Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 83387

Alternative combination: Larus parasiticus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Stercorarius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius maccormicki, Stercorarius pomarinus, Stercorarius shufeldti, Stercorarius skua, Catharacta chilensis

Type specimen: 1

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore