"Unveiling the Resurrected Jurassic Sea Monster with David Attenborough"

Researchers have reconstructed a 30-foot Jurassic pliosaur, a large marine reptile, after excavating its enormous fossilized skull from a U.K. cliff face. The discovery and reconstruction are featured in a new documentary, "Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster," airing on PBS. The pliosaur, a top predator of the Jurassic period, had massive jaws with razor-sharp teeth and lived in warm, shallow seas. The fossilized skull, one of the largest and most complete ever found, was excavated from a cliff face in a challenging three-week operation. Experts at Imperial College London reconstructed the pliosaur's movement using a robotic prototype, and further scientific research is underway to learn more about this extinct animal. Paleontologists are now planning the next phase of excavation to recover the rest of the fossilized body before it is lost to erosion.