The ear region and associated parts of the braincase of Ichthyostega have long baffled researchers because they display a construction unlike that of any other tetrapod or fish from any period. 鱼石螈的耳部及颅骨相关部位,长久以来使研究者困惑,因为其建构方式与其他任何时代的四足动物和鱼类都不一样。
Into the membranous floor of this chamber stretched a spoon-shaped and very delicate stapes, which presumably vibrated in response to sound impinging directly on the air in the chamber, transmitting these vibrations to the inner ear through a hole in the 在这气室的膜状地板上,有一个汤匙状的精巧镫骨,应该会对气室中传递声音的空气直接反应而振动,把这些振动经由颅骨壁上的洞传递到内耳。
braincase
[ noun ] the part of the skull that encloses the brain <noun.body>
braincase \brain"case\ n. the part of the skull that encloses the brain.