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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Scientists speculatedon how they lived and artists tried to imaginewhat they must have...

Scientists speculated
on how they lived and artists tried to imagine
what they must have looked like and how they behaved

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Scientists speculated on how they lived
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and artists tried to imagine what they must have looked like
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and how they behaved.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:36
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.
but-havent-found-any-more-bones - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:19
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MOORE: This is a massive piece, tomb stone. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
MOORE: This is a massive piece, tomb stone.
ATTENBOROUGH: Chris is convinced that the skeleton - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
ATTENBOROUGH: Chris is convinced that the skeleton
excavator-lovely - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
excavator-lovely
Nothing. -MOORE: [Laughs] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
Nothing. -MOORE: [Laughs]
moore-is-there-anything-showing - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:08
moore-is-there-anything-showing
i-hope-theres-something-here - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
i-hope-theres-something-here
man-agh-moore-ah - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
man-agh-moore-ah
ATTENBOROUGH: At long last, the team's efforts are rewarded. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
ATTENBOROUGH: At long last, the team's efforts are rewa...
ATTENBOROUGH: But the bones are not in the position - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
ATTENBOROUGH: But the bones are not in the position
Instead of lying across the face of the cliff, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:08
Instead of lying across the face of the cliff,
MOORE: We're gonna have to go down through there. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
MOORE: We're gonna have to go down through there.
ATTENBOROUGH: It means much more work. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
ATTENBOROUGH: It means much more work.
And, to make matters worse, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
And, to make matters worse,
MOORE: The rain's just starting, but, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
MOORE: The rain's just starting, but,
[ Rain striking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:19
[ Rain striking ]
[ Waves crashing ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:11
[ Waves crashing ]
They convinced him that the fossil was something special. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
They convinced him that the fossil was something special.
You can see why when you compare them to the paddles - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
You can see why when you compare them to the paddles
MOORE: This is an adult and this is the paddle of this creature - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
MOORE: This is an adult and this is the paddle of this creat...