Larus oregonus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.[1]
| †Larus oregonus Temporal range: Pleistocene
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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. oregonus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Larus oregonus Shufeldt, 1891
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Etymology
editThe 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
editLarus 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
editExternal links
edit- Larus oregonus - Paleontology Database
- Larus oregonus - Mindat.org
- Larus oregonus (Shufeldt, 1891) - GBIF