榆(yu)社(she)古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)公園(yuan)(yuan),2006年(nian)12月(yue)被(bei)(bei)山(shan)(shan)西省國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)廳(ting)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)省級(ji)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)公園(yuan)(yuan);2011年(nian)7月(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)部(bu)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家級(ji)資(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)保護(hu)類國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)科(ke)普基地(di)(di)(di)(di);2014年(nian)1月(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)部(bu)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)榆(yu)社(she)古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)公園(yuan)(yuan);2014年(nian)1月(yue),被(bei)(bei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)土資(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)部(bu)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家級(ji)重(zhong)點保護(hu)古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)集中(zhong)產地(di)(di)(di)(di);2014年(nian)5月(yue),被(bei)(bei)山(shan)(shan)西省科(ke)技廳(ting)命(ming)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)山(shan)(shan)西省科(ke)普基地(di)(di)(di)(di)。園(yuan)(yuan)區是(shi)以三疊(die)紀、晚新生(sheng)代標準地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)剖面、古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)和(he)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡為(wei)顯著(zhu)特色(se),涵蓋黃土等地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌景(jing)觀和(he)云竹(zhu)湖濕地(di)(di)(di)(di)等水(shui)體景(jing)觀等多種地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡類型的綜(zong)合性地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)公園(yuan)(yuan)。
根據榆社盆地地質遺跡(ji)和(he)地質地貌景(jing)觀(guan)資(zi)源比較分散的特點(dian),依(yi)據資(zi)源類型、重點(dian)保(bao)護對(dui)象及(ji)其分布情況(kuang),劃分為3個(ge)園內景(jing)區(qu),4個(ge)重點(dian)化(hua)石產地,園區(qu)總面積78.52平(ping)方千米(mi),園外保(bao)護區(qu)面積27.19平(ping)方千米(mi)。