Oenosaurus Rauhut et al. 2012 (lepidosaur)

Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae

Full reference: O. W. M. Rauhut, A. M. Heyng, A. López-Arbarello and A. Hecker. 2012. A new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a dentition that is unique amongst tetrapods. PLoS ONE 7(10):e46839:1-9

Parent taxon: Sphenodontidae according to J. A. Herrera-Flores et al. 2018

See also Cau et al. 2014 and Rauhut et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Ankylosphenodon, Brachyrhinodontinae, Cynosphenodon, Derasmosaurus, Eilenosaurus, Elachistosuchus, Glevosaurus, Leptosaurus, Opisthodontia, Paleollanosaurus, Piocormus, Scharschengia, Sigmala, Simila, Sphenodon, Sphenodontinae, Sphenovipera, Theretairus, Zapatadon

Subtaxa: Oenosaurus muehlheimensis

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Type: Oenosaurus muehlheimensis

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Distribution: found only at "Krautworst Naturstein" quarry, Mühlheim (Jurassic of Germany)

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