古杯

gǔbēi

noun

Meanings

1 archaeocyath (extinct Cambrian sponge-like organism)
2 Archaeocyatha

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古杯是寒武纪早期重要的造礁生物。

Gǔbēi shì Hánwǔjì zǎoqī zhòngyào de zàojiāo shēngwù.

Archaeocyaths were important reef-building organisms in the Early Cambrian.

古杯动物在寒武纪中期几乎全部灭绝。

Gǔbēi dòngwù zài Hánwǔjì zhōngqī jīhū quánbù mièjué.

Archaeocyath animals went almost entirely extinct in the middle Cambrian.

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Literally 'ancient cup' — the fossils look like nested double-walled cones or cups in cross-section, matching the Greek root arkhaios (ancient) + kyathos (cup).

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古 gǔ

杯 bēi