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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

There is remarkable evidencethat ichthyosaurs gave birth to live youngin the Stuttgart...

There is remarkable evidence
that ichthyosaurs gave birth to live young
in the Stuttgart museum

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There is remarkable evidence that ichthyosaurs gave birth
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to live young in the Stuttgart museum.
Duration
7 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:03
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.
beautiful-almost-poignant-fossil - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:35
beautiful-almost-poignant-fossil
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