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Oenosaurus muehlheimensis

Osteichthyes - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Taxonomy
Oenosaurus muehlheimensis was named by Rauhut et al. (2012) [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6648C44F-FDC0-48B2-A6A9-399B17E07D38]. Its type specimen is BSPG 2009 I 23, a partial skull (partial skull and complete mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is "Krautworst Naturstein" quarry, Mühlheim, which is in a Tithonian marine limestone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Oenosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Oenosaurus muehlheimensis Rauhut et al. p. 2 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
orderRhynchocephalia
familySphenodontidaeCope 1871
genusOenosaurus
speciesmuehlheimensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Oenosaurus muehlheimensis Rauhut et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2012Small rhynchocephalian with the following autapomorphic characters: maxilla with a medial process at the posterior end; ectopterygoid with a secondary lateral process that contacts the medial side of the maxilla; palatines with a midline contact in ventral view; strongly pronounced lateral longitudinal groove on the dentaries, housing several large foramina; very high coronoid process, the anterior border of which forms an angle of approximately 90u with the tooth row; coronoid with a pronounced shoulder medially; dentition composed of extensive tooth plates formed by a multitude of fused, small, pencil-like teeth.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Oenosaurus muehlheimensis (type locality: 135673)