Opinions from S. P. Welles 1962

  • 'Alzadasaurinae belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Alzadasaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Alzadasaurus colombiensis belongs to Alzadasaurus'
  • 'Alzadasaurus kansasensis belongs to Alzadasaurus'
  • 'Alzadasaurus pembertoni belongs to Alzadasaurus'
  • 'Alzadasaurus riggsi belongs to Alzadasaurus'
  • 'Alzadasaurus tropicus is a nomen vanum' according to Welles 1952
  • 'Alzadasaurus tropicus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Aphrosaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Aphrosaurus furlongi belongs to Aphrosaurus'
  • 'Aptychodon cretaceus belongs to Aptychodon' according to Reuss 1855
  • 'Aptychodon cretaceus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Aristonectes belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Aristonectes parvidens belongs to Aristonectes'
  • 'Brachauchenius belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Brachauchenius lucasi belongs to Brachauchenius'
  • 'Brancasaurus belongs to Elasmosaurinae'
  • 'Brancasaurus brancai belongs to Brancasaurus'
  • 'Brimosaurus grandis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus vaccinsulensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus andium is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus caudalis belongs to Cimoliasaurus' according to Hutton 1894
  • 'Cimoliasaurus caudalis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus leucoscopelus is a nomen vanum' according to Persson 1960
  • 'Cimoliasaurus leucoscopelus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus lissaensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus maccoyi is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus maccoyi is a nomen vanum' according to Persson 1960
  • 'Cimoliasaurus teplicensis belongs to Cimoliasaurus' according to Fritsch 1907
  • 'Cimoliasaurus teplicensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus valdensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus cantabrigiensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus cantabrigiensis is recombined as Cimoliasaurus cantabrigiensis' according to Lydekker 1889
  • 'Cimoliasaurus magnus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus magnus is recombined as Discosaurus magnus' according to Leidy 1870
  • 'Cimoliosaurus nazarowi is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus snowii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus neogaeus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Crocodilus neogaeus belongs to Crocodilus' according to Burmeister 1861
  • 'Crocodilus neogaeus is recombined as Plesiosaurus neogaeus' according to Huene 1927
  • 'Cryptocleidus cuervoi belongs to Cryptocleidus' according to Torre and Rojas 1949
  • 'Cryptocleidus cuervoi is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus leedsii'
  • 'Cryptocleidus cuervoi caroli belongs to Cryptocleidus cuervoi' according to Torre and Rojas 1949
  • 'Cryptocleidus cuervoi quesadai belongs to Cryptocleidus cuervoi' according to Torre and Rojas 1949
  • 'Discosaurus carinatus is a subjective synonym of Elasmosaurus platyurus' according to Cope 1868
  • 'Discosaurus planior is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Discosaurus planior belongs to Discosaurus' according to Leidy 1870
  • 'Discosaurus planior is recombined as Cimoliasaurus planior' according to Cope 1875
  • 'Discosaurus vetustus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Dolichorhynchopidae belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Dolichorhynchops belongs to Dolichorhynchopidae'
  • 'Dolichorhynchops osborni belongs to Dolichorhynchops'
  • 'Elasmosauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Elasmosaurinae belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Elasmosaurus belongs to Elasmosaurinae'
  • 'Elasmosaurus amalitskii belongs to Elasmosaurus' according to Pravoslavlev 1916
  • 'Elasmosaurus amalitskii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus intermedius is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus kurskensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus kurskensis belongs to Elasmosaurus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Elasmosaurus marshii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus morgani belongs to Elasmosaurus'
  • 'Elasmosaurus nobilis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus orientalis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus orientalis is recombined as Discosaurus orientalis' according to Leidy 1870
  • 'Elasmosaurus orskensis belongs to Elasmosaurus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Elasmosaurus orskensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus platyurus belongs to Elasmosaurus'
  • 'Elasmosaurus serdobensis belongs to Elasmosaurus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Elasmosaurus serdobensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus serpentinus is recombined as Hydralmosaurus serpentinus'
  • 'Elasmosaurus sternbergi is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Embaphias circulosus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Fresnosaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Fresnosaurus drescheri belongs to Fresnosaurus'
  • 'Hunosaurus fasseli is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Hydralmosaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Hydrotherosaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae belongs to Hydrotherosaurus'
  • 'Iserosaurus littoralis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Kronosaurus queenslandicus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Leptocleidus belongs to Dolichorhynchopidae'
  • 'Leptocleidus superstes belongs to Leptocleidus'
  • 'Leurospondylus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Leurospondylus ultimus belongs to Leurospondylus'
  • 'Lutkesaurus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Mauisaurus brachiolatus belongs to Mauisaurus' according to Hector 1874
  • 'Mauisaurus brachiolatus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Mauisaurus latibrachialis is a misspelling of Mauisaurus brachiolatus'
  • 'Mauisaurus gardneri is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Mauisaurus haasti is recombined as Elasmosaurus haasti' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Mauisaurus haasti belongs to Mauisaurus'
  • 'Morenosaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Morenosaurus stocki belongs to Morenosaurus'
  • 'Muraenosaurus belongs to Plesiosauridae'
  • 'Muraenosaurus leedsii belongs to Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Namuncurania belongs to Plesiosauria' according to Rusconi 1943
  • 'Namuncurania malarguense is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Nothosaurops occiduus belongs to Nothosaurops' according to Leidy 1870
  • 'Nothosaurops occiduus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Ogmodirus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Ogmodirus martini is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Oligosimus grandaevus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Orophosaurus pauciporus belongs to Orophosaurus' according to Cope 1887
  • 'Orophosaurus pauciporus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Peyerus belongs to Dolichorhynchopidae'
  • 'Piptomerus hexagonus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Piptomerus hexagonus belongs to Piptomerus' according to Cope 1887
  • 'Piptomerus megaloporus belongs to Piptomerus' according to Cope 1887
  • 'Piptomerus megaloporus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Piptomerus microporus belongs to Piptomerus' according to Cope 1887
  • 'Piptomerus microporus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Piratosaurus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Piratosaurus plicatus belongs to Piratosaurus' according to Leidy 1865
  • 'Piratosaurus plicatus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Plesiosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Plesiosaurus (Polyptychodon) mexicanus belongs to Plesiosaurus (Polyptychodon)' according to Wieland 1910
  • 'Plesiosaurus mexicanus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus andium belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Gervais 1859
  • 'Plesiosaurus andium is an objective synonym of Plesiosaurus chilensis'
  • 'Plesiosaurus australis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus balticus is recombined as Polycotylus balticus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Plesiosaurus balticus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus bernardi is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus brevifemur is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus capensis is recombined as Peyerus capensis'
  • 'Plesiosaurus capensis is recombined as Peyerus capensis' according to Stromer 1935
  • 'Plesiosaurus capensis is recombined as Peyerus capensis' according to Andrews 1911
  • 'Plesiosaurus chilensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus chilensis is recombined as Pliosaurus chilensis' according to Deecke 1896
  • 'Plesiosaurus constrictus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus crassicostatus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus cycnodeirus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus cycnodeirus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus degenhardti is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus euryspondylus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus euryspondylus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus gouldii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus gulo belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Cope 1872
  • 'Plesiosaurus gulo is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus gurgitis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus helmersenii belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Kiprijanoff 1882
  • 'Plesiosaurus helmersenii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus helmersenii is recombined as Elasmosaurus helmersenii' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Plesiosaurus holmesii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus hoodii is recombined as Elasmosaurus hoodii' according to Pravoslavlev 1918
  • 'Plesiosaurus hoodii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus ichthyospondylus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus ichthyospondylus is recombined as Polycotylus ichthyospondylus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Plesiosaurus ichthyospondylus is recombined as Trinacromerum ichthyospondylus' according to Pravoslavlev 1915
  • 'Plesiosaurus kanzleri belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Koken 1905
  • 'Plesiosaurus kanzleri is recombined as Peloneustes kanzleri' according to Linder 1913
  • 'Peloneustes kanzleri is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus latispinus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus limnophilus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus lockwoodii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus mackayii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus macrospondylus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus macrospondylus is a nomen vanum' according to Persson 1960
  • 'Plesiosaurus mauritanicus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus microdeirus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus microdeirus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus mudgei belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Cragin 1894
  • 'Plesiosaurus mudgei is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus neocomiensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus nordmanni belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Eichwald 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus nordmanni is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus ophiodeirus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus ophiodeirus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus pachyomus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus planus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus planus trigonalis belongs to Plesiosaurus planus' according to Owen 1864
  • 'Plesiosaurus planus trigonalis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus platydeirus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus platydeirus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus platydeirus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Owen 1854
  • 'Plesiosaurus poecilospondylus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus poecilospondylus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus smithii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus sutherlandi is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus traversii is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Pliosauridae belongs to Pliosauroidea'
  • 'Pliosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Pliosaurus gigas is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Pliosaurus gigas is recombined as Elasmosaurus gigas' according to Persson 1959
  • 'Pliosaurus gigas is recombined as Plesiosaurus gigas' according to Wegner 1914
  • 'Pliosaurus planus belongs to Pliosaurus' according to Hulke 1883
  • 'Pliosaurus planus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Polycotylus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus brevispondylus belongs to Polycotylus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Polycotylus brevispondylus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus dolichopus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus donicus belongs to Polycotylus' according to Pravoslavlev 1915
  • 'Polycotylus donicus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus epigurgitis belongs to Polycotylus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Polycotylus epigurgitis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus ichthyospondylus tanais belongs to Polycotylus ichthyospondylus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Polycotylus ichthyospondylus tanais is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Elasmosaurus ischiadicus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus ischiadicus is recombined as Ogmodirus ischiadicus' according to Williston and Moodie 1917
  • 'Polycotylus latipinnis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus orientalis belongs to Polycotylus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Polycotylus orientalis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus orientalis is recombined as Trinacromerum orientale' according to Pravoslavlev 1915
  • 'Polycotylus tenuis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus ultimus belongs to Polycotylus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Polycotylus ultimus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polycotylus ultimus is recombined as Trinacromerum ultimum' according to Pravoslavlev 1915
  • 'Polyptychodon continuus is recombined as Plesiosaurus continuus' according to Eichwald 1869
  • 'Plesiosaurus continuus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polyptychodon interruptus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polyptychodon mackesoni belongs to Polyptychodon' according to Owen 1884
  • 'Polyptychodon mackesoni is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polyptychodon neocomiensis belongs to Polyptychodon' according to Schardt 1910
  • 'Polyptychodon neocomiensis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Polyptychodon patagonicus belongs to Polyptychodon' according to Ameghino 1893
  • 'Polyptychodon patagonicus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Purranisaurus belongs to Plesiosauria' according to Rusconi 1948
  • 'Purranisaurus potens belongs to Purranisaurus' according to Rusconi 1948
  • 'Purranisaurus potens belongs to Purranisaurus' according to Rusconi 1948
  • 'Stereosaurus cratynotus belongs to Stereosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Stereosaurus cratynotus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Stereosaurus platyomus belongs to Stereosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Stereosaurus platyomus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Stereosaurus stenomus belongs to Stereosaurus' according to Seeley 1869
  • 'Stereosaurus stenomus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Styxosaurus belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Styxosaurus browni belongs to Styxosaurus'
  • 'Thalassomedon belongs to Alzadasaurinae'
  • 'Thalassomedon hanningtoni belongs to Thalassomedon'
  • 'Trinacromerum is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Trinacromerum anonymum is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Trinacromerum bentonianum is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Trinacromerum kirki is recombined as Dolichorhynchops kirki' according to Russell 1932
  • 'Trinacromerum kirki is recombined as Dolichorhynchops kirki'
  • 'Trinacromerum latimanus is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Trinacromerum willistoni is recombined as Dolichorhynchops willistoni'
  • 'Trinacromerum willistoni is recombined as Dolichorhynchops willistoni' according to Junk 1962
  • 'Uronautes cetiformis is a nomen vanum'
  • 'Woolungasaurus glendowerensis is a nomen dubium'