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.