Oenosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
Oenosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.
01Description
The genus is known from a partial skull preserved in ventral view. The teeth in the upper and lower jaws were fused into tooth plates.
02Diet and lifestyle
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.
03Phylogeny
It is currently considered to be a sapheosaur.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Oenosaurus.png by Oliver W. M. Rauhut1,2*, Alexander M. Heyng2, Adriana López-Arbarello1, Andreas Hecker3, CC BY 2.5
- Oenosaurus muehlheimensis.png by Oliver W. M. Rauhut1,2*, Alexander M. Heyng2, Adriana López-Arbarello1, Andreas Hecker3, CC BY 2.5
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