Among the remains, the team noticed a spherical bone, called a basioccipital condyle, found in all mammals and reptiles that joins the base of the skull to the spinal cord.
该团队在遗骨中发现一个称为枕骨髁的球形骨，这是所有哺乳动物和爬行动物身体中连接颅底和脊髓的部分。
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You could also apply pressure to the back of your head, just at the base of your skull.
你也可也在后脑上略施压力，就在头骨基部。
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Christopher had broken his spinal cord near the base of his skull, resulting in paralysis from the neck down.