Description
- Bear Fossils for Sale
- Ursus americanus
- Pleistocene Age
- Marion County
- Florida
- This foot bone measures 2.71″ long. This specimen will come in a 3.25″ x 4.25″ Riker Mount as Shown
The American black bear (Ursus americanus), also called simply black bear or sometimes baribal, is a medium-sized bear endemic to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. American black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but will leave forests in search of food, and are sometimes attracted to human communities due to the immediate availability of food.
American black bears are not closely related to brown bears and polar bears; genetic studies reveal that they split from a common ancestor 5.05 million years ago
