Bipoditheria

(WIP) Bipoditheria is a diverse order of two-legged Pseudocaudians that are found across all of Elonios, members range in size from less then a foot long to as long as 40 ft, bipoditherians are noted for their intelligence, which is on par with other intelligent terrapods such as Prionotheres and Xenelephantiformes.

Ecology: Bipoditherians fill a variety of niches depending on what member, Barorhampids, or charoxes are typically carnivorous predators, either small mustelid-like animals, or giant apex predators, depending on what subfamily, Fanerids are fast herbivores, like rabbits, other members, such as Trichelids, are specialised for eating soft bodied prey. Most of the large Bipoditheres are charoxes, and thus don't have much predators, smaller ones are hunted by a variety of creatures on each continent.

Ethology: Bipoditheres are intelligent animals, especially Fanerids, parroxes and Charoxes, most are monogamous, and may even mate for life in some cases, this stems from a large brain in proportion to their body, this large brain causes such behaviour as caring for their young to such an extent, that the mothers of some species will defend until either the attacker dies, or it dies, however, in animals such as Charoxes, cannibalism is not unheard of, this may be either due to lack of food, or elimination of competition, such behaviour is however, not prevalent in other Bipodithere families.

Biology: Bipoditherians have two pairs of eyes, a pair of nostrils, two large, powerful legs, a long flexible tail, and near atrophied lips at the side of their mouths, with the upper and lower lips being much larger, and in some members, became ossified into a beak, those that have ossified "lips" are known for having powerful bite forces, whether it's used to crush prey, or break into tough plants. Bipoditheres also have flexible tails, and in Charoxes and related kin, flexible limbs.

Etymology: Bipoditheria comes from the words "Bi" meaning "two", "podi" meaning "foot" and "theria" meaning "beast", due to their two legs.