Subfamily Larinae Bonaparte 1831 (gull)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Parent taxon: Laridae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007

See also Boev 2000, Chandler 1990, Coues 1862, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Anoinae, Anous, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gaviota, Gelochelidon, Gyginae, Gygis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Limosavis, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Rynchopinae, Sterna, Sterninae, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema

Subtaxa: Lareae Xemeae

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Type: Larus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greenland (1 collection), Japan (2)

• Miocene of Bulgaria (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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