Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs
Scientists marvel at the fossilised head of an underwater 'killing machine' from the Jurassic.
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Scientists marvel at the fossilised head of an underwater 'killing machine' from the Jurassic.
The formidable fossil, found in Dorset's Jurassic Coast, stretches almost seven feet long and belonged to a marine reptile known as a pliosaur.
The 2m-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered.
The deadly Pilosaur was the ultimate killing machine in the ocean around 150 million years ago and has been dug up from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast
The complex and dangerous operation to extract the gigantic skull will be shown in a David Attenborough BBC documentary on New Year's Day.