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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

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And here is a truly extraordinary,
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beautiful, almost poignant fossil.
Duration
35 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:09
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.
Proof positive that ichthyosaurs gave birth to live young. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
Proof positive that ichthyosaurs gave birth to live young.
Here is the baby just at the moment - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
Here is the baby just at the moment
It comes out tail first and as soon as it was freed, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
It comes out tail first and as soon as it was freed,
Whatever it was, death must have been instant. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
Whatever it was, death must have been instant.
just-many-sharks-do-today - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
just-many-sharks-do-today
so-they-can-analyze-the-power-of-jaws - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:36
so-they-can-analyze-the-power-of-jaws
RAYFIELD: Well the first thing that we need to know - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
RAYFIELD: Well the first thing that we need to know
So the muscles are attaching round here and there are also, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
So the muscles are attaching round here and there are also,
RAYFIELD: We found out that our upper estimate of bite force - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:12
RAYFIELD: We found out that our upper estimate of bite force
ATTENBOROUGH: So, this must have been the animal - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
ATTENBOROUGH: So, this must have been the animal
RAYFIELD: Yes. That's absolutely right -- - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
RAYFIELD: Yes. That's absolutely right --
Not only did it have a powerful bite, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
Not only did it have a powerful bite,
Now normally in animals where that happens - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:13
Now normally in animals where that happens
RAYFIELD: [Laughs] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
RAYFIELD: [Laughs]
of-how-our-sea-dragon-died - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:44
of-how-our-sea-dragon-died
But can the reconstruction work carried out - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:08
But can the reconstruction work carried out
all-the-blocks-containing-the-fossil-have-now-been-scanned - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
all-the-blocks-containing-the-fossil-have-now-been-scanned
With those scans, the team were able to separate - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:12
With those scans, the team were able to separate
based-on-estimates-of-other-ichthyosaur-species - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
based-on-estimates-of-other-ichthyosaur-species
thats-magnificent - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
thats-magnificent