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The Sea Monster from the Andes

Season 3 Episode 19 | 6m 27s

In 1977, a farmer was plowing his field on a plateau high in the Andes mountains when he stumbled upon a giant fossilized skeleton. How did this giant marine reptile end up high in the Andes Mountains?

Aired: 09/09/20
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