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化石群

Mandarin · pinyin huà shí qún

fossil assemblage

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化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob

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4–2–2 · hua4 shi2 qun2

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