于南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)大塘發(fa)(fa)現20余個恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)腳印化(hua)(hua)(hua)石。這一(yi)發(fa)(fa)現,為(wei)進(jin)一(yi)步研究恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)的(de)步態、身長及古(gu)(gu)生物環(huan)境等提供(gong)了科學(xue)依據。
景色特點
南雄紅(hong)層古生(sheng)物動物群(qun)化(hua)(hua)石的重要(yao)發現,結束了我國新生(sheng)代地(di)(di)層表(biao)中(zhong)古新世(shi)階段科研長期處(chu)于空白的狀態,并使我國成為世(shi)界(jie)上(shang)目前擁(yong)有(you)(you)古新世(shi)地(di)(di)層剖(pou)面最完整、化(hua)(hua)石層位(wei)多和(he)品種極豐富的國家。它在地(di)(di)球(qiu)物理學、地(di)(di)質學和(he)古生(sheng)物學中(zhong)占有(you)(you)特殊(shu)的地(di)(di)位(wei)。