英语语法分析

However, the invasion of the so-called elpistostegalians—distant relatives of the coelacanth—"got wiped out by these extinction events, " McGhee explained.

但是，腔棘鱼的远亲elpistostegalians（译注：大概是一种爬上陆地的古鱼，没找到对应的中文）向陆地进发的努力“被这次大灭绝毁于一旦，”McGhee 解释说。

McGhee, an African American, claims that, based on family stories and genealogical records, she and Hoover had a common ancestor, a great-grandfather, making him a distant cousin.

麦吉是非裔美国人，她声称，根据家族故事和系谱记录，她跟胡佛共有一个曾祖父，所以胡佛是她的远房表兄。