land bridge

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The research also introduces a revised rhinoceros family tree and suggests that this Arctic species reached North America via a land bridge.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

This land bridge between east and west, he said, would be the “key to the universe” for how it could control global trade flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Both envisioned a land bridge burying La Cienega for nearly the length of the park.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

The country was once connected to Australia by a land bridge, and shares many of the same snake species, so the Australian government gives the antivenom for free – snake diplomacy, if you like.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

“There’s this perfect moment when the ice-free corridor magically appears just before the land bridge is covered by water,” he said.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann