Larus pristinus
species · (Shufeldt 1915) · accepted · extinct
1 fossil sites · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
33.9–23.04 million years ago
Found where
1 country
0 rock formations
Fossil record
1 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 11 million years, from 33.9 to 23.04 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 23.04 million years old — that is roughly 77 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Larus pristinus was named in 1915 ((Shufeldt 1915)) — 111 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country.
Keep going
Where next
Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).