Talk:Monster Hunter Evolution - My Theories/@comment-4212769-20120830224645/@comment-4212769-20120831145210

Well, I would like to see some mammals in MH then. :/ A monkey or ape the humans could evolve from. I guess that the four "hominoid" Pelagi are monkeys as they all still have their tails. All apes have no tail while monkeys can have no tail but normally possess one so it would be better to say Conga(lala), Blango(nga) and so on are monkeys. As monkeys are not as close related to humans as apes there could be some apes that have a non-aggressive appearance or are just not as much aggressive as the monkeys and those evolved to the humans. In this case the Pelagi description of human is still ok. And only because most Pelagi are aggressive doesn't mean that all are.

For me mammal-like Pseudowyverns are the best choice. Maybe the closest non-Elder-Dragon relative to the "true" Elder Dragons is the new Shadow monster. I guess that the wing structures seperated from the arms and formed some wing-like appendages like I think the Shadow monster had. Maybe you read it in the MH4 discussion blog but I think that it can be used to repel bigger/dangerous predators or intimidate a rival in mating season by enlargen them to look bigger (you know, like cobras and frilled lizards but bigger). Probably some kind of fluid could be pumped in to let it look quite lively and make it bigger. From that only the muscles in those appendages miss. Maybe some mutation occured and muscles evolved. But that's just a theory I can think of because I don't know how it can come to this and real life cannot give any examples. Pure speculation how (Elder) Dragons evolved.

You mix something up with convergent evolution. Two species evolve similarly in two similar environments (like Gigginox and Khezu in cold caves) but all three species live in very different areas with different circumstances. That's why convergent evolution couldn't occur. Yet you're right that they aren't very similar in the look as Rangurotora has plates and no fur but still it isn't to far away from Aoashira as it has some plate like protections on body parts like the arms. Of course armadillos evolved earlier than bears but that doesn't mean it needs to be in the MH world. Their behavior is just to similar.