Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Belongs to Larus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Tennyson and Millener 1994, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Larus (Larus), Larus argentatus, Larus atricilla, Larus brachyrhynchus, Larus cachinnans, Larus californicus, Larus canus, Larus chalcopterus, Larus delawarensis, Larus dolnicensis, Larus elmorei, Larus fuscus, Larus glaucescens, Larus glaucus, Larus heermanni, Larus hutchinsii, Larus hyperboreus, Larus lacus, Larus leucopterus, Larus marinus, Larus occidentalis, Larus oregonus, Larus perpetuus, Larus pristinus, Larus raemdonckii, Larus robustus, Larus smithsonianus, Larus utunui
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), New Zealand (9), South Africa (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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