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RAYFIELD: Well the first thing that we need to know
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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Well the first thingthat we need to know is the volume of muscle thatcould fit into the...

RAYFIELD: Well the first thing
that we need to know is the volume of muscle that
could fit into the back of the skull

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RAYFIELD: Well the first thing that we need to know
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is the volume of muscle that could fit
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into the back of the skull.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:02
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 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]
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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
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
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
The tail bend is the main propulsive organ of the animal. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
The tail bend is the main propulsive organ of the animal.
MOON: Yes. These pieces of evidence together suggest - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
MOON: Yes. These pieces of evidence together suggest