†Larus oregonus
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. 1 2 3 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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