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  1. 3 days ago · The American black bear (Ursus americanus), also known as the black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. It is an omnivore, with a diet varying greatly depending on season and location.

  2. Sep 2, 2024 · Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) The range of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) extends from southern Iran to eastern Asia. (more) During the summer the Asiatic black bear lives mainly in forested hills and mountains at elevations up to 3,600 metres (11,800 feet).

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  3. Sep 16, 2024 · Late in the Triassic Period (which lasted from approximately 251 million to 199.6 million years ago), Pangea fragmented, and the parts began to move away from one another. Westward drift of the Americas opened the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian block drifted across the Equator to merge with Asia .

  4. Sep 12, 2024 · Permian Period - Climate, Extinction, Carboniferous: The assembly of the various large landmasses into the supercontinent of Pangea led to global warming and the development of dry to arid climates during Permian times.

  5. 5 days ago · 1.1. Aurora vent field, Gakkel ridge. Ultra-slow spreading ridges are considered distinct from all other classes of mid-ocean ridge, consisting of both magma-rich and magma-starved accretionary ridge segments (Dick et al., Citation 2003).

  6. Sep 1, 2024 · The most recent landmass, Pangaea, broke apart almost 250 million years ago, resulting in the globe we are familiar with today. Geologists agree that Africa and Europe are currently on a slow collision course, pushing up the Alps and Pyrenees along the way.

  7. Sep 12, 2024 · Pangaea was the super continent that was made up of all the Earth’s continents before they drifted apart 250 million years ago.