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石炭紀

简石炭纪 · 繁石炭紀

Mandarin · pinyin Shí tàn jì

Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
炭: tàn · charcoal; coal; carbon
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纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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2–4–4 · Shi2 tan4 ji4

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sek6 taan3 gei2

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(geology) the Carboniferous period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 358.9 to 298.9 million years ago)

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