Oenosaurus

Oenosaurus; Temporal range: Late Jurassic
	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.^[1]

Close up of tooth plate

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.

References

1 2 Rauhut, O. W. M.; Heyng, A. M.; López-Arbarello, A.; Hecker, A. (2012). Farke, Andrew A, ed. "A New Rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a Dentition That is Unique amongst Tetrapods". PLoS ONE. 7 (10): e46839. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046839. PMC 3485277. PMID 23118861.

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[Oenosaurus-1] 1 2 Rauhut, O. W. M.; Heyng, A. M.; López-Arbarello, A.; Hecker, A. (2012). Farke, Andrew A, ed. "A New Rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a Dentition That is Unique amongst Tetrapods". PLoS ONE. 7 (10): e46839. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046839. PMC 3485277. PMID 23118861.