在1905年,John C. Merriam建立海龍目與海龍科,包含一群特化的海生爬蟲類,當時只包含海龍屬。自從部分科學家將阿氏開普吐龍科歸類於海龍目之後,海龍目的分類經常更動。部分科學家將阿氏開普吐龍科、海龍科共同歸類於海龍目,並建立海龍超科(Thalattosauroidea),以包含海龍屬的近親;而部分科學家提出狹義的海龍目,並建立海龍形類(Thalattosauriformes),以包含海龍目、阿氏開普吐龍超科[1]。
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