Biology:Larus perpetuus
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Short description: Extinct species of gull
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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. perpetuus
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| †Larus perpetuus Emslie, 1995
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Larus perpetuus is an extinct species of gull that lived in North America during the Pliocene.[1]
Etymology
The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name perpetuus derives from Latin, meaning constant or forever, referencing the "long fossil history of this species."[1]
Description
Larus perpetuus specimens stem from Sarasota County, Florida (Late Pliocene), and Beaufort County, North Carolina (Early Pliocene).[1] Its bone structure most closely resembles the black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris), ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis), and Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii; formerly Larus audouinii).[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 perpetuus - Paleontology Database
- Larus perpetuus - Mindat.org
- Larus perpetuus - GBIF
Wikidata ☰ Q123777328 entry
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