Sea Monsters Unearthed

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Discover the creatures, the science, and the prehistoric world beneath the waves at Sea Monsters Unearthed. Journey back 72 million years, when Africa and South America drifted apart and the newly formed South Atlantic teemed with giant marine predators. Step into a larger-than-life Cretaceous seascape where sea monsters ruled Explore incredible fossils found along Angola’s coast Get up close to a 23-foot mosasaur skeleton, a plesiosaur skull, and ancient sea turtles Take an interactive look inside a mosasaur’s final meal See how an ancient ocean ecosystem took shape Learn how paleontologists uncover clues in the field Sea Monsters Unearthed was created by the National Museum of Natural History and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. It is made possible by ISEM at Southern Methodist University, with thanks to Projecto PaleoAngola.