David Attenborough’s new BBC documentary “Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster” reveals information about a massive Pliosaur skull, which is an ancient sea reptile, announced the New Scientist magazine in January 2024.

The Pliosaur was a predator from the Jurassic period. A fossil skull was found in a cliff in Dorset, United Kingdom, and studied by research scientists – palaeontologists – at the University of Bristol. Scientist Judyth Sassoon says that it is likely to be a new species that has not been found before. The scientists hope that more of the skeleton may be found in the cliff. 

The skull was in excellent condition, enabling scientists to see that its sensory pits (holes) in its nose were connected to blood vessels and nerves. This means that the Pliosaur could detect changes in water pressure as it lived in the sea. 

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