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Black bear (composite)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Black Bears
The black bear (Ursus americanus) still lives across North America, from northern Mexico up to Canada. They easily adapt to survive changing climates and ecosystems. Early Ursus species evolved in Eurasia around 5 million years ago, and then crossed into North America over Beringia about 1 million years ago.
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Details
- Title: Black bear (composite)
- Location: Cumberland Cave, Allegany Co., Maryland
- Physical Dimensions: L: 140 cm W: 38cm H: 91 cm
- Type: Skeleton
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): V10304
- Scientific Name: <i>Ursus americanus</i>
- Photo Credit: James Di Loreto, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Historic Period: Lived 1.8 million years ago–present
- Geologic Age: Cenozoic - Quaternary - Pleistocene
- Field: Vertebrate Zoology
- Date Collected: 1914
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