Eons: How the Andes Mountains Might Have Killed a Bunch of Whales

8 minutes 27 seconds

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Cerro Ballena is located along the Pan-American Highway ,just north of the town of Caldera, in Chile's Atacama Desert. It is the first definitive example of repeated mass strandings of marine mammals in the fossil record. This episode explores four possible hypotheses surrounding this location. Part of the "Eons" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 8 minutes 27 seconds

Topic: Geography, Science
Subtopic: Earth Sciences, Prehistoric Life, South America
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 2020
Producer/Distributor: PBS Digital Studios
Series: Eons

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