Talk:Monster Hunter Evolution - My Theories/@comment-1685631-20120831034057/@comment-4212769-20120901165803

For me the closest relative to the Elder Dragons is what I suppose the Shadow monster is. You can read it in my last comment of the discussion beneath why I think so.

It's hard to say what could have evolved to Elder Dragons as there are no real vertebrates that have 6 limbs. We can only speculate how it could work. My guess is the appendages on the back though I cannot say how it would get muscles.

He didn't say all Elder Dragons would as he mentioned Kirin and Yama Tsukami having another ancestor. Elder Dragons are a gathering group that don't only include true Dragons so it is quite likely that there are different ancestors for the different Elder Dragons. Again the comments beneath have my theory about the different Elder Dragons and their ancestors.

Ceadeus being a mammal is an interesting theory. I've always seen him as Leviathan-like Elder Dragon having Leviathans as ancestors. I still don't understand for what Ceadeus needs the fur. :/ Does it need to warm the neck? I can't really say. If you can tell me I'd be pleased. What confuses me about this is the very reptilian look it has especially the head. It would be nice if you can expand your theory.

I believe that the Fanged Wyvern are somewhere else more common and have more species. And I think Capcom won't leave it with one species.