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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 | |
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†Oenosaurus muehlheimensis Rauhut et al., 2012 |
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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.