Argovisaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
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Holotype block | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Node: | †Ophthalmosauria |
Genus: | †Argovisaurus |
Species: | †A. martafernandezi
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Binomial name | |
†Argovisaurus martafernandezi Miedema et al., 2024
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Argovisaurus (meaning "Aargau lizard") is an extinct genus of ophthalmosaurian ichthyosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Hauptrogenstein Formation of Switzerland. The genus contains a single species, A. martafernandezi, known from a partial skeleton. Argovisaurus was a large ichthyosaur compared to its relatives.