Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

RTE2 HD

7:35 PM to 8:35 PM

Friday 27 September

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The veteran naturalist investigates the discovery of a lifetime - the skull of a pliosaur, one of the most ferocious Jurassic predators ever known. This prehistoric marine reptile ruled the seas 150 million years ago, at the same time dinosaurs reigned on land. It measured up at an incredible 12 metres long and boasted phenomenal strength. David has been an avid fossil collector since he was a boy, but he has never come across a find quite like this. He follows two of the UK's most intrepid fossil hunters on their perilous expedition to excavate the skull from its resting place 12 metres up in a cliff face