Larus perpetuus

†Larus perpetuus; Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Laridae
Genus:	Larus
Species:	†L. perpetuus
Binomial name
	†Larus perpetuus; Emslie, 1995

Larus perpetuus is an extinct species of gull that lived in North America during the Pliocene.^[1]

Etymology edit

The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name perpetuus derives from Latin, meaning constant or forever, referencing the "long fossil history of this species."^[1]

Description edit

Larus perpetuus specimens stem from Sarasota County, Florida (Late Pliocene), and Beaufort County, North Carolina (Early Pliocene).^[1] Its bone structure most closely resembles the black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris), ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis), and Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii; formerly Larus audouinii).^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Emslie, Steven D. (1995). "A Catastrophic Death Assemblage of a New Species of Cormorant and Other Seabirds from the Late Pliocene of Florida". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 15 (2): 313–330. ISSN 0272-4634.

External links edit

Larus perpetuus - Paleontology Database
Larus perpetuus - Mindat.org
Larus perpetuus - GBIF

[:0-1] Emslie, Steven D. (1995). "A Catastrophic Death Assemblage of a New Species of Cormorant and Other Seabirds from the Late Pliocene of Florida". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 15 (2): 313–330. ISSN 0272-4634.

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