Oenosaurus

Oenosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.^[1]

Close up of tooth plate

Oenosaurus Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Holotype skull in multiple views
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Family:	†Sapheosauridae
Genus:	†Oenosaurus Rauhut et al., 2012
Type species
†Oenosaurus muehlheimensis Rauhut et al., 2012

Description

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.^[1]

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]