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Oenosaurus

Oenosaurus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
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Holotype skull in multiple views
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Family: Sphenodontidae
Genus: Oenosaurus
Rauhut et al., 2012
Type species
Oenosaurus muehlheimensis
Rauhut et al., 2012

Oenosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Late Jurassic of Germany.

It is likely that Oenosaurus led a durophagous lifestyle as indicated by the broad tooth plates. It is unknown if this animal was aquatic or terrestrial.



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