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漸新世

简渐新世 · 繁漸新世

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn xīn shì

Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
世: shì · generation; world; era
渐: jiàn · gradually

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4–1–4 · Jian4 xin1 shi4

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