In today's world, Eudibamus is a topic that has sparked great interest and debate in different areas. Its relevance and impact are undeniable, and its influence extends to a wide range of aspects of daily life. As time progresses, Eudibamus continues to be the object of analysis, reflection and study, since its importance is not limited to a single area, but crosses borders and affects people of different cultures, ages and social conditions. In this article, we will explore this topic in depth, analyzing its different perspectives and consequences, in order to better understand its scope and meaning in today's society.
Eudibamus Temporal range: Early Permian,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | †Parareptilia |
Order: | †Procolophonomorpha |
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 biped bolosaurid reptile known from the Free State of Thuringia of central Germany.[1] It had a very small size reaching only 25-26 cm in length.[2]
Eudibamus is known only from the holotype MNG 8852, an articulated and almost complete cranial and postcranial skeleton. It was collected from the uppermost part of the Tambach Formation, dating to the Artinskian stage of the Late Cisuralian Series (or alternatively upper Rotliegend), about 284–279.5 million years ago. It was found in the lowermost formational unit of the Upper Rotliegend Group or Series of the Bromacker Quarry, the middle part of the Thuringian Forest, near the village of Tambach-Dietharz. Eudibamus is claimed to be the first bipedal vertebrate.[1]
Eudibamus was named by David S. Berman, Robert R. Reisz, Diane Scott, Amy C. Henrici, Stuart S. Sumida and Thomas Martens in 2000 and the type species is Eudibamus cursoris. The generic name means 'typical two-footed' (from Greek eu-di-bāmos, based on bainō ‘to go’). The specific name is derived from the Latin cursor, or 'runner'.[1]