Larus oregonus

†Larus oregonus; Temporal range: Pleistocene
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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.

External links

Larus oregonus - Paleontology Database
Larus oregonus - Mindat.org
Larus oregonus (Shufeldt, 1891) - GBIF

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[:0-1] 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.

[2] "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.

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