March 20, 2012I think the arms and head are thicker, not shorter- because they are covered in flesh. Same with the ribcage. Skeletal remains would look longer and more slender, not to mention would be collapsed inward without tissue to keep them separated.
Personally, I have yet to see anything that shows an SJ as being the same size as a human. There is a figure standing in front of Shaw while she is down in a corner, but his face is out of frame. I think that is a mutated Halloway. He may in fact eventually end up in the chair, but there are two engineers (or at least two individuals) in the chair room in the last trailer. As the engineer turns and stands, the others arm and shoulder are visible.