Talk:Lost River/@comment-68.42.118.52-20170115035200/@comment-68.42.118.52-20170119023928

^ These are all reasonable explanations, but I stated that skeletons take longer to break down in the ocean due to temperature and saltiness. For comparison, it takes roughly 60 years for an average whale skeleton to break down completely. http://www.nickhiggs.com/whale-fall-ecosystems.html

In addition, the Bones Field skeleton is just a ribcage like an upside-down snake skeleton. The model for the Sea Dragon Skeleton shows us what its bones look like and the concept art for the Lost River Leviathan shows a completely different skeleton compared to the Bones Field.

Given the concept arts, I think they'll move the skull to a different area so it can have its own unique microbiome just like the Tree Cove. They could even put it underneath the Dunes since there used to be a Dunes/Lost River connection before they replaced it with the meteor crater. Based on its concept art, it would likely be a dead-end cavern similar to the Lone Jellyshroom Cave. (250 -100 290)