Oenosaurus muehlheimensis 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

Belongs to Oenosaurus according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BSPG 2009 I 23, a partial skull (partial skull and complete mandibles). Its type locality is "Krautworst Naturstein" quarry, Mühlheim, which is in a Tithonian marine limestone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at "Krautworst Naturstein" quarry, Mühlheim

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