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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Ihyeon
"이현 지역은 화석 발굴지로 매우 유명합니다."
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A county in Hebei Province, China, internationally renowned for its rich fossil beds containing exceptionally well-preserved feathered dinosaurs and early Cretaceous biota.
"Researchers discovered remarkable new fossil specimens in the Yixian formation." - 2
The geological formation named after the region, characterized by sedimentary rock layers crucial for understanding avian evolution.
"The Yixian Formation provides unprecedented insights into prehistoric ecosystems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Mandarin Chinese place name 'Yixian' (易县), a historic county in Hebei province. The term originates from ancient Chinese geographic nomenclature, gaining international academic prominence due to significant paleontological and archaeological discoveries, notably the Jehol Biota fossils.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yixian" is said worldwide
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Yixian
Transliteration: Yixian
"La formation de Yixian est célèbre pour ses fossiles de dinosaures."
Yixian
Transliteration: Yixian
"Die Yixian-Formation ist weltberühmt für ihre gefiederten Dinosaurier."
Yixian
Transliteration: Yixian
"La formazione di Yixian è ricca di importanti reperti fossili."
Yixian
Transliteration: Yixian
"La formación Yixian contiene fósiles excepcionalmente bien conservados."
Yixian
Transliteration: Yixian
"A formação Yixian é famosa na paleontologia mundial."
यीक्सियान
Transliteration: Yīksiyān
"यीक्सियान अपने पुरातात्विक जीवाश्मों के लिए जाना जाता है।"
易县
Transliteration: Yì xiàn
"易县出土了许多珍贵的古生物化石。"
이현
Transliteration: Ihyeon
"이현 지역은 화석 발굴지로 매우 유명합니다."
易県
Transliteration: Eki-ken
"易県層からは多くの羽毛恐竜の化石が発見されている。"
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