Larus robustus

Larus robustus is an extinct species of gull that lived during the Late Pleistocene.^[1][2]

†Larus robustus Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Laridae
Genus:	Larus
Species:	†L. robustus
Binomial name
†Larus robustus Shufeldt, 1891

Etymology

The genus name Larus derives from Ancient Greek, referring to a seabird. The species name robustus derives from Latin, meaning "hardness, strength."^[1][3]

Description

Larus robustus specimens stem from Fossil Lake, Oregon.^[1] Charles H. Sternberg collected the type specimen.^[1] Larus robustus is large gull, smaller than the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and significantly larger than the American herring gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus).^[1]