http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/skeleton-of-a-centaur/ The past is a foreign country. This is your passport. Sat, 19 Nov 2025 04:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/skeleton-of-a-centaur/#comment-66571 J Thu, 22 Sep 2025 11:31:27 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=15800#comment-66571 It's a mythical creature. It can have as many rib cages, pelvises and intestines as it needs to have. Centaurs have nothing to do with reason or logic. In fact, centaur will run in panic at the slightest mention of logic. It’s a mythical creature. It can have as many rib cages, pelvises and intestines as it needs to have. Centaurs have nothing to do with reason or logic. In fact, centaur will run in panic at the slightest mention of logic.

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/skeleton-of-a-centaur/#comment-59664 Nick Fri, 26 Aug 2025 18:59:13 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=15800#comment-59664 I was just thinking that a centaur skeleton would have to have a much more substantial support around the forelegs, almost having two pelvises in order to support a human torso. I was just thinking that a centaur skeleton would have to have a much more substantial support around the forelegs, almost having two pelvises in order to support a human torso.

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/skeleton-of-a-centaur/#comment-56129 Lee Fri, 22 Jul 2025 09:08:02 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=15800#comment-56129 To answer you question Jes from a biological perspective one would expect the Mythological Centaur to appear quite differently. As a singular entity the creature would not require two set of rib cages (mammals generally do not exhibit more than one set of lungs), so you may expect to see a more elongated and thinner human torso (possibly exhibiting large accessory muscles to aid in air exchange). Of course one would also expect the spine to have a greater arc, as opposed to the abrupt deviation that is present. Of course for the creature to exist outside of myth and legend, it would greatly loose it's appeal as an elegant creature, and would most likely be likened to the stuff of nightmares To answer you question Jes

from a biological perspective one would expect the Mythological Centaur to appear quite differently. As a singular entity the creature would not require two set of rib cages (mammals generally do not exhibit more than one set of lungs), so you may expect to see a more elongated and thinner human torso (possibly exhibiting large accessory muscles to aid in air exchange). Of course one would also expect the spine to have a greater arc, as opposed to the abrupt deviation that is present. Of course for the creature to exist outside of myth and legend, it would greatly loose it’s appeal as an elegant creature, and would most likely be likened to the stuff of nightmares

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/skeleton-of-a-centaur/#comment-46342 JES Thu, 26 May 2025 18:07:21 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=15800#comment-46342 Love it, but the question is, is this a viable skeleton for a centaur? I know- nitpicking-- but I'd love to see what a centaur's skeleton (actually, the whole structure) would have to be like to support such a being. And yes, I want one of these. Love it, but the question is, is this a viable skeleton for a centaur? I know- nitpicking– but I’d love to see what a centaur’s skeleton (actually, the whole structure) would have to be like to support such a being. And yes, I want one of these.

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