"Daring Mission: Unearthing the 'T rex of the Seas' from a Dorset Cliff"
A new David Attenborough documentary will showcase the risky mission to extract the skull of a newly discovered species of pliosaur, known as the "T rex of the seas," from a treacherous cliff face on England's Jurassic coastline. The skull, almost 2 meters long, belonged to one of the most ferocious Jurassic predators that lived 150 million years ago. The operation involved abseiling down the cliff, drilling into the rock, and working against the clock to prevent the fossilized remains from falling into the sea. The documentary will reveal the creature's remarkable features, including razor-sharp teeth and wing-like flippers, and highlight the groundbreaking scientific techniques used to study the fossil.