Larus robustus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.[1][2]
†Larus robustus Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Larus |
Species: | †L. robustus
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Binomial name | |
†Larus robustus Shufeldt, 1891
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The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength."[1][3]
Larus robustus specimens stem from Fossil Lake, Oregon.[1] Charles H. Sternberg collected the type specimen.[1] Larus robustus is large gull, smaller than the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and significantly larger than the American herring gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus).[1]