Dragons, Dogs & Amadillos?

[ReneZ]

All interpretations have pros and cons, and many of the arguments (pro/con) presented are also doubtful.
Saying that the animal has scales can be put in doubt by the fact that they appear to be backwards.
This is not all that certain.
Also, it is useful to keep in mind that the screen filling pictures of the anmimal shown here are blown up and the animal is 2 cm long in the MS (not counting the tail).

The comparison picture of the possibly dead animal, shown above by Koen, always reminded me of the emblem of the Knights of the Golden Fleece, and even though this order started after the probable creation of the MS, the theme is of course much older.



Also, the golden fleece is often shown with a skin texure that is not wool:



(This is just an arbitrary example - one of the first that Google search turns up).

So..... how about a dead ram on a celestial sacrifice table?