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Sterna forsteri (Foster's tern)
Taxonomy
Sterna forsteri was named by Nuttall (1834). It is extant.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Sterna forsteri Nuttall |
| 1902 | Sterna forsteri Hay p. 525 |
| 1930 | Sterna forsteri Hay p. 342 |
| 1956 | Sterna forsteri Wetmore p. 77 |
| 2017 | Sterna forsteri Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Sterna forsteri Nuttall 1834 [Foster's tern]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Sterna forsteri (93251 176222) |