Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1953. A Pliocene gull from Florida. The Wilson Bulletin 65(2):94-98
Belongs to Larus according to S. L. Olson 1985
See also Brodkorb 1955 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Larus (Larus), Larus argentatus, Larus atricilla, Larus brachyrhynchus, Larus cachinnans, Larus californicus, Larus canus, Larus chalcopterus, Larus delawarensis, Larus dolnicensis, Larus dominicanus, 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
Type specimen: uf/PB 140, a limb element (right distal humerus). Its type locality is Brewster, south, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in the Bone Valley Formation of Florida.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Brewster, south
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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