Gaviota niobrara
{{short description|Extinct species of gull}}
{{Speciesbox
| fossil_range = Pliocene
| genus = Gaviota
| parent_authority = Miller & Sibley, 1941
| species = niobrara
| authority = Miller & Sibley, 1941
}}
Gaviota niobrara is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Miocene.{{Cite journal |last=Miller |first=Alden H. |last2=Sibley |first2=Charles G. |date=1941 |title=A Miocene Gull from Nebraska |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4078640 |journal=The Auk |volume=58 |issue=4 |pages=563–566 |doi=10.2307/4078640 |issn=0004-8038|doi-access=free }}
Etymology
The genus name Gaviota derives from the Spanish word for gull.{{Citation |title=gaviota |date=2023-12-02 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=gaviota&oldid=76859672 |work=Wiktionary, the free dictionary |access-date=2023-12-08 |language=en}} The species name niobrara derives from the Ponca language, referring to the Niobrara River, along which the type specimen was found in Cherry County, Nebraska.
Description
Gaviota niobrara is the only known member of the genus Gaviota. Gaviota is distinguished by the distal position and relatively short length of the ectepicondylar spur and the position of pronator brevis. These characteristics resemble those of Scolopacidae, suggesting a closer relation between gulls and sandpipers in the Miocene. The humerus size of Gaviota niobrara is similar to that of the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus).
References
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External links
- [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=335057 Gaviota niobrara Miller and Sibley 1941 (gull)] - Paleontology Database
- [https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8526339.html Gaviota niobrara] - Mindat.org
- [https://www.gbif.org/species/8526339 Gaviota niobrara Miller & Sibley, 1941] - GBIF
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