Skip to main content Skip to footer site map

DINOSAUR

Museum Alive with David Attenborough

David Attenborough Befriends a Dinosaur

Sir David Attenborough befriends a lifelike diplodocus as its towering skeleton replica comes to life. During this encounter, surprising truths are revealed about this extinct dinosaur.

WATCH CLIP

Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

T-Rex vs. Jurassic Sea Monster

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the giant skull of a prehistoric sea monster, known as a Pliosaur – the Tyrannosaurus Rex of the seas.

WATCH CLIP

Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

Discovering the Secrets of a Jurassic Sea Monster

Sir David Attenborough uncovers the secrets of the pliosaur, a monstrous marine predator. The pliosaur is believed to have been over 30 feet in length, similar to a doubledecker bus.

WATCH CLIP

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Meet a Jurassic Killer: Temnodontosaurus

With their giant jaws and razor-blade teeth, the Temnodontosaurus was one of the largest of the ichthyosaurs. This predator grew up to 33 feet long and had the largest eyes known of any animal. Fossils prove that this fierce sea dragon fed on smaller ichthyosaurs.

WATCH CLIP
The Dirt: This Week in Nature (7/6-7/13)

Efforts to get an orangutan to quit smoking, new species of frog named after Prince Charles, Floridians protest release of genetically-modified mosquito, fruit flies learn arithmetic, and yet another feathered-dinosaur find.