介紹
在(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)紅層(ceng)(ceng)中(zhong)埋(mai)藏著(zhu)很多恐(kong)龍(long)(long)蛋化(hua)石(shi)(shi)和恐(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)石(shi)(shi),館內展有霸(ba)王龍(long)(long)、短棘南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)龍(long)(long)、南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)小鴨嘴龍(long)(long)及成窩的(de)恐(kong)龍(long)(long)蛋化(hua)石(shi)(shi)。南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)紅層(ceng)(ceng)古(gu)生物化(hua)石(shi)(shi)動物群(qun)化(hua)石(shi)(shi)的(de)發現,說明我國(guo)化(hua)石(shi)(shi)層(ceng)(ceng)位多、品種極其豐富,結束(shu)了(le)我國(guo)新(xin)生代地層(ceng)(ceng)中(zhong)古(gu)新(xin)世(shi)階段(duan)科研長期處于(yu)空白的(de)狀態,并使我國(guo)成為目前世(shi)界上(shang)擁有最(zui)完整古(gu)新(xin)世(shi)地層(ceng)(ceng)剖面的(de)國(guo)家。
交通
從韶關有汽車直(zhi)接到南(nan)雄,博(bo)物(wu)館就在縣城北面與三影(ying)塔(ta)相鄰。
歷史
它是國內(nei)外古(gu)(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)界所矚目(mu)的一(yi)塊“寶地(di)(di)”。早在(zai)(zai)十(shi)九世紀末就有科學(xue)家(jia)來(lai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)盆(pen)地(di)(di)作過(guo)考察(cha)。從1928年(nian)(nian)起,中(zhong)國地(di)(di)質(zhi)學(xue)家(jia)在(zai)(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)一(yi)帶進行過(guo)較詳(xiang)細(xi)的地(di)(di)質(zhi)調(diao)查,并將(jiang)其地(di)(di)貌命名為(wei)“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅層(ceng)”。 解放后,中(zhong)央和(he)省(sheng)的地(di)(di)質(zhi)部(bu)門、中(zhong)國科學(xue)院古(gu)(gu)(gu)脊椎(zhui)動物(wu)(wu)與古(gu)(gu)(gu)人類研究所等(deng)單位先后到南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅層(ceng)進行過(guo)考察(cha)。在(zai)(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅層(ceng)的晚(wan)白堊(e)紀至(zhi)古(gu)(gu)(gu)新世的地(di)(di)層(ceng)里,發現(xian)了(le)包括(kuo)腹足類、介形蟲類、輪(lun)藻類和(he)恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)類等(deng)古(gu)(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)化(hua)石(shi)共60屬,100多(duo)個(ge)品種(zhong)(zhong)。其中(zhong)以各種(zhong)(zhong)類型的恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)石(shi)最為(wei)豐富。“南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)組”恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)動物(wu)(wu)群的成(cheng)員有肉(rou)食龍(long)(long)中(zhong)的霸王(wang)龍(long)(long),蜥腳(jiao)類中(zhong)的短棘南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)龍(long)(long),鳥腳(jiao)類中(zhong)的南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)小鴨(ya)嘴(zui)龍(long)(long),均是晚(wan)白堊(e)的標(biao)準化(hua)石(shi)。目(mu)前已出土一(yi)些完好率(lv)達(da)80%以上(shang)的小恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)化(hua)石(shi)和(he)成(cheng)窩的恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)蛋化(hua)石(shi)。1983年(nian)(nian)和(he)1984年(nian)(nian),中(zhong)國科學(xue)院與西德古(gu)(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)學(xue)家(jia)代表團兩次在(zai)(zai)南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)紅層(ceng)進行聯合考察(cha),于南(nan)(nan)雄(xiong)(xiong)(xiong)大塘發現(xian)20余個(ge)恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)腳(jiao)印化(hua)石(shi)。這一(yi)發現(xian),為(wei)進一(yi)步研究恐(kong)(kong)龍(long)(long)的步態、身長及古(gu)(gu)(gu)生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)環境等(deng)提供了(le)科學(xue)依據。
景色特點
南雄(xiong)紅層(ceng)古(gu)生物(wu)動物(wu)群化石的(de)(de)重要發現(xian),結(jie)束了我(wo)國(guo)新(xin)(xin)生代(dai)地(di)層(ceng)表(biao)中古(gu)新(xin)(xin)世(shi)階段(duan)科研長期處(chu)于空白的(de)(de)狀態,并使(shi)我(wo)國(guo)成(cheng)為世(shi)界上目前擁(yong)有(you)古(gu)新(xin)(xin)世(shi)地(di)層(ceng)剖面最完整、化石層(ceng)位多和品(pin)種極豐富的(de)(de)國(guo)家。它在地(di)球物(wu)理學(xue)、地(di)質學(xue)和古(gu)生物(wu)學(xue)中占有(you)特殊的(de)(de)地(di)位。