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Beringia

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The Bering land bridge, a geographical phenomenon roughly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) wide (north to south) at its greatest extent, which joined present-day Alaska and eastern Siberia at various times during the Pleistocene ice ages; the land bridge previously occupying what is now the Bering Strait.

All the land between the Lena river in Russia and the Mackenzie river in Canada

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It became extinct in Beringia around 14,200 years ago, and in the rest of the Americas around 10,000 years ago. citation citation This clade survived in Eurasia, however, and it is from these horses which all domestic horses appear to have descended. Source: Internet

The gathering – The Beringia Days International Conference – brought together researchers and cultural representatives from both sides of… Source: Internet

Yukon’s palaeontology program manages the territory’s fossil resources, conducts research of Yukon’s ancient life and environments, and provides scientific expertise for the programming and operational needs of the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre. Source: Internet

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