榆社古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)國(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),2006年(nian)12月被山(shan)西省(sheng)國(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)廳(ting)命名為(wei)省(sheng)級地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan);2011年(nian)7月,被國(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)部(bu)命名為(wei)國(guo)家級資源(yuan)(yuan)保(bao)護(hu)類(lei)國(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)科(ke)普基(ji)地(di)(di)(di)(di);2014年(nian)1月,被國(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)部(bu)命名為(wei)榆社古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)國(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan);2014年(nian)1月,被國(guo)土資源(yuan)(yuan)部(bu)命名為(wei)國(guo)家級重點保(bao)護(hu)古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)集(ji)中產地(di)(di)(di)(di);2014年(nian)5月,被山(shan)西省(sheng)科(ke)技廳(ting)命名為(wei)山(shan)西省(sheng)科(ke)普基(ji)地(di)(di)(di)(di)。園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)是(shi)以(yi)三疊(die)紀(ji)、晚新生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)代標準地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)剖面、古(gu)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)和地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji)為(wei)顯著特色,涵蓋(gai)黃土等(deng)地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌(mao)景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)和云竹湖濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)等(deng)水體景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)等(deng)多種地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)遺(yi)(yi)跡(ji)類(lei)型(xing)的綜合性(xing)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。
根據榆(yu)社(she)盆(pen)地(di)地(di)質(zhi)遺跡和地(di)質(zhi)地(di)貌景觀資(zi)源(yuan)比(bi)較(jiao)分(fen)(fen)(fen)散的特點(dian),依據資(zi)源(yuan)類型、重點(dian)保護(hu)對象(xiang)及其分(fen)(fen)(fen)布情況,劃分(fen)(fen)(fen)為3個(ge)園內景區,4個(ge)重點(dian)化石產地(di),園區總(zong)面積78.52平(ping)方(fang)千米(mi),園外保護(hu)區面積27.19平(ping)方(fang)千米(mi)。