Genus: Argovisaurus MIEDEMA, BASTIAANS, SCHEYER, KLUG & MAXWELL, 2024
Etymology: After the orignial Latin (and current Italian and Rätoromanic) name of Canton of Aargau: Argovia, where the holotype was found and Greek, sauros, "lizard".
Species: martafernandezi MIEDEMA, BASTIAANS, SCHEYER, KLUG & MAXWELL, 2024
Etymology:
In honor of renouned paleontologist and ichthyosaur expert Marta Fernandez, who has been a pioneer in the topic of marine reptiles and has, among her numerous works, described teh rare ichthyosaurs from the Middle Jurassic of South America.
Holotype: PIMUZ A/III 5279
Locality: Auenstein quarry at Oberegg, Kanton Aragau, Switzerland.
Horizon: Lower Acuminata beds, Hauptrogenstein Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle-Late Bajocian Stage, Dogger Epoch, Early-Middle Jurassic.
Material: Fragmentary skull, mandible, and fragmentary skeleton.