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Oenosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Mörnsheim Formation of Germany. thumb|left|Close up of tooth plate

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Oenosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Mörnsheim Formation of Germany. thumb|left|Close up of tooth plate

== 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.

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