| †Larus robustus Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Species: | †L. robustus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Larus robustus Shufeldt, 1891
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Larus robustus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.12
Etymology
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength."13
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
References
- 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.
- "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- "robustus", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2023-07-15, retrieved 2023-12-08
External links
External links
- Larus robustus - Paleontology Database
- Larus robustus - Mindat.org
- Larus robustus (Shufeldt, 1891) - GBIF