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古新世

Mandarin · pinyin Gǔ xīn shì

Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)

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古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
世: shì · generation; world; era

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3–1–4 · Gu3 xin1 shi4

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