Oenosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
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Oenosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.[1]
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| Holotype skull in multiple views | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Suborder: | Sphenodontia |
| Family: | †Sapheosauridae |
| Genus: | †Oenosaurus Rauhut et al., 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Oenosaurus muehlheimensis Rauhut et al., 2012 | |
Description
Diet and lifestyle
It is likely that Oenosaurus led a durophagous lifestyle as indicated by the broad tooth plates.[1] It is unknown if this animal was aquatic or terrestrial.
Phylogeny
It is currently considered to be a sapheosaur.[2]
