As soon as I heard the name Abalathia's Spine, it made me think of that curious landscape feature in Meriphataud Mountains in FFXI. Which happens to be called Drogaroga's Spine, although in this latter case, it is - apparently anyway - literally a spine. According to the very long quest line where your character has to run around Vanadiel searching for various monuments, Drogaroga was a giant dragon ... Coincidence? I wonder ...