Larus robustus

†Larus robustus
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species:
†L. robustus
Binomial name
†Larus robustus
Shufeldt, 1891

Larus robustus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.[1][2]

Etymology

The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength."[1][3]

Description

Larus robustus specimens stem from Fossil Lake, Oregon.[1] Charles H. Sternberg collected the type specimen.[1] Larus robustus is large gull, smaller than the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and significantly larger than the American herring gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Shufeldt, R. W. (1892). "A study of the fossil avifauna of the Equus beds of the Oregon desert". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 9: 389–425.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ "robustus", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2023-07-15, retrieved 2023-12-08