Opinions from P. O. Persson 1963

  • 'Aristonectes belongs to Cimoliasauridae'
  • 'Aristonectes parvidens belongs to Aristonectes'
  • 'Brachaucheniidae is a subjective synonym of Polycotylidae'
  • 'Brachauchenius belongs to Polycotylidae'
  • 'Brachydeira is a subjective synonym of Pliosauroidea'
  • 'Brancasauridae is a subjective synonym of Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Brancasaurus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Brimosaurus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Brimosaurus grandis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Cimoliasauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus belongs to Cimoliasauridae'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus cantabrigiensis is a subjective synonym of Plesiosaurus bernardi'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus magnus is recombined as Cimoliasaurus magnus'
  • 'Colymbosaurus sclerodirus belongs to Colymbosaurus'
  • 'Colymbosaurus sclerodirus belongs to Colymbosaurus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Elasmosauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Elasmosaurus kurskensis belongs to Elasmosaurus'
  • 'Elasmosaurus orskensis belongs to Elasmosaurus'
  • 'Elasmosaurus serdobensis belongs to Elasmosaurus'
  • 'Eretmosaurus belongs to Rhomaleosauridae'
  • 'Leptocleidus belongs to Rhomaleosauridae'
  • 'Leptocleidus superstes belongs to Leptocleidus'
  • 'Mauisaurus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Mauisaurus gardneri belongs to Mauisaurus'
  • 'Mauisaurus haasti belongs to Mauisaurus'
  • 'Microcleidus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Muraenosaurus (Cryptoclidus) [misspelled as Cryptocleidus] belongs to Plesiosauridae'
  • 'Muraenosaurus elasmosauroides belongs to Muraenosaurus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Muraenosaurus elasmosauroides belongs to Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Muraenosaurus fahrenkohli belongs to Muraenosaurus' according to Waldheim 1846
  • 'Muraenosaurus fahrenkohli belongs to Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Muraenosaurus purbecki belongs to Muraenosaurus' according to Bogolubov 1911
  • 'Muraenosaurus purbecki belongs to Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Peyerus is a subjective synonym of Leptocleidus'
  • 'Pistosauridae belongs to Pistosauroidea'
  • 'Pistosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Pistosaurus belongs to Pistosauridae'
  • 'Plesiosauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Plesiosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Plesiosaurus belongs to Plesiosauridae'
  • 'Plesiosaurus brachypterygius belongs to Plesiosaurus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus capensis is recombined as Leptocleidus capensis'
  • 'Pliosaurus chilensis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Elasmosaurus constrictus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus costatus is recombined as Rhomaleosaurus costatus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus belongs to Plesiosaurus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus dubius belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Tate and Blake 1876
  • 'Plesiosaurus dubius is recombined as Eretmosaurus dubius'
  • 'Plesiosaurus guilelmiimperatoris belongs to Plesiosaurus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus hawkinsii is recombined as Rhomaleosaurus hawkinsi'
  • 'Plesiosaurus holmesi is a subjective synonym of Mauisaurus haasti'
  • 'Plesiosaurus homalospondylus is recombined as Microcleidus homalospondylus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus hoodi is a subjective synonym of Mauisaurus haasti'
  • 'Plesiosaurus macrocephalus is recombined as Rhomaleosaurus macrocephalus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus mauretanicus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus rostratus is recombined as Rhomaleosaurus rostratus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus rugosus is recombined as Eretmosaurus rugosus'
  • 'Pliosauridae belongs to Pliosauroidea'
  • 'Pliosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Pliosaurus phosphaticus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Polycotylidae belongs to Pliosauroidea'
  • 'Polycotylus brevispondylus belongs to Polycotylus'
  • 'Polycotylus epigurgitis belongs to Polycotylus'
  • 'Polycotylus ichthyospondylus tanais belongs to Polycotylus ichthyospondylus'
  • 'Polycotylus orientalis belongs to Polycotylus'
  • 'Polycotylus ultimus belongs to Polycotylus'
  • 'Rhomaleosauridae belongs to Pliosauroidea'
  • 'Seeleyosaurus holzmadensis is a subjective synonym of Plesiosaurus guilelmiimperatoris'
  • 'Termatosaurus belongs to Rhomaleosauridae'
  • 'Termatosaurus albertii is corrected as Termatosaurus alberti and belongs to Termatosaurus'
  • 'Thaumatosauridae is a subjective synonym of Rhomaleosauridae'
  • 'Woolungasaurus belongs to Elasmosauridae'