Larus robustus

{{short description|Extinct species of gull}}

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| name = †Larus robustus

| extinct = yes

| fossil_range = Pleistocene

| genus = Larus

| species = robustus

| authority = Shufeldt, 1891

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Larus robustus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.{{Cite journal |last=Shufeldt |first=R. W. |date=1892 |title=A study of the fossil avifauna of the Equus beds of the Oregon desert |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/224106#page/419/mode/1up |journal=Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia |volume=9 |pages=389–425}}{{Cite web |title=PBDB |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=335543 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=paleobiodb.org}}

Etymology

The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength."{{Citation |title=robustus |date=2023-07-15 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=robustus&oldid=75243520 |work=Wiktionary, the free dictionary |access-date=2023-12-08 |language=en}}

Description

Larus robustus specimens stem from Fossil Lake, Oregon. Charles H. Sternberg collected the type specimen. Larus robustus is large gull, smaller than the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and significantly larger than the American herring gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus).

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