Biology:Larus lacus
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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. lacus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Larus lacus Emslie, 1995
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Larus lacus is an extinct species of gull that lived in North America during the Late Pliocene.[1]
Etymology
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name lacus derives from Latin, meaning "lake or standing body of water, in reference to the lagoonal deposits at the type locality."[1]
Description
Larus lacus specimens stem from Sarasota County, Florida.[1] The humerus of Larus lacus most closely resembles the Hartlaub's gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii, formerly Larus hartlaubii), black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus; formerly Larus ridibundus), brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis; formerly Larus maculipennis), and Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan; formerly Larus pipixcan).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emslie, Steven D. (1995). "A Catastrophic Death Assemblage of a New Species of Cormorant and Other Seabirds from the Late Pliocene of Florida". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15 (2): 313–330. ISSN 0272-4634. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4523633.
External links
- Larus lacus - Paleontology Database
- Larus lacus - Mindat.org
- Larus lacus - GBIF
Wikidata ☰ Q123777336 entry
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