Massive pliosaur skull sheds light on ancient sea reptile
The subject of a new David Attenborough documentary, a stunning pliosaur fossil unearthed in the UK is teaching us more about these deadly predators
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The subject of a new David Attenborough documentary, a stunning pliosaur fossil unearthed in the UK is teaching us more about these deadly predators
As Sir David realises he’s helped unearth a new pliosaur, the years fall away until the 97-year-old is a schoolboy fossil hunter once more. Talk about truly exciting television
Attenborough And The Giant Sea Monster explains how a huge skull belonging to a species of pliosaur, a deadly reptile that swam in the oceans 150 million years ago, was discovered in Dorset.
The fossilised skull of a giant pliosaur which was previously mistaken for a piece of wood took three weeks to pull it out of the cliff edge - and compared to putting a jigsaw together
Experts have already recovered the skull of the 39-foot long pliosaur. The rest of its body may still be lurking within the cliff, which is at risk from coastal erosion.