Biology:Larus oregonus
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Short description: Extinct species of gull
| †Larus oregonus 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. oregonus
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| †Larus oregonus Shufeldt, 1891
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Larus oregonus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.[1]
Etymology
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]
Description
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).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/224106#page/419/mode/1up.
- ↑ "PBDB". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=335544&is_real_user=1.
External links
- Larus oregonus - Paleontology Database
- Larus oregonus - Mindat.org
- Larus oregonus (Shufeldt, 1891) - GBIF
Wikidata ☰ Q123699293 entry
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