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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

��♪ So ichthyosaurs gave birthto live babies just as many sharks do today

��♪ So ichthyosaurs gave birth
to live babies just as many sharks do today

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So ichthyosaurs gave birth to live babies
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just as many sharks do today.
Duration
10 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:16
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC

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Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a 200 million year old Ichthyosaur on the Jurassic Coast in southern England.
so-they-can-analyze-the-power-of-jaws - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:36
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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
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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
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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
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thats-magnificent - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
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MOON: This is the whole animal, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
MOON: This is the whole animal,
MOON: Yes, this is certainly bigger - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
MOON: Yes, this is certainly bigger
MOON: Here are the forelimbs, right at the front, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
MOON: Here are the forelimbs, right at the front,
This is supported by the backbone, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
This is supported by the backbone,
That gives strength to the lower element of the tail - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
That gives strength to the lower element of the tail