从角龙类研究进展谈古生物展示的更新

On the Update of Paleontological Exhibitions from Researches of Ceratopsia

博物馆的展示是博物馆实现教育职能的主要方式,古生物展示是自然博物馆展示的重要内容,是人们了解生物演化史的重要窗口。古生物学有别于其他学科,新的发现会不断改变原来的观点。本文通过对角龙类研究进程的梳理,证实人们对于其系统发育、古生理和古地理等认识会不断发生变化。因而需要根据研究的最新进展,对相关展示进行及时更新,以保证科学性和前沿性,更好地服务公众。

Museum exhibition is a major way for science popularization education,and the paleontological exhibition is not only an important part in museums of natural history,but a key window for people to understand biological evolution.Paleontology is different from other disciplines,as new discoveries have been continually changing former views.This paper takes the ceratopsia as a case study to explain how new discoveries constantly change our knowledge of systematic evolution,paleobiology and paleogeography.Therefore,the exhibitions should be constantly updated in order to reflect their scientific nature and the latest research results to better serve the public.