Pretty dang cool, nice sketch style as well. I like that you included the exterior shape as well as the skeletal frame.

Anatomy wise this looks fairly solid. The only thing that grabs my attention off the bat as being a bit off would be the length of the vertebrae spine's in the shoulder region. When you've got an animal with a large/heavy head that sits forward like that the vertebra in the shoulder region have very long spine's to attach muscles to support the head and neck (having a lot of muscle in the neck but not attaching to the chest isn't helpful since that just makes the neck/head heavier without adding leverage or bracing it against a "fixed" point). Ie. http://www.animalskeletons.net/imag.....w-skeleton.gif http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/upl.....s_p1350717.jpg http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/.....o-skeleton.jpg

Sorry if you didn't want any critique, it looks very good overall just figured I'd throw that out there. Feel free to hide this comment if you want.

No it's ok. I am aware it's still full of flaws. :) It was hard to get the skeleton right as I had the outward appearance first, so to speak.

So basically you're saying... the neck is too short? Or the spine? 8x I think when I elongate any of both it would alter the outward appearance of the critter too much, would it not?

Sorry I think my grammar was bad and made that a little confusing. The backbone itself is fine in terms of lenght (so the neck nor the body is too long, thats just fine), its the spikes (technically call the spinous process) that come off the top of the vertebrae that I was trying to referenece. Those big spikes are attachement spots for muscles, the heavier the head region (big skull/horns/thick neck what have you) the greater the force needed to lift the head so a larger muscle mass is needed and it connects to those spines (larger spines accomadate more muscle). This wouldn't change the overal shape much, if anything just a bit more bulk above the shoulders.

Large spikes aren't needed in the neck since its the muscles that connect to the chest area that do most of the movement (the neck cannot lift itself) and just add to the weight of the neck. You could even explain part of the bulk of the neck as a fatty deposit (lighter than muscle but provides protection) rather than trying to add large spikes and extra muscles.

More or less the outside shape is perfectly awesome, I'm just being babbly about how to build the skeleton so that its most functional given the shape you have going.

Na, don't fret about it. I am not a native speaker of English so it might as well have been me who just misunderstood. :)

Ok, this time around I think I got it. So basically the additionaly bony growth that I made come out of the vertebrae are unnecessary, as the muscles that are needed to lift the head are attached elsewhere. So instead of adding them in the neck aread they'd make much more sense between the shoulders, right?

Also thanks so much for trying to help me figuring this one out. I confess I have little knowledge and experience when it comes to the functionality of anatomy and I am grateful when somebody sits down and takes the time to explain things like these to me in a friendly and constructive way. For this I am utterly grateful!

Now this is a guy that can safely say he is "big boned!" I really like the detail! Such attention and understanding of anatomy :)

Yeah! I really wanted to make it a heavy sturdy beast. I liket o give many of my critters big bones like these, I dunno why. XD

That's one hefty ribcage.

I love that

Very cool. I especially like the heavy structure you gave the legs. It makes this creature appear quite heavy and large but a fast mover too.

A very nice drawing.

Ja sieht gut aus das Skelett :)