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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

A remarkable 200-million-year-old fossil, the bones of giant sea dragon the ichthyosaur, were discovered on the Jurassic coast of Britain. Natural history legend David Attenborough joins the hunt to bring this ancient dinosaur’s story to life. Using state-of-the-art imaging technology and CGI, the team reconstruct the skeleton and create the most detailed animation of an ichthyosaur ever made.

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