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I found myself pondering this question while trying to think of concepts for a Halloween drawing for the contest:

What do wyrm skeletons look like?

How does their skeletal structure work? Has there been any work done regarding this previously, or do we have a bit of free reign to be inventive?
I would assume that their bodies have a snake-like skeletal structure, perhaps slightly shorter and with less ribs.
But specifically, how do their skulls work? Do growler and shrieker ears have any bone structure? I would assume that horns appear on skulls. Do wyrm skulls look reptilian? I'm referring to non-animal-based wyrms. Obviously feline, avian and pipefox skulls speak for themselves.

Any thoughts?

I feel they would be snake like and reptilian and the ears wouldn't have bone but horns and wings would. The winged ones might have more bird like bones

Hmm. I thought that too, about the ears, but then what about shrieker ear spikes? How do those work? Are they cartilage?

And then would their jaws depend on what they eat? I know that growlers have sharp teeth, but would something like a leaf crawler have a herbivore's teeth (I can picture them with an antelope-like skull, in a way) or no teeth at all?

Thank you for answering me. It's an interesting insight.

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this? If not, I'll just get creative and use my discretion ^^

i would think the shriker ears might be like bat wings http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrate ... atwing.gif

I would think ALL the wyrms would have teeth and they would completely depend on what they eat!

Maybe the Shrieker ears are like those rabbits that grow horns...

Ponygirl wrote:Maybe the Shrieker ears are like those rabbits that grow horns...

If your talking about what I think your talking about that's caused by a virus and they arnt actually horns but tumors