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ATTENBOROUGH: There would've been cartilage around that, wouldn't there
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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

There would've been cartilagearound that, wouldn't there, somewhere or other? Yes

ATTENBOROUGH:
There would've been cartilage
around that, wouldn't there, somewhere or other?
-MOON: Yes

Full Transcript

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ATTENBOROUGH: There would've been cartilage around that, wouldn't there,
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somewhere or other? -MOON: Yes.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:22
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.
All of the gaps between the bones - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:12
All of the gaps between the bones
attenborough-could-fold-them-in-to-the-side - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
attenborough-could-fold-them-in-to-the-side
Looking at the muscles and where they attach, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
Looking at the muscles and where they attach,
uses-its-paddles - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
uses-its-paddles
That animal usually lives in tropical waters, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
That animal usually lives in tropical waters,
they-wouldve-been-in-jurassic-times-around-britain - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
they-wouldve-been-in-jurassic-times-around-britain
And the animal in question - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
And the animal in question
[ Squeaking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
[ Squeaking ]
[ Clicking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
[ Clicking ]
[ Squeaking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
[ Squeaking ]
and-both-have-similar-dorsal-fins - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
and-both-have-similar-dorsal-fins
[ Squeaking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:19
[ Squeaking ]
squeaking-that-once-lived-on-land - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:16
squeaking-that-once-lived-on-land
As they became adapted to life in water, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
As they became adapted to life in water,
Their bodies became more streamlined - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
Their bodies became more streamlined
but-ichthyosaurs-do-differ-from-dolphins-in-two-striking-ways - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
but-ichthyosaurs-do-differ-from-dolphins-in-two-striking-way...
by-beating-their-tails-up-down - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
by-beating-their-tails-up-down
by-sweeping-their-tails-from-side-side - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
by-sweeping-their-tails-from-side-side
Ichthyosaurs, unlike dolphins, also had back paddles. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
Ichthyosaurs, unlike dolphins, also had back paddles.
They, too, would've helped stabilize them as they swam. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
They, too, would've helped stabilize them as they swam.