Eudibamus
| Eudibamus Temporal range: Early Permian,
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| Photo and illustration of the Eudibamus holotype skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | †Bolosauridae |
| Genus: | †Eudibamus Berman et al., 2000 |
| Type species | |
| †Eudibamus cursoris Berman et al., 2000
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Eudibamus is an extinct genus of bolosaurid reptile known from the Early Permian of the Free State of Thuringia in central Germany. It was a small reptile, only 25-26 cm in length. Like other bolosaurids, it was probably an agile herbivore, and it shows a long list of adaptations for bipedal (two-legged) movement. The hindlimbs had a parasagittal stance, with close-set and nearly vertical legs similar to dinosaurs and mammals. The tail and hindlimbs are very long, the forelimbs are slender, the digits are closely bundled together, and the ankle joint is hinge-like. Eudibamus is regarded as the oldest known bipedal vertebrate.