†Larus robustus Temporal range:
Pleistocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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. [1] [2]
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength." [1] [3]
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]
†Larus robustus 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. robustus
|
Binomial name | |
†Larus robustus
Shufeldt, 1891
|
Larus robustus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene. [1] [2]
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength." [1] [3]
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]