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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

And, as they do so, the bones reveal somethingvery intriguing

And, as they do so, the bones reveal something
very intriguing

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And, as they do so,
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the bones reveal something very intriguing.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:31
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a 200 million year old Ichthyosaur on the Jurassic Coast in southern England.
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ATTENBOROUGH: It really is an Aladdin's cave. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
ATTENBOROUGH: It really is an Aladdin's cave.
After weeks of work, Chris has exposed the backbones and ribs. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
After weeks of work, Chris has exposed the backbones and rib...
And, in doing so, he's made a startling discovery. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
And, in doing so, he's made a startling discovery.
MOORE: It looks like it's been attacked. Gosh. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
MOORE: It looks like it's been attacked. Gosh.
If you follow one rib, you go along here, down to here, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
If you follow one rib, you go along here, down to here,
-ATTENBOROUGH: Oh, there, yeah. -MOORE: ...one rib is now broken - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
-ATTENBOROUGH: Oh, there, yeah. -MOORE: ...one rib is now br...
MOORE: Here the vertebrae column has been actually pulled away. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
MOORE: Here the vertebrae column has been actually pulled aw...
But they're in a very odd position, aren't they? - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
But they're in a very odd position, aren't they?
MOORE: They should be, basically, in this position - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
MOORE: They should be, basically, in this position
ATTENBOROUGH: Gosh. Well, where was the head? - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
ATTENBOROUGH: Gosh. Well, where was the head?
So the head's been torn off - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
So the head's been torn off
It's 200 million years ago, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
It's 200 million years ago,
ATTENBOROUGH: So it's a murder story - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
ATTENBOROUGH: So it's a murder story
To find out more, we need to reveal the rest of the skeleton. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
To find out more, we need to reveal the rest of the skeleton...
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theyve-roped-in - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:18
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this-more-difficult-than-looks - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
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MOORE: Very good. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
MOORE: Very good.
ATTENBOROUGH: Phew, that's a relief. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
ATTENBOROUGH: Phew, that's a relief.