†Larus oregonus Temporal range:
Pleistocene
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Larus |
Species: | †L. oregonus
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Binomial name | |
†Larus oregonus
Shufeldt, 1891
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Larus oregonus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene. [1]
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name oregonus derives from Oregon, the state where Edward Drinker Cope collected the type specimen. [1]
Larus oregonus specimens stem from Fossil Lake, Oregon and Camp Cady, California. [1] [2] Larus oregonus is about the same size as the ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis).
†Larus oregonus Temporal range:
Pleistocene
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---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Larus |
Species: | †L. oregonus
|
Binomial name | |
†Larus oregonus
Shufeldt, 1891
|
Larus oregonus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene. [1]
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name oregonus derives from Oregon, the state where Edward Drinker Cope collected the type specimen. [1]
Larus oregonus specimens stem from Fossil Lake, Oregon and Camp Cady, California. [1] [2] Larus oregonus is about the same size as the ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis).