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Back to Lucy.
Back to Lucy. Tonight
Back to Lucy. Tonight we
Back to Lucy. Tonight we are
Back to Lucy. Tonight we are looking
Back to Lucy. Tonight we are looking at
at fossils
at fossils and
at fossils and focusing
at fossils and focusing on
at fossils and focusing on extinct
at fossils and focusing on extinct species
species but
species but we
species but we are
species but we are interested
species but we are interested in
species but we are interested in some
some of
some of the
some of the great
some of the great survivors
some of the great survivors and
some of the great survivors and there
there is
there is one
there is one creature
there is one creature that
there is one creature that has
there is one creature that has survived
survived three
survived three mass
survived three mass extinctions,
survived three mass extinctions, one
survived three mass extinctions, one of
of which
of which killed
of which killed off
survived three mass extinctions, one of which killed off
of which killed off 90%
of which killed off 90% of
of which killed off 90% of life
of which killed off 90% of life on
of which killed off 90% of life on Earth,
Earth, and
Earth, and that
Earth, and that is
Earth, and that is the
Earth, and that is the dragonfly.
Earth, and that is the dragonfly. Dragonflies
Dragonflies are
Dragonflies are the
Dragonflies are the ultimate
Dragonflies are the ultimate survivors,
survivors, thriving
survivors, thriving for
survivors, thriving for 300
survivors, thriving for 300 million
survivors, thriving for 300 million years
years and
years and part
years and part of
years and part of their
years and part of their success
years and part of their success must
years and part of their success must be
be because
be because they
be because they are
be because they are amazing
be because they are amazing flyers,
be because they are amazing flyers, they
they can
they can move
they can move their
they can move their forewings
they can move their forewings independently
independently which
independently which gives
independently which gives the
independently which gives the manoeuvrability
manoeuvrability in
manoeuvrability in flight.
manoeuvrability in flight. And
manoeuvrability in flight. And of
manoeuvrability in flight. And of course
course they
course they have
course they have extraordinary
course they have extraordinary compound
compound eyes
compound eyes that
compound eyes that gives
compound eyes that gives them
compound eyes that gives them 306
compound eyes that gives them 306 degrees
degrees vision,
degrees vision, great
degrees vision, great for
degrees vision, great for spotting
degrees vision, great for spotting prey
prey and
prey and avoiding
prey and avoiding being
prey and avoiding being attacked.
prey and avoiding being attacked. Chris,
Chris, hello.
Chris, hello. The
Chris, hello. The dragonflies
Chris, hello. The dragonflies of
Chris, hello. The dragonflies of old
Chris, hello. The dragonflies of old word
word different
word different beasts.
word different beasts. This
word different beasts. This is
word different beasts. This is a
word different beasts. This is a natural
natural size.
natural size. They
natural size. They were
natural size. They were this
natural size. They were this big.
natural size. They were this big. A
natural size. They were this big. A scary
scary looking
scary looking creature.
natural size. They were this big. A scary looking creature.
scary looking creature. Does
scary looking creature. Does it
scary looking creature. Does it have
scary looking creature. Does it have a
a name?
a name? Meganeura
a name? Meganeura monyi.
a name? Meganeura monyi. It
a name? Meganeura monyi. It lived
a name? Meganeura monyi. It lived about
about 310
about 310 million
about 310 million years
about 310 million years ago.
about 310 million years ago. Why
about 310 million years ago. Why did
about 310 million years ago. Why did they
they get
they get so
they get so big?
they get so big? There
they get so big? There was
they get so big? There was more
they get so big? There was more oxygen
oxygen in
oxygen in the
oxygen in the atmosphere
oxygen in the atmosphere and
oxygen in the atmosphere and disallowed
disallowed insects
disallowed insects to
disallowed insects to grow
disallowed insects to grow particularly
particularly large
particularly large and
particularly large and there
particularly large and there were
particularly large and there were no
particularly large and there were no aerial
aerial predators,
aerial predators, so
aerial predators, so they
aerial predators, so they were
aerial predators, so they were king
aerial predators, so they were king of
of the
aerial predators, so they were king of the
of the skies.
of the skies. Fantastic.
aerial predators, so they were king of the skies. Fantastic.
of the skies. Fantastic. You
of the skies. Fantastic. You have
of the skies. Fantastic. You have found
found fossils
found fossils locally
found fossils locally of
found fossils locally of dragonflies.
dragonflies. I
dragonflies. I will
dragonflies. I will see
dragonflies. I will see if
dragonflies. I will see if I
dragonflies. I will see if I can
dragonflies. I will see if I can show
show this
show this to
show this to the
show this to the camera.
show this to the camera. It
show this to the camera. It looks
show this to the camera. It looks like
like a
like a dragonfly
like a dragonfly that
like a dragonfly that could
like a dragonfly that could have
like a dragonfly that could have been
been caught
been caught yesterday.
been caught yesterday. Such
been caught yesterday. Such a
been caught yesterday. Such a successful
successful design.
successful design. How
successful design. How did
successful design. How did you
successful design. How did you feel
successful design. How did you feel when
when you
when you found
when you found this?
when you found this? I
when you found this? I was
when you found this? I was amazed.
when you found this? I was amazed. The
The rocks
The rocks split.
The rocks split. I
The rocks split. I could
The rocks split. I could see
The rocks split. I could see part
The rocks split. I could see part of
The rocks split. I could see part of the
the wing
the wing ahead
the wing ahead exposed.
the wing ahead exposed. The
the wing ahead exposed. The chances
the wing ahead exposed. The chances of
of a
of a flying
of a flying insect
of a flying insect settling
of a flying insect settling on
of a flying insect settling on the
of a flying insect settling on the sea,
sea, drifting
sea, drifting down
sea, drifting down and
sea, drifting down and being
sea, drifting down and being buried
sea, drifting down and being buried perfectly
perfectly is
perfectly is a
perfectly is a million
perfectly is a million to
perfectly is a million to one,
perfectly is a million to one, if
perfectly is a million to one, if not
not more.
not more. Was
not more. Was there
not more. Was there something
not more. Was there something else
not more. Was there something else special
special about
special about this?
special about this? It
special about this? It is
special about this? It is a
special about this? It is a new
special about this? It is a new species
species of
species of dragonfly,
species of dragonfly, damselfly.
species of dragonfly, damselfly. As
species of dragonfly, damselfly. As a
a good
a good name?
a good name? It
a good name? It has.
a good name? It has. It
a good name? It has. It is
a good name? It has. It is called.
a good name? It has. It is called. How
How fantastic!
How fantastic! I
How fantastic! I am
How fantastic! I am so
How fantastic! I am so envious.
How fantastic! I am so envious. --
How fantastic! I am so envious. -- it
it is
it is called
it is called Chrismooreia.
it is called Chrismooreia. All
it is called Chrismooreia. All week
it is called Chrismooreia. All week people
people have
people have sent
people have sent in
people have sent in remarkable
people have sent in remarkable photographs.
photographs. We
photographs. We have
photographs. We have two
photographs. We have two found
photographs. We have two found here,
photographs. We have two found here, this
this is
this is fantastic.
this is fantastic. It
this is fantastic. It might
this is fantastic. It might not
this is fantastic. It might not be
this is fantastic. It might not be an
an ammonite,
an ammonite, it
an ammonite, it is
an ammonite, it is a
an ammonite, it is a rusty
an ammonite, it is a rusty wheel.
an ammonite, it is a rusty wheel. Collins
Collins swing
Collins swing born
Collins swing born found
Collins swing born found it.
Collins swing born found it. In
Collins swing born found it. In my
Collins swing born found it. In my dream
dream I
dream I want
dream I want it
dream I want it to
dream I want it to be
dream I want it to be part
dream I want it to be part of
dream I want it to be part of an
dream I want it to be part of an engine,
engine, a
engine, a fighter.
engine, a fighter. It
engine, a fighter. It could
engine, a fighter. It could also
engine, a fighter. It could also be
engine, a fighter. It could also be a
a flywheel
a flywheel from
a flywheel from a
a flywheel from a maritime
a flywheel from a maritime engine.
a flywheel from a maritime engine. If
If you
If you know,
If you know, please
If you know, please let
If you know, please let me
If you know, please let me know
If you know, please let me know because
because it
because it is
because it is a
because it is a mystery.
because it is a mystery. Also
because it is a mystery. Also this
because it is a mystery. Also this was
was found,
was found, handed
was found, handed in
was found, handed in a
was found, handed in a few
was found, handed in a few moments
was found, handed in a few moments ago.
ago. Look
ago. Look at
ago. Look at the
ago. Look at the band
ago. Look at the band around
ago. Look at the band around it.
ago. Look at the band around it. I
ago. Look at the band around it. I think
think it
think it is
think it is a
think it is a US
think it is a US 50
think it is a US 50 calibre
think it is a US 50 calibre round
think it is a US 50 calibre round from
from the
from the Second
from the Second World
from the Second World War.
from the Second World War. A
from the Second World War. A lot
from the Second World War. A lot of
from the Second World War. A lot of US
US aircraft
US aircraft and
US aircraft and this
US aircraft and this is
US aircraft and this is where
US aircraft and this is where the
US aircraft and this is where the cartridge
cartridge linked
cartridge linked onto
cartridge linked onto the
cartridge linked onto the bullet.
cartridge linked onto the bullet. A
cartridge linked onto the bullet. A heavy
heavy machine
heavy machine gun
heavy machine gun back
heavy machine gun back could
heavy machine gun back could chop
heavy machine gun back could chop through
through light
through light vehicles
through light vehicles and
through light vehicles and it
through light vehicles and it was
through light vehicles and it was fitted
fitted to
fitted to Lancaster
fitted to Lancaster bombers
fitted to Lancaster bombers later
fitted to Lancaster bombers later in
fitted to Lancaster bombers later in the
the war.
the war. Thank
the war. Thank you
the war. Thank you for
the war. Thank you for that.
the war. Thank you for that. Next,
the war. Thank you for that. Next, what
what amazes
what amazes me
what amazes me about
what amazes me about the
what amazes me about the coast,
what amazes me about the coast, it
what amazes me about the coast, it is
is not
is not just
is not just the
is not just the rocks
is not just the rocks giving
is not just the rocks giving birth
is not just the rocks giving birth to
to palaeontology,
to palaeontology, but
to palaeontology, but also
to palaeontology, but also to
to palaeontology, but also to the
to palaeontology, but also to the British
British oil
British oil industry.
British oil industry. Steve
British oil industry. Steve Etches
British oil industry. Steve Etches is
is a
is a world
is a world leading
is a world leading expert.
is a world leading expert. What
is a world leading expert. What is
is a world leading expert. What is it
it about
it about the
it about the coast
it about the coast that
it about the coast that is
it about the coast that is good
it about the coast that is good for
it about the coast that is good for fossils
fossils and
fossils and also
fossils and also hydrocarbons?
fossils and also hydrocarbons? Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge Clay
Kimmeridge Clay is
Kimmeridge Clay is excellent.
Kimmeridge Clay is excellent. The
Kimmeridge Clay is excellent. The source
source rock
source rock of
source rock of North
source rock of North Sea
source rock of North Sea oil.
source rock of North Sea oil. All
source rock of North Sea oil. All the
the organic
the organic material
the organic material on
the organic material on the
the organic material on the sea
the organic material on the sea bed
the organic material on the sea bed has
has been
has been buried
has been buried deep
has been buried deep enough
has been buried deep enough to
has been buried deep enough to generate
generate hydrocarbon.
generate hydrocarbon. Kimmeridge
generate hydrocarbon. Kimmeridge is
generate hydrocarbon. Kimmeridge is down
down the
down the coast
down the coast and
down the coast and they
down the coast and they were
down the coast and they were doing
down the coast and they were doing oil
oil exploration
oil exploration in
oil exploration in the
oil exploration in the 1940s.
oil exploration in the 1940s. We
oil exploration in the 1940s. We have
have some
have some images.
have some images. We
have some images. We cannot
have some images. We cannot show
have some images. We cannot show them.
them. There
them. There is
them. There is well,
them. There is well, nodding
them. There is well, nodding donkey,
them. There is well, nodding donkey, that
that has
that has been
that has been there
that has been there since
that has been there since the
that has been there since the late
that has been there since the late 50s
50s and
50s and has
50s and has operated
50s and has operated continuously
50s and has operated continuously the
the Kimmeridge
the Kimmeridge Clay
the Kimmeridge Clay is
the Kimmeridge Clay is in
the Kimmeridge Clay is in the
the Kimmeridge Clay is in the North
the Kimmeridge Clay is in the North Sea.
Sea. That
Sea. That is
Sea. That is discovered
Sea. That is discovered here,
Sea. That is discovered here, why
Sea. That is discovered here, why does
does it
does it have
does it have the
does it have the name
does it have the name Kimmeridge?
does it have the name Kimmeridge? This
This is
This is the
This is the best
This is the best rock
This is the best rock exposed
This is the best rock exposed in
This is the best rock exposed in the
This is the best rock exposed in the world.
world. The
world. The Kimmeridge
world. The Kimmeridge Clay
world. The Kimmeridge Clay is
world. The Kimmeridge Clay is named
world. The Kimmeridge Clay is named after
after Kimmeridge.
after Kimmeridge. The
after Kimmeridge. The best
after Kimmeridge. The best rocks
after Kimmeridge. The best rocks you
after Kimmeridge. The best rocks you will
will see
will see in
will see in the
will see in the world.
will see in the world. No
will see in the world. No matter
will see in the world. No matter where
where you
where you are,
where you are, geologists
where you are, geologists say
where you are, geologists say Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge Clay.
Kimmeridge Clay. It
Kimmeridge Clay. It is
Kimmeridge Clay. It is loaded
Kimmeridge Clay. It is loaded with
Kimmeridge Clay. It is loaded with oil
oil and
oil and when
oil and when it
oil and when it was
oil and when it was buried
oil and when it was buried deep
oil and when it was buried deep in
oil and when it was buried deep in the
the North
the North Sea
the North Sea it
the North Sea it generated
the North Sea it generated oil,
the North Sea it generated oil, but
the North Sea it generated oil, but in
in Kimmeridge
in Kimmeridge it
in Kimmeridge it is
in Kimmeridge it is not
in Kimmeridge it is not deep
in Kimmeridge it is not deep enough,
in Kimmeridge it is not deep enough, but
but still
but still has
but still has oil.
but still has oil. I
but still has oil. I can
but still has oil. I can show
but still has oil. I can show you
but still has oil. I can show you how
how volatile
how volatile it
how volatile it is.
how volatile it is. This
how volatile it is. This is
how volatile it is. This is from
how volatile it is. This is from the
how volatile it is. This is from the Blackstone.
Blackstone. This
Blackstone. This is
Blackstone. This is part
Blackstone. This is part of
Blackstone. This is part of Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge Clay?
Kimmeridge Clay? This
Kimmeridge Clay? This is
Kimmeridge Clay? This is a
Kimmeridge Clay? This is a band
Kimmeridge Clay? This is a band of
Kimmeridge Clay? This is a band of high
high energy...
high energy... Can
high energy... Can you
high energy... Can you see
high energy... Can you see at
high energy... Can you see at burning?
burning? Can
burning? Can you
burning? Can you smell?
burning? Can you smell? It
burning? Can you smell? It smells
burning? Can you smell? It smells like
like oil.
like oil. It
like oil. It is
like oil. It is very
like oil. It is very tarry.
like oil. It is very tarry. This
like oil. It is very tarry. This is
like oil. It is very tarry. This is the
the same
the same stuff
the same stuff and
the same stuff and you
the same stuff and you will
the same stuff and you will start
the same stuff and you will start to
the same stuff and you will start to see
see in
see in a
see in a pitch...
see in a pitch... You
see in a pitch... You get
see in a pitch... You get a
see in a pitch... You get a colour
see in a pitch... You get a colour change.
change. --
change. -- in
change. -- in a
change. -- in a minute.
change. -- in a minute. That
change. -- in a minute. That is
change. -- in a minute. That is the
change. -- in a minute. That is the oil.
oil. Condensed.
oil. Condensed. The
oil. Condensed. The really
oil. Condensed. The really black
oil. Condensed. The really black line.
line. It
line. It was
line. It was being
line. It was being pumped
line. It was being pumped by
line. It was being pumped by the
line. It was being pumped by the 1960s
1960s but
1960s but was
1960s but was it
1960s but was it any
1960s but was it any use
1960s but was it any use before
1960s but was it any use before then?
then? No.
then? No. The
then? No. The oil
then? No. The oil we
then? No. The oil we have
then? No. The oil we have a
then? No. The oil we have a Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge has
Kimmeridge has been
Kimmeridge has been pumped
Kimmeridge has been pumped out
Kimmeridge has been pumped out since
Kimmeridge has been pumped out since the
the 50s
the 50s and
the 50s and is
the 50s and is generated
the 50s and is generated from
the 50s and is generated from the
the 50s and is generated from the rocks
rocks here.
rocks here. They
rocks here. They worked
rocks here. They worked this
rocks here. They worked this in
rocks here. They worked this in the
rocks here. They worked this in the 1850s
1850s until
1850s until 1914s
1850s until 1914s and
1850s until 1914s and used
1850s until 1914s and used it
1850s until 1914s and used it for
1850s until 1914s and used it for lamp
lamp oil.
lamp oil. And
lamp oil. And they
lamp oil. And they also
lamp oil. And they also extracted
lamp oil. And they also extracted gas.
gas. It
gas. It lit
gas. It lit Paris.
gas. It lit Paris. Paris
gas. It lit Paris. Paris was
gas. It lit Paris. Paris was being
gas. It lit Paris. Paris was being it
it from
it from here?
it from here? It
it from here? It was.
it from here? It was. Incredible.
it from here? It was. Incredible. The
The wonders
The wonders of
The wonders of the
The wonders of the Jurassic
The wonders of the Jurassic Coast
The wonders of the Jurassic Coast never
never sees.
never sees. Obita
Obita Niall.
Obita Niall. I
Obita Niall. I love
Obita Niall. I love an
Obita Niall. I love an ammonite
Obita Niall. I love an ammonite that
Obita Niall. I love an ammonite that this
this is
this is unbelievable.
this is unbelievable. I
this is unbelievable. I am
this is unbelievable. I am with
this is unbelievable. I am with Lizzie.
Lizzie. What
Lizzie. What have
Lizzie. What have we
Lizzie. What have we got?
Lizzie. What have we got? This
Lizzie. What have we got? This is
Lizzie. What have we got? This is an
Lizzie. What have we got? This is an ammonite
ammonite I
ammonite I found
ammonite I found on
ammonite I found on the
ammonite I found on the beach
ammonite I found on the beach in
ammonite I found on the beach in Charmouth.
Charmouth. A
Charmouth. A spiny
Charmouth. A spiny type
Charmouth. A spiny type of
Charmouth. A spiny type of ammonite
Charmouth. A spiny type of ammonite and
and unusual
and unusual because
and unusual because of
and unusual because of its
and unusual because of its size
and unusual because of its size and
and unusual because of its size and preservation.
preservation. It
preservation. It is
preservation. It is really
preservation. It is really big.
preservation. It is really big. I
preservation. It is really big. I have
have not
have not seen
have not seen an
have not seen an ammonite
have not seen an ammonite this
have not seen an ammonite this big
have not seen an ammonite this big across
across the
across the series.
across the series. If
across the series. If you
across the series. If you look
across the series. If you look at
across the series. If you look at it,
it, there
it, there is
it, there is an
it, there is an unusual
it, there is an unusual structure.
it, there is an unusual structure. The
The spines.
The spines. We
The spines. We do
The spines. We do not
The spines. We do not see
The spines. We do not see them
The spines. We do not see them with
The spines. We do not see them with this
this mind
this mind often,
this mind often, why?
this mind often, why? Usually
this mind often, why? Usually the
this mind often, why? Usually the spines
spines are
spines are a
spines are a raised
spines are a raised by
spines are a raised by the
spines are a raised by the methods
spines are a raised by the methods by
by which
by which the
by which the fossils
by which the fossils are
by which the fossils are uncovered.
by which the fossils are uncovered. We
We are
We are missing
We are missing some
We are missing some that
We are missing some that have
We are missing some that have been
We are missing some that have been sheared
sheared off
sheared off on
sheared off on the
sheared off on the beach.
sheared off on the beach. How
sheared off on the beach. How old
sheared off on the beach. How old is
sheared off on the beach. How old is this?
this? 195
this? 195 million
this? 195 million years
this? 195 million years old.
this? 195 million years old. Do
this? 195 million years old. Do we
this? 195 million years old. Do we have
have any
have any idea
have any idea why
have any idea why the
have any idea why the spikes
have any idea why the spikes exist?
have any idea why the spikes exist? There
There is
There is no
There is no solid
There is no solid theory
There is no solid theory but
There is no solid theory but some
There is no solid theory but some think
think it
think it is
think it is probably
think it is probably a
think it is probably a defence
think it is probably a defence mechanism.
mechanism. Like
mechanism. Like spines
mechanism. Like spines in
mechanism. Like spines in animals
mechanism. Like spines in animals today.
today. Thank
today. Thank you
today. Thank you so
today. Thank you so much
today. Thank you so much for
today. Thank you so much for bringing
bringing in
bringing in the
bringing in the fossil,
bringing in the fossil, probably
bringing in the fossil, probably one
bringing in the fossil, probably one of
of my
of my favourites
of my favourites and
of my favourites and even
of my favourites and even 195
of my favourites and even 195 million
million years
million years have
million years have passed
million years have passed and
million years have passed and mysteries.
mysteries. When
mysteries. When palaeontologists
mysteries. When palaeontologists started
started discovering
started discovering fossils
started discovering fossils in
started discovering fossils in the
started discovering fossils in the cliffs,
cliffs, nobody
cliffs, nobody had
cliffs, nobody had any
cliffs, nobody had any idea
cliffs, nobody had any idea what
cliffs, nobody had any idea what these
these animals
these animals looks
these animals looks like.
these animals looks like. Now
these animals looks like. Now we
these animals looks like. Now we are
these animals looks like. Now we are bombarded
bombarded with
bombarded with images
bombarded with images of
bombarded with images of marine
bombarded with images of marine reptiles
reptiles and
reptiles and dinosaurs.
reptiles and dinosaurs. I
reptiles and dinosaurs. I cannot
reptiles and dinosaurs. I cannot get
reptiles and dinosaurs. I cannot get away
away from
away from them
away from them in
away from them in books
away from them in books and
away from them in books and films
away from them in books and films and
and it
and it dates
and it dates back
and it dates back to
and it dates back to a
and it dates back to a particular
and it dates back to a particular artist
artist who
artist who in
artist who in 1830,
artist who in 1830, he
artist who in 1830, he came
artist who in 1830, he came up
artist who in 1830, he came up with
artist who in 1830, he came up with the
the first
the first image
the first image of
the first image of the
the first image of the Jurassic
the first image of the Jurassic ecosystem.
ecosystem. It
ecosystem. It is
called
called palaeo-arti.
called palaeo-arti. I
called palaeo-arti. I cannot
remember
remember a
remember a time
remember a time when
remember a time when I
remember a time when I did
remember a time when I did not
remember a time when I did not love
remember a time when I did not love dinosaurs
dinosaurs and
dinosaurs and art
dinosaurs and art and
dinosaurs and art and I
dinosaurs and art and I express
dinosaurs and art and I express my
dinosaurs and art and I express my interest
interest in
interest in dinosaurs
interest in dinosaurs by
interest in dinosaurs by drawing
interest in dinosaurs by drawing them.
them. I
them. I am
them. I am dyslexic
them. I am dyslexic and
them. I am dyslexic and did
them. I am dyslexic and did not
them. I am dyslexic and did not excel
excel at
excel at school
excel at school but
excel at school but I
excel at school but I had
excel at school but I had an
excel at school but I had an ability
excel at school but I had an ability at
at drawing
at drawing and
at drawing and went
at drawing and went to
at drawing and went to university
at drawing and went to university to
at drawing and went to university to do
do Masters
do Masters in
do Masters in illustration
do Masters in illustration and
do Masters in illustration and because
because I
because I love
because I love palaeontology
because I love palaeontology I
because I love palaeontology I would
because I love palaeontology I would illustrate
illustrate those
illustrate those subjects
illustrate those subjects that
illustrate those subjects that is
illustrate those subjects that is how
how I
how I got
how I got into
how I got into my
how I got into my line
how I got into my line of
how I got into my line of work.
how I got into my line of work. Dyslexia
Dyslexia has
Dyslexia has hindered
Dyslexia has hindered me
Dyslexia has hindered me in
Dyslexia has hindered me in that
Dyslexia has hindered me in that it
Dyslexia has hindered me in that it means
means I
means I cannot
means I cannot read
means I cannot read particularly
means I cannot read particularly fast
fast so
fast so reading
fast so reading papers
fast so reading papers and
fast so reading papers and books
fast so reading papers and books during
during research
during research can
during research can be
during research can be laborious.
during research can be laborious. Whether
Whether that
Whether that pushed
Whether that pushed me
Whether that pushed me towards
Whether that pushed me towards being
Whether that pushed me towards being an
an artist,
an artist, I
an artist, I do
an artist, I do not
an artist, I do not know.
an artist, I do not know. Probably,
an artist, I do not know. Probably, and
and drawing
and drawing became
and drawing became a
and drawing became a way
and drawing became a way to
and drawing became a way to express
and drawing became a way to express myself
myself that
myself that was
myself that was easy,
myself that was easy, I
myself that was easy, I think.
myself that was easy, I think. When
myself that was easy, I think. When I
I decided
I decided to
I decided to be
I decided to be able
I decided to be able professional
I decided to be able professional palaeo-artist
palaeo-artist I
palaeo-artist I thought
palaeo-artist I thought I
palaeo-artist I thought I was
palaeo-artist I thought I was limiting
limiting myself
limiting myself to
limiting myself to a
limiting myself to a very
limiting myself to a very specialist
limiting myself to a very specialist subject
subject and
subject and decided
subject and decided I
subject and decided I should
subject and decided I should be
subject and decided I should be a
subject and decided I should be a will
will to
will to produce
will to produce work
will to produce work in
will to produce work in all
will to produce work in all media
will to produce work in all media so
will to produce work in all media so I
I sculpt
I sculpt traditionally
I sculpt traditionally and
I sculpt traditionally and digitally
I sculpt traditionally and digitally and
and paint
and paint traditionally
and paint traditionally and
and paint traditionally and digitally
digitally and
digitally and I
digitally and I enjoy
digitally and I enjoy a
digitally and I enjoy a variety
digitally and I enjoy a variety of
digitally and I enjoy a variety of media
media to
media to work
media to work in.
media to work in. Palaeo-art
media to work in. Palaeo-art is
media to work in. Palaeo-art is a
media to work in. Palaeo-art is a specialism
specialism and
specialism and you
specialism and you have
specialism and you have to
specialism and you have to have
specialism and you have to have a
specialism and you have to have a broad
broad knowledge
broad knowledge of
broad knowledge of anatomy
broad knowledge of anatomy as
broad knowledge of anatomy as well
broad knowledge of anatomy as well as
as using
as using different
as using different styles
as using different styles of
as using different styles of artwork.
artwork. Probably
artwork. Probably fewer
artwork. Probably fewer than
artwork. Probably fewer than ten
artwork. Probably fewer than ten of
artwork. Probably fewer than ten of us
us in
us in the
us in the world
us in the world specialise
us in the world specialise in
us in the world specialise in this
us in the world specialise in this and
and make
and make their
and make their living
and make their living from
and make their living from palaeo-art.
palaeo-art. The
palaeo-art. The most
palaeo-art. The most enjoyable
palaeo-art. The most enjoyable thing
palaeo-art. The most enjoyable thing is
is being
is being the
is being the first
is being the first person
is being the first person to
is being the first person to illustrate
illustrate a
illustrate a new
illustrate a new species.
illustrate a new species. Showing
illustrate a new species. Showing people
people something
people something that
people something that was
people something that was alive
people something that was alive you
people something that was alive you cannot
cannot see
cannot see any
cannot see any war
cannot see any war is
cannot see any war is the
cannot see any war is the most
cannot see any war is the most exciting
exciting moment
exciting moment of
exciting moment of my
exciting moment of my career.
exciting moment of my career. I
exciting moment of my career. I have
exciting moment of my career. I have always
always been
always been drawn
always been drawn to
always been drawn to illustrating
always been drawn to illustrating and
and sculpting
and sculpting very
and sculpting very dead
and sculpting very dead things.
and sculpting very dead things. If
and sculpting very dead things. If something
something is
something is so
something is so dead
something is so dead it
something is so dead it has
something is so dead it has turned
something is so dead it has turned to
to stone
to stone that
to stone that is
to stone that is what
to stone that is what I
to stone that is what I enjoy
to stone that is what I enjoy trying
to stone that is what I enjoy trying to
to bring
to bring back
to bring back to
to bring back to life.
to bring back to life. After
to bring back to life. After working
to bring back to life. After working hard
hard on
hard on a
hard on a project
hard on a project for
hard on a project for possibly
hard on a project for possibly months,
months, often
months, often in
months, often in isolation,
months, often in isolation, it
months, often in isolation, it is
months, often in isolation, it is wonderful
wonderful to
wonderful to go
wonderful to go to
wonderful to go to museums
wonderful to go to museums and
wonderful to go to museums and galleries
galleries to
galleries to see
galleries to see my
galleries to see my work
galleries to see my work observed
galleries to see my work observed by
galleries to see my work observed by people
people and
people and to
people and to see
people and to see them
people and to see them learning
people and to see them learning from
people and to see them learning from that
that our
that our work.
that our work. And
that our work. And getting
that our work. And getting an
that our work. And getting an idea
that our work. And getting an idea what
what the
what the past
what the past was
what the past was really
what the past was really like,
what the past was really like, that
what the past was really like, that is
is the
is the payoff
is the payoff for
is the payoff for me,
is the payoff for me, I
is the payoff for me, I love
is the payoff for me, I love that.
I
I am
I am here
I am here with
I am here with Bob
I am here with Bob and
I am here with Bob and his
I am here with Bob and his latest
dinosaur
dinosaur creation,
dinosaur creation, which
dinosaur creation, which is,
dinosaur creation, which is, I'm
dinosaur creation, which is, I'm going
going to
going to be
going to be honest,
going to be honest, the
going to be honest, the most
going to be honest, the most extraordinary
extraordinary looking
extraordinary looking creature
extraordinary looking creature I
extraordinary looking creature I have
have ever
have ever seen
have ever seen in
have ever seen in my
have ever seen in my life
have ever seen in my life and
have ever seen in my life and I
have ever seen in my life and I had
have ever seen in my life and I had to
to ask
to ask you,
to ask you, is
to ask you, is it
to ask you, is it real
to ask you, is it real or
to ask you, is it real or was
to ask you, is it real or was their
to ask you, is it real or was their artistic
artistic license
artistic license involved?
artistic license involved? The
artistic license involved? The art
artistic license involved? The art in
in what
in what I
in what I do
in what I do is
in what I do is trying
in what I do is trying to
in what I do is trying to illuminate
in what I do is trying to illuminate any
any opportunity
any opportunity the
any opportunity the guesswork.
any opportunity the guesswork. --
any opportunity the guesswork. -- eliminate
eliminate any
eliminate any opportunity.
eliminate any opportunity. It's
eliminate any opportunity. It's about
about learning
about learning as
about learning as much
about learning as much as
about learning as much as I
about learning as much as I can
about learning as much as I can about
about the
about the fossil
about the fossil and
about the fossil and then
about the fossil and then take
about the fossil and then take that
about the fossil and then take that information
information to
information to reconstruct
information to reconstruct the
information to reconstruct the animal
animal as
animal as accurately
animal as accurately as
animal as accurately as possible,
animal as accurately as possible, so
animal as accurately as possible, so there's
there's as
there's as little
there's as little as
there's as little as possible,
there's as little as possible, virtually
virtually none.
virtually none. This
virtually none. This is
virtually none. This is the
virtually none. This is the life-size
life-size image
life-size image of
life-size image of the
life-size image of the fossil,
life-size image of the fossil, what
life-size image of the fossil, what is
is it?
is it? This
is it? This is
is it? This is preserved
is it? This is preserved on
is it? This is preserved on its
is it? This is preserved on its back,
back, this
back, this is
back, this is its
back, this is its belly
back, this is its belly and
back, this is its belly and this
back, this is its belly and this is
back, this is its belly and this is the
the underside
the underside of
the underside of its
the underside of its chin.
the underside of its chin. It's
the underside of its chin. It's left
the underside of its chin. It's left leg
leg and
leg and right
leg and right leg
leg and right leg and
leg and right leg and you
leg and right leg and you can
leg and right leg and you can see
leg and right leg and you can see the
the stomach
the stomach contents.
the stomach contents. What
the stomach contents. What is
the stomach contents. What is unique
the stomach contents. What is unique about
about this
about this fossil
about this fossil is
about this fossil is not
about this fossil is not only
about this fossil is not only do
about this fossil is not only do we
about this fossil is not only do we have
have the
have the bones
have the bones preserved
have the bones preserved but
have the bones preserved but we
have the bones preserved but we also
have the bones preserved but we also have
have the
have the skin
have the skin and
have the skin and the
have the skin and the colour
have the skin and the colour pattern.
pattern. That
pattern. That is
pattern. That is fantastic
pattern. That is fantastic so
pattern. That is fantastic so it
pattern. That is fantastic so it gave
gave you
gave you clues
gave you clues and
gave you clues and you
gave you clues and you could
gave you clues and you could tell
gave you clues and you could tell that
that is
that is authentic
that is authentic Brown
that is authentic Brown tones?
that is authentic Brown tones? Yes,
that is authentic Brown tones? Yes, the
the shape
the shape of
the shape of things
the shape of things like
the shape of things like the
the shape of things like the organelles
organelles that
organelles that give
organelles that give it
organelles that give it its
organelles that give it its colour
organelles that give it its colour are
are spherical
are spherical which
are spherical which means
are spherical which means it
are spherical which means it was
are spherical which means it was a
are spherical which means it was a shade
shade of
shade of brown,
shade of brown, we're
shade of brown, we're not
shade of brown, we're not sure
shade of brown, we're not sure but
shade of brown, we're not sure but we
we think
we think it
we think it is
we think it is something
we think it is something like
we think it is something like this.
we think it is something like this. It
It is
It is just
It is just the
It is just the most
It is just the most fabulous
It is just the most fabulous looking
It is just the most fabulous looking creature.
creature. You
creature. You must
creature. You must have
creature. You must have really
creature. You must have really enjoyed
enjoyed doing
enjoyed doing this.
enjoyed doing this. It
enjoyed doing this. It was
enjoyed doing this. It was great.
enjoyed doing this. It was great. I
enjoyed doing this. It was great. I bet.
bet. But
bet. But what
bet. But what are
bet. But what are those?
bet. But what are those? We
bet. But what are those? We don't
bet. But what are those? We don't know
know if
know if the
know if the awards
know if the awards were
know if the awards were for
know if the awards were for defence
know if the awards were for defence or
or display.
or display. It
or display. It is
or display. It is in
or display. It is in a
or display. It is in a good
or display. It is in a good position
or display. It is in a good position to
to defend
to defend and
to defend and attack
to defend and attack from
to defend and attack from the
to defend and attack from the side
to defend and attack from the side or
or it
or it might
or it might be
or it might be a
or it might be a wide
or it might be a wide face
or it might be a wide face in
or it might be a wide face in this
or it might be a wide face in this particular
particular dinosaur
particular dinosaur species
particular dinosaur species was
particular dinosaur species was a
particular dinosaur species was a sexy
sexy thing
sexy thing to
sexy thing to have,
sexy thing to have, it
sexy thing to have, it might
sexy thing to have, it might be
sexy thing to have, it might be a
sexy thing to have, it might be a sexual
sexual display
sexual display feature.
sexual display feature. He
sexual display feature. He looks
sexual display feature. He looks pretty
pretty sexy
pretty sexy to
pretty sexy to me!
pretty sexy to me! And
pretty sexy to me! And they
pretty sexy to me! And they are
pretty sexy to me! And they are extraordinary,
extraordinary, I
extraordinary, I don't
extraordinary, I don't think
extraordinary, I don't think I
extraordinary, I don't think I have
extraordinary, I don't think I have ever
ever seen
ever seen anything
ever seen anything like
ever seen anything like that
ever seen anything like that on
ever seen anything like that on dinosaur
dinosaur before,
dinosaur before, is
dinosaur before, is it
dinosaur before, is it a
dinosaur before, is it a new
dinosaur before, is it a new thing?
dinosaur before, is it a new thing? The
The tail
The tail brush,
The tail brush, there
The tail brush, there are
The tail brush, there are lots
The tail brush, there are lots of
The tail brush, there are lots of species
species but
species but only
species but only one
species but only one has
species but only one has these
species but only one has these quills
quills on
quills on its
quills on its tail
quills on its tail and
quills on its tail and we
quills on its tail and we think
quills on its tail and we think they
quills on its tail and we think they are
are proto-
are proto- feathers.
are proto- feathers. Is
are proto- feathers. Is this
are proto- feathers. Is this related
are proto- feathers. Is this related to
to their
to their report?
to their report? Yes,
to their report? Yes, barely
to their report? Yes, barely closely
to their report? Yes, barely closely related
related to
related to therapods,
related to therapods, on
related to therapods, on the
related to therapods, on the new
related to therapods, on the new dinosaur
dinosaur family
dinosaur family tree.
dinosaur family tree. Birds
dinosaur family tree. Birds are
dinosaur family tree. Birds are therapods,
therapods, they
therapods, they are
therapods, they are dinosaur
therapods, they are dinosaur so
therapods, they are dinosaur so that
therapods, they are dinosaur so that I
I proto-
I proto- Ferro
I proto- Ferro --
I proto- Ferro -- it
I proto- Ferro -- it had
I proto- Ferro -- it had proto-
I proto- Ferro -- it had proto- feathers
feathers which
feathers which are
feathers which are presumably
feathers which are presumably used
feathers which are presumably used for
for display.
for display. I
for display. I suspect
for display. I suspect it
for display. I suspect it was
for display. I suspect it was a
for display. I suspect it was a display
display feature,
display feature, yes,
display feature, yes, and
display feature, yes, and the
display feature, yes, and the same
display feature, yes, and the same goes
goes for
goes for these
goes for these amazing
goes for these amazing skin
goes for these amazing skin flaps
goes for these amazing skin flaps at
goes for these amazing skin flaps at the
the back
the back where
the back where they
the back where they have
the back where they have this
the back where they have this really
the back where they have this really beautiful
beautiful colour
beautiful colour pattern
beautiful colour pattern preserved.
beautiful colour pattern preserved. It
It is
It is so
It is so faithful.
It is so faithful. This
It is so faithful. This is
It is so faithful. This is actual
It is so faithful. This is actual size,
size, that
size, that is
size, that is actual
size, that is actual size,
size, that is actual size, you
size, that is actual size, you have
size, that is actual size, you have faithfully
faithfully recreated
faithfully recreated it
faithfully recreated it as
faithfully recreated it as perfectly
faithfully recreated it as perfectly as
as you
as you can.
as you can. That's
as you can. That's right,
as you can. That's right, it
as you can. That's right, it is
as you can. That's right, it is not
as you can. That's right, it is not just
just a
just a reconstruction
just a reconstruction of
just a reconstruction of a
just a reconstruction of a species
just a reconstruction of a species but
but this
but this individual.
but this individual. How
but this individual. How long
but this individual. How long did
but this individual. How long did it
but this individual. How long did it take?
take? About
take? About three
take? About three months.
take? About three months. It
take? About three months. It took
take? About three months. It took two
two weeks
two weeks to
two weeks to take
two weeks to take the
two weeks to take the skin
two weeks to take the skin pattern
two weeks to take the skin pattern and
and place
and place it
and place it in
and place it in every
and place it in every different
and place it in every different position
position and
position and there's
position and there's a
position and there's a variety
position and there's a variety of
position and there's a variety of patterns,
patterns, the
patterns, the back
patterns, the back is
patterns, the back is different
patterns, the back is different and
patterns, the back is different and the
the tail.
the tail. Amazing
the tail. Amazing job,
the tail. Amazing job, Bob.
the tail. Amazing job, Bob. There
the tail. Amazing job, Bob. There was
was a
was a dinosaur
was a dinosaur that
was a dinosaur that was
was a dinosaur that was found
was a dinosaur that was found on
was a dinosaur that was found on this
this very
this very beach
this very beach that
this very beach that a
this very beach that a professor
this very beach that a professor at
this very beach that a professor at Cambridge,
Cambridge, David
Cambridge, David Norman,
Cambridge, David Norman, has
Cambridge, David Norman, has been
Cambridge, David Norman, has been using
using real-life
using real-life creatures
using real-life creatures in
using real-life creatures in order
using real-life creatures in order to
to get
to get an
to get an insight
to get an insight into
to get an insight into how
to get an insight into how they
to get an insight into how they behave.
behave. Studying
Studying fossils
Studying fossils in
Studying fossils in order
Studying fossils in order to
Studying fossils in order to piece
Studying fossils in order to piece together
together the
together the past
together the past is
together the past is a
together the past is a difficult
together the past is a difficult task
task but
task but Dr
task but Dr David
task but Dr David Norman
task but Dr David Norman from
task but Dr David Norman from the
task but Dr David Norman from the University
University of
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge is
University of Cambridge is taking
University of Cambridge is taking inspiration
inspiration from
inspiration from modern-day
inspiration from modern-day animals
inspiration from modern-day animals to
to better
to better understand
to better understand the
to better understand the mystery
to better understand the mystery of
to better understand the mystery of how
how Britain's
how Britain's forgotten
how Britain's forgotten dinosaur
how Britain's forgotten dinosaur lived.
lived. Nothing
lived. Nothing compares
lived. Nothing compares to
lived. Nothing compares to actually
lived. Nothing compares to actually holding
holding a
holding a living,
holding a living, breathing
holding a living, breathing creature.
creature. You
creature. You feel
creature. You feel closer
creature. You feel closer to
creature. You feel closer to the
creature. You feel closer to the realm
realm of
realm of explanation
realm of explanation of
realm of explanation of maybe
realm of explanation of maybe how
realm of explanation of maybe how dinosaurs
dinosaurs worked,
dinosaurs worked, habits
dinosaurs worked, habits of
dinosaurs worked, habits of their
dinosaurs worked, habits of their body
body functions
body functions and
body functions and how
body functions and how their
body functions and how their physiology
physiology was
physiology was organised.
physiology was organised. The
physiology was organised. The primary
primary interest
primary interest in
primary interest in the
primary interest in the scelidosaur
primary interest in the scelidosaur is
is the
is the fact
is the fact it
is the fact it has
is the fact it has got
is the fact it has got a
is the fact it has got a network
is the fact it has got a network of
is the fact it has got a network of bony
bony plates
bony plates called
bony plates called osteo
bony plates called osteo domes
bony plates called osteo domes which
bony plates called osteo domes which cover
cover its
cover its back.
cover its back. The
cover its back. The interesting
cover its back. The interesting thing
thing about
thing about crocodiles
thing about crocodiles is
thing about crocodiles is that
thing about crocodiles is that they
thing about crocodiles is that they also
also have
also have these
also have these bony
also have these bony skeets
also have these bony skeets which
also have these bony skeets which you
you can
you can see
you can see on
you can see on the
you can see on the surface
you can see on the surface of
you can see on the surface of the
you can see on the surface of the back.
back. Studying
back. Studying and
back. Studying and looking
back. Studying and looking at
back. Studying and looking at living
back. Studying and looking at living crocodiles
crocodiles gives
crocodiles gives you
crocodiles gives you were
crocodiles gives you were kind
crocodiles gives you were kind of
crocodiles gives you were kind of comparative
comparative framework
comparative framework so
comparative framework so you
comparative framework so you can
comparative framework so you can then
then start
then start to
then start to understand
then start to understand what
then start to understand what the
then start to understand what the nature
nature of
nature of these
nature of these bony
nature of these bony plates
nature of these bony plates might
nature of these bony plates might be
nature of these bony plates might be in
in the
in the actual
in the actual dinosaur.
in the actual dinosaur. The
in the actual dinosaur. The scelidosaur
scelidosaur unearthed
scelidosaur unearthed in
scelidosaur unearthed in Charmouth
scelidosaur unearthed in Charmouth is
is the
is the most
is the most complete
is the most complete to
is the most complete to date
is the most complete to date and
is the most complete to date and this
this fossil
this fossil has
this fossil has most
this fossil has most of
this fossil has most of its
this fossil has most of its bony
this fossil has most of its bony plates
plates intact.
plates intact. To
plates intact. To understand
plates intact. To understand the
plates intact. To understand the roles
roles that
roles that these
roles that these anatomical
roles that these anatomical features
roles that these anatomical features might
might have
might have performed,
might have performed, David
might have performed, David has
might have performed, David has meticulously
meticulously sketched
meticulously sketched every
meticulously sketched every detail
meticulously sketched every detail of
of the
of the skeleton.
of the skeleton. This
of the skeleton. This is
of the skeleton. This is one
of the skeleton. This is one of
of the skeleton. This is one of my
of the skeleton. This is one of my sketches
sketches and
sketches and you
sketches and you can
sketches and you can see
sketches and you can see that
sketches and you can see that there
sketches and you can see that there are
are these
are these robes
are these robes of
are these robes of bony
are these robes of bony plates
are these robes of bony plates on
are these robes of bony plates on the
the service
the service but
the service but --
the service but -- surface
the service but -- surface of
the service but -- surface of the
the service but -- surface of the animal,
animal, these
animal, these plates,
animal, these plates, or
animal, these plates, or osteo
animal, these plates, or osteo domes,
domes, are
domes, are covered
domes, are covered in
domes, are covered in little
domes, are covered in little groups.
domes, are covered in little groups. These
These are
These are the
These are the evidence
These are the evidence of
These are the evidence of the
These are the evidence of the presence
presence of
presence of little
presence of little blood
presence of little blood vessels
presence of little blood vessels that
that are
that are running
that are running over
that are running over the
that are running over the surface
that are running over the surface of
that are running over the surface of the
the bone,
the bone, which
the bone, which is
the bone, which is supplying
the bone, which is supplying and
the bone, which is supplying and growing
growing the
growing the skin
growing the skin that
growing the skin that lays
growing the skin that lays over
growing the skin that lays over the
growing the skin that lays over the surface.
surface. The
surface. The question
surface. The question is,
surface. The question is, what
surface. The question is, what is
surface. The question is, what is the
the nature
the nature of
the nature of that
the nature of that particular
the nature of that particular bony
the nature of that particular bony covering
covering and
covering and does
covering and does it
covering and does it vary
covering and does it vary across
covering and does it vary across the
covering and does it vary across the skeleton?
skeleton? Well,
skeleton? Well, it
skeleton? Well, it actually
skeleton? Well, it actually does.
skeleton? Well, it actually does. If
skeleton? Well, it actually does. If you
you concentrate
you concentrate in
you concentrate in the
you concentrate in the area
you concentrate in the area around
you concentrate in the area around the
the neck,
the neck, attached
the neck, attached to
the neck, attached to the
the neck, attached to the back
the neck, attached to the back of
the neck, attached to the back of the
the head
the head are
the head are these
the head are these curved,
the head are these curved, rather
the head are these curved, rather narrow
narrow horns,
narrow horns, with
narrow horns, with an
narrow horns, with an interesting
narrow horns, with an interesting texture
texture on
texture on the
texture on the surface.
texture on the surface. That's
texture on the surface. That's texture,
texture, again,
texture, again, looks
texture, again, looks like
texture, again, looks like it
texture, again, looks like it has
texture, again, looks like it has got
got a
got a rich
got a rich layer
got a rich layer of
got a rich layer of blood
got a rich layer of blood vessels
got a rich layer of blood vessels and
and the
and the fabric
and the fabric that
and the fabric that would
and the fabric that would grow
and the fabric that would grow a
and the fabric that would grow a covering.
covering. If
covering. If we
covering. If we then
covering. If we then make
covering. If we then make a
covering. If we then make a simple
covering. If we then make a simple comparison,
comparison, and
comparison, and I
comparison, and I will
comparison, and I will use
comparison, and I will use the
comparison, and I will use the rather
rather amusing
rather amusing example
rather amusing example of
rather amusing example of a
rather amusing example of a sheep,
rather amusing example of a sheep, at
at the
at the back
at the back of
at the back of the
at the back of the head,
at the back of the head, you
at the back of the head, you have
at the back of the head, you have got
got these
got these two
got these two spikes,
got these two spikes, and
got these two spikes, and they
got these two spikes, and they have
got these two spikes, and they have this
this rich
this rich texture
this rich texture of
this rich texture of grooves
this rich texture of grooves and
this rich texture of grooves and four
four holes
four holes --
four holes -- little
four holes -- little holes
four holes -- little holes which
four holes -- little holes which are
four holes -- little holes which are the
the growing
the growing surface
the growing surface for
the growing surface for the
the growing surface for the horns.
the growing surface for the horns. If
If you
If you just
If you just found
If you just found the
If you just found the fossil,
If you just found the fossil, you
If you just found the fossil, you wouldn't
wouldn't know
wouldn't know the
wouldn't know the shape
wouldn't know the shape of
wouldn't know the shape of the
wouldn't know the shape of the thing
wouldn't know the shape of the thing that
that lay
that lay on
that lay on the
that lay on the surface
that lay on the surface of
that lay on the surface of this
that lay on the surface of this texture,
texture, but
texture, but because
texture, but because we
texture, but because we have
texture, but because we have got
texture, but because we have got a
texture, but because we have got a living
living sheep,
living sheep, I
living sheep, I can
living sheep, I can actually
living sheep, I can actually add
living sheep, I can actually add the
living sheep, I can actually add the horn
horn and
horn and demonstrate
horn and demonstrate that
horn and demonstrate that the
horn and demonstrate that the growing
growing surface
growing surface was
growing surface was growing
growing surface was growing this
growing surface was growing this complicated
complicated horn.
complicated horn. By
complicated horn. By drawing
complicated horn. By drawing a
complicated horn. By drawing a comparison
comparison with
comparison with the
comparison with the anatomy
comparison with the anatomy of
comparison with the anatomy of a
comparison with the anatomy of a sheep,
sheep, David
sheep, David has
sheep, David has theorised
sheep, David has theorised the
sheep, David has theorised the scelidosaur
scelidosaur may
scelidosaur may also
scelidosaur may also have
scelidosaur may also have had
scelidosaur may also have had elaborate
elaborate horns.
elaborate horns. In
elaborate horns. In the
elaborate horns. In the rest
elaborate horns. In the rest of
elaborate horns. In the rest of the
elaborate horns. In the rest of the skeleton,
skeleton, the
skeleton, the skeets
skeleton, the skeets are
skeleton, the skeets are much
skeleton, the skeets are much lower
skeleton, the skeets are much lower and
and have
and have a
and have a different
and have a different kind
and have a different kind of
and have a different kind of general
and have a different kind of general appearance.
appearance. My
appearance. My suspicion
appearance. My suspicion is
appearance. My suspicion is that
appearance. My suspicion is that these
these have
these have multiple
these have multiple roles,
these have multiple roles, some
these have multiple roles, some are
these have multiple roles, some are defensive
defensive spikes,
defensive spikes, others
defensive spikes, others perhaps
defensive spikes, others perhaps are
defensive spikes, others perhaps are more
more likely
more likely osteo
more likely osteo domes
more likely osteo domes of
more likely osteo domes of crocodiles.
crocodiles. Today,
crocodiles. Today, these
crocodiles. Today, these scoops
crocodiles. Today, these scoops on
crocodiles. Today, these scoops on crocodiles
crocodiles have
crocodiles have two
crocodiles have two main
crocodiles have two main functions,
crocodiles have two main functions, their
their rich
their rich blood
their rich blood supply,
their rich blood supply, close
their rich blood supply, close to
their rich blood supply, close to the
the service
the service of
the service of the
the service of the skin,
the service of the skin, have
the service of the skin, have --
the service of the skin, have -- surface
surface 's
surface 's Kanalas
surface 's Kanalas Edu
surface 's Kanalas Edu Stadium
surface 's Kanalas Edu Stadium with
surface 's Kanalas Edu Stadium with the
the regulation
the regulation while
the regulation while the
the regulation while the underside
the regulation while the underside attach
attach the
attach the backbone
attach the backbone via
attach the backbone via ligaments
attach the backbone via ligaments that
that stiffen
that stiffen and
that stiffen and straight
that stiffen and straight in
that stiffen and straight in the
that stiffen and straight in the body,
body, allowing
body, allowing for
body, allowing for more
body, allowing for more efficient
body, allowing for more efficient movement
movement on
movement on land.
movement on land. These
movement on land. These comparative
movement on land. These comparative studies
studies have
studies have played
studies have played a
studies have played a vital
studies have played a vital role
studies have played a vital role in
studies have played a vital role in David
David being
David being able
David being able to
David being able to piece
David being able to piece together
David being able to piece together our
our understanding
our understanding of
our understanding of the
our understanding of the scelidosaur.
scelidosaur. The
scelidosaur. The research
scelidosaur. The research on
scelidosaur. The research on this
scelidosaur. The research on this dinosaur
dinosaur is
dinosaur is almost
dinosaur is almost complete.
dinosaur is almost complete. To
dinosaur is almost complete. To use
dinosaur is almost complete. To use a
a metaphor,
a metaphor, it
a metaphor, it is
a metaphor, it is another
a metaphor, it is another brick
a metaphor, it is another brick in
a metaphor, it is another brick in the
the wall.
the wall. Nothing
the wall. Nothing is
the wall. Nothing is finished.
the wall. Nothing is finished. New
the wall. Nothing is finished. New questions
questions are
questions are always
questions are always arising
questions are always arising and
questions are always arising and this
this allows
this allows us
this allows us to
this allows us to in
this allows us to in a
this allows us to in a sense
this allows us to in a sense stay
this allows us to in a sense stay young
young in
young in terms
young in terms of
young in terms of the
young in terms of the understanding
young in terms of the understanding of
of the
of the difficulties
of the difficulties of
of the difficulties of working
of the difficulties of working on
of the difficulties of working on animals
animals that
animals that have
animals that have died
animals that have died 200
animals that have died 200 million
animals that have died 200 million years
years ago.
years ago. I
years ago. I mean,
years ago. I mean, when
years ago. I mean, when you
years ago. I mean, when you put
years ago. I mean, when you put it
years ago. I mean, when you put it in
in that
in that context,
in that context, that's
in that context, that's actually
in that context, that's actually pretty
pretty stunning.
We
We are
We are at
We are at the
We are at the fossil
We are at the fossil station
We are at the fossil station with
some
some extraordinary
some extraordinary finds.
some extraordinary finds. I
some extraordinary finds. I am
some extraordinary finds. I am just
some extraordinary finds. I am just amazed
amazed by
amazed by what
amazed by what is
amazed by what is in
amazed by what is in front
amazed by what is in front of
amazed by what is in front of me
amazed by what is in front of me and
amazed by what is in front of me and of
of course
of course we
of course we had
of course we had a
of course we had a mission
of course we had a mission to
of course we had a mission to find
of course we had a mission to find a
of course we had a mission to find a bit
bit of
bit of ichthyosaur
bit of ichthyosaur and
bit of ichthyosaur and we
bit of ichthyosaur and we have
bit of ichthyosaur and we have found
bit of ichthyosaur and we have found a
a bit
a bit of
a bit of Riazor
a bit of Riazor but
a bit of Riazor but have
a bit of Riazor but have we
a bit of Riazor but have we got
a bit of Riazor but have we got any
a bit of Riazor but have we got any more?
more? Lucy,
more? Lucy, you
more? Lucy, you are
more? Lucy, you are going
more? Lucy, you are going to
more? Lucy, you are going to love
more? Lucy, you are going to love the
the news,
the news, this
the news, this is
the news, this is extraordinary,
the news, this is extraordinary, we
the news, this is extraordinary, we asked
asked for
asked for one
asked for one piece,
asked for one piece, just
asked for one piece, just one.
asked for one piece, just one. I
asked for one piece, just one. I thought
thought that
thought that was
thought that was a
thought that was a lot
thought that was a lot to
thought that was a lot to ask.
thought that was a lot to ask. Watch
thought that was a lot to ask. Watch this,
this, we
this, we have
this, we have this
this, we have this beautiful
this, we have this beautiful piece
this, we have this beautiful piece of
of ichthyosaur
of ichthyosaur paddle
of ichthyosaur paddle found
of ichthyosaur paddle found by
of ichthyosaur paddle found by Chris
of ichthyosaur paddle found by Chris Pampin,
Pampin, today,
Pampin, today, I
Pampin, today, I in
Pampin, today, I in ichthyosaur
Pampin, today, I in ichthyosaur vertebrae,
vertebrae, found
vertebrae, found by
vertebrae, found by Alan.
vertebrae, found by Alan. And
vertebrae, found by Alan. And also
vertebrae, found by Alan. And also add
add to
add to that
add to that this
add to that this absolutely
add to that this absolutely stunning
add to that this absolutely stunning tooth,
tooth, found
tooth, found by
tooth, found by the
tooth, found by the two
tooth, found by the two boys
tooth, found by the two boys earlier.
earlier. So
earlier. So we
earlier. So we have
earlier. So we have reached
earlier. So we have reached our
earlier. So we have reached our mission.
mission. I'm
mission. I'm utterly
mission. I'm utterly delighted!
mission. I'm utterly delighted! How
mission. I'm utterly delighted! How unusual
unusual is
unusual is it
unusual is it to
unusual is it to find
unusual is it to find that
unusual is it to find that kind
unusual is it to find that kind of
unusual is it to find that kind of thing?
thing? Extraordinary,
thing? Extraordinary, on
thing? Extraordinary, on a
thing? Extraordinary, on a summer's
thing? Extraordinary, on a summer's day
day in
day in the
day in the Jurassic
day in the Jurassic Coast,
day in the Jurassic Coast, we
day in the Jurassic Coast, we don't
day in the Jurassic Coast, we don't have
have the
have the stormy
have the stormy seas
have the stormy seas and
have the stormy seas and the
have the stormy seas and the erosion
have the stormy seas and the erosion washing
washing up
washing up the
washing up the fossils
washing up the fossils as
washing up the fossils as much
washing up the fossils as much as
washing up the fossils as much as we
washing up the fossils as much as we would
would have
would have but
would have but this
would have but this is
would have but this is the
would have but this is the find
would have but this is the find of
would have but this is the find of the
the summer.
the summer. I
the summer. I can't
the summer. I can't help
the summer. I can't help thinking
the summer. I can't help thinking that
that if
that if we
that if we carried
that if we carried on
that if we carried on the
that if we carried on the week,
that if we carried on the week, we
that if we carried on the week, we would
would have
would have a
would have a whole
would have a whole ichthyosaur!
would have a whole ichthyosaur! We've
We've got
We've got a
We've got a lot
We've got a lot of
We've got a lot of parts.
We've got a lot of parts. New
We've got a lot of parts. New challenge,
challenge, I
challenge, I might
challenge, I might be
challenge, I might be a
challenge, I might be a bit
challenge, I might be a bit optimistic.
optimistic. Slightly!
optimistic. Slightly! The
optimistic. Slightly! The other
optimistic. Slightly! The other great
great find
great find is
great find is Priscilla
great find is Priscilla has
great find is Priscilla has brought
great find is Priscilla has brought in
in a
in a piece
in a piece of
in a piece of scelidosaur.
in a piece of scelidosaur. Absolutely
Absolutely extraordinary.
Absolutely extraordinary. How
Absolutely extraordinary. How wonderful?
wonderful? --
wonderful? -- wonderful!
wonderful? -- wonderful! What
wonderful? -- wonderful! What bit
wonderful? -- wonderful! What bit is
wonderful? -- wonderful! What bit is it?
it? Chris.
it? Chris. Part
it? Chris. Part of
it? Chris. Part of the
it? Chris. Part of the limb
it? Chris. Part of the limb bone
it? Chris. Part of the limb bone of
it? Chris. Part of the limb bone of the
the dinosaur.
the dinosaur. That
the dinosaur. That is
the dinosaur. That is unusual
the dinosaur. That is unusual because
because it
because it is
because it is a
because it is a land
because it is a land creature.
because it is a land creature. This
because it is a land creature. This is
is marine
is marine but
is marine but that
is marine but that was
is marine but that was land-based.
is marine but that was land-based. The
The rarest
The rarest of
The rarest of the
The rarest of the rare
The rarest of the rare dinosaurs.
The rarest of the rare dinosaurs. The
The rarest
The rarest of
The rarest of the
The rarest of the rare,
The rarest of the rare, goodness
The rarest of the rare, goodness me,
The rarest of the rare, goodness me, we
we have
we have found
we have found some
we have found some extraordinary
we have found some extraordinary things.
things. It's
things. It's been
things. It's been a
things. It's been a fantastic
things. It's been a fantastic day
things. It's been a fantastic day for
for fossils.
for fossils. Chris,
for fossils. Chris, what
for fossils. Chris, what have
for fossils. Chris, what have you?
for fossils. Chris, what have you? This
This ammonites...
This ammonites... I
This ammonites... I will
This ammonites... I will show
This ammonites... I will show you
This ammonites... I will show you that
that in
that in a
that in a second
that in a second but
that in a second but this
that in a second but this is
that in a second but this is part
that in a second but this is part of
that in a second but this is part of the
the jawbone
the jawbone of
the jawbone of a
the jawbone of a Jurassic
the jawbone of a Jurassic shark
the jawbone of a Jurassic shark and
the jawbone of a Jurassic shark and this
this is
this is a
this is a tooth
this is a tooth of
this is a tooth of a
this is a tooth of a high
this is a tooth of a high bidders
this is a tooth of a high bidders and
and it
and it is
and it is perfect.
and it is perfect. And
and it is perfect. And they
and it is perfect. And they are
and it is perfect. And they are also
and it is perfect. And they are also incredibly
incredibly rare.
incredibly rare. How
incredibly rare. How old
incredibly rare. How old is
incredibly rare. How old is that?
incredibly rare. How old is that? 200
200 million
200 million -year-old
200 million -year-old shark.
200 million -year-old shark. And
200 million -year-old shark. And somebody
somebody found
somebody found it
somebody found it today?
somebody found it today? Yeah.
somebody found it today? Yeah. That
somebody found it today? Yeah. That blows
blows my
blows my mind.
blows my mind. My
blows my mind. My favourite
blows my mind. My favourite is
blows my mind. My favourite is obviously
obviously the
obviously the ammonites.
obviously the ammonites. You
obviously the ammonites. You are
obviously the ammonites. You are doing
doing it
doing it for
doing it for me,
doing it for me, aren't
doing it for me, aren't you?
doing it for me, aren't you? How
doing it for me, aren't you? How did
doing it for me, aren't you? How did you
you know
you know it
you know it was
you know it was in
you know it was in there?
you know it was in there? You
you know it was in there? You could
you know it was in there? You could see,
see, if
see, if I
see, if I put
see, if I put it
see, if I put it together
see, if I put it together again...
see, if I put it together again... Give
Give away
Give away your
Give away your trade
Give away your trade secrets.
Give away your trade secrets. Look
Give away your trade secrets. Look around
around the
around the outside,
around the outside, you
around the outside, you can
around the outside, you can see
around the outside, you can see a
around the outside, you can see a line
line and
line and it
line and it tells
line and it tells you
line and it tells you it
line and it tells you it is
line and it tells you it is the
line and it tells you it is the crushed
crushed body
crushed body chamber
crushed body chamber of
crushed body chamber of the
crushed body chamber of the ammonites
ammonites so
ammonites so there
ammonites so there is
ammonites so there is a
ammonites so there is a good
ammonites so there is a good chance
ammonites so there is a good chance the
the centre
the centre has
the centre has calcified.
the centre has calcified. It
the centre has calcified. It popped
the centre has calcified. It popped clean!
clean! Popped
clean! Popped clean-out?
clean! Popped clean-out? Wow.
clean! Popped clean-out? Wow. That
clean! Popped clean-out? Wow. That is
is spectacular.
is spectacular. There's
is spectacular. There's a
is spectacular. There's a baby
is spectacular. There's a baby one
is spectacular. There's a baby one inside
inside it!
inside it! That
inside it! That is
inside it! That is extraordinary,
inside it! That is extraordinary, amazing.
amazing. We
amazing. We have
amazing. We have just
amazing. We have just totally...
amazing. We have just totally... I'm
amazing. We have just totally... I'm actually
actually lost
actually lost for
actually lost for words
actually lost for words because
actually lost for words because we
actually lost for words because we have
have surpassed
have surpassed everything
have surpassed everything I
have surpassed everything I thought
have surpassed everything I thought would
would happen.
would happen. I
would happen. I thought,
would happen. I thought, "We're
would happen. I thought, "We're not
would happen. I thought, "We're not going
going to
going to find
going to find in
going to find in ichthyosaur,
going to find in ichthyosaur, that
going to find in ichthyosaur, that is
is like
is like a
is like a crazy
is like a crazy thing
is like a crazy thing to
is like a crazy thing to do",
is like a crazy thing to do", but
is like a crazy thing to do", but we
is like a crazy thing to do", but we have
have done
have done so
have done so much
have done so much more
have done so much more than
have done so much more than that.
have done so much more than that. I
have done so much more than that. I think
think it
think it is
think it is time
think it is time we
think it is time we went
think it is time we went to
think it is time we went to Dan
think it is time we went to Dan and
think it is time we went to Dan and Niall
Niall and
Niall and I
Niall and I will
Niall and I will take
Niall and I will take these
Niall and I will take these with
Niall and I will take these with me
Niall and I will take these with me to
to show
to show them.
to show them. I
I am
I am reeling
I am reeling from
I am reeling from the
I am reeling from the fact
I am reeling from the fact that
I am reeling from the fact that this
I am reeling from the fact that this mission
mission looks
mission looks like
mission looks like it
mission looks like it was
mission looks like it was a
mission looks like it was a success
mission looks like it was a success tonight.
tonight. I
tonight. I can't
tonight. I can't believe
tonight. I can't believe it,
tonight. I can't believe it, mind
tonight. I can't believe it, mind blowing.
blowing. Brilliant
blowing. Brilliant and
blowing. Brilliant and as
blowing. Brilliant and as well
blowing. Brilliant and as well as
blowing. Brilliant and as well as the
the things
the things that
the things that have
the things that have happened
the things that have happened in
the things that have happened in the
the things that have happened in the flesh,
flesh, we
flesh, we have
flesh, we have been
flesh, we have been sent
flesh, we have been sent some
flesh, we have been sent some wonderful
wonderful images,
wonderful images, let's
wonderful images, let's take
wonderful images, let's take a
wonderful images, let's take a look.
wonderful images, let's take a look. What
What is
What is going
What is going on?
What is going on? This
What is going on? This is
What is going on? This is bioluminescence,
bioluminescence, caused
bioluminescence, caused by
bioluminescence, caused by a
bioluminescence, caused by a single
bioluminescence, caused by a single celled
celled organism
celled organism called
celled organism called a
celled organism called a dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate and
dinoflagellate and essentially
dinoflagellate and essentially when
dinoflagellate and essentially when the
the water
the water moves,
the water moves, it
the water moves, it gets
the water moves, it gets excited
the water moves, it gets excited and
the water moves, it gets excited and emits
emits a
emits a blue
emits a blue lights
emits a blue lights to
emits a blue lights to ward
emits a blue lights to ward off
emits a blue lights to ward off predators.
predators. They
predators. They have
predators. They have been
predators. They have been around
predators. They have been around for
predators. They have been around for 570
570 million
570 million years.
570 million years. That
570 million years. That was
570 million years. That was shot
570 million years. That was shot just
just off
just off the
just off the coast.
just off the coast. So
just off the coast. So much
just off the coast. So much magic
just off the coast. So much magic right
right here
right here at
right here at home.
right here at home. Congratulations,
right here at home. Congratulations, we
we did
we did it!
we did it! Ichthyosaur!
we did it! Ichthyosaur! Can
we did it! Ichthyosaur! Can you
we did it! Ichthyosaur! Can you believe
believe it?
believe it? I
believe it? I actually
believe it? I actually can't.
believe it? I actually can't. Amazing,
Amazing, a
Amazing, a paddle
Amazing, a paddle and
Amazing, a paddle and a
Amazing, a paddle and a vertebrae,
Amazing, a paddle and a vertebrae, it
it just
it just goes
it just goes to
it just goes to show
it just goes to show that
it just goes to show that the
it just goes to show that the coast
it just goes to show that the coast here
here is
here is really
here is really absolutely
here is really absolutely extraordinary
extraordinary and
extraordinary and it
extraordinary and it deserves
extraordinary and it deserves the
extraordinary and it deserves the fame
fame and
fame and notoriety
fame and notoriety it
fame and notoriety it has
fame and notoriety it has because
fame and notoriety it has because I
fame and notoriety it has because I mean,
mean, this
mean, this was
mean, this was genuinely
mean, this was genuinely found
mean, this was genuinely found today.
today. What
today. What was
today. What was your
today. What was your highlight?
today. What was your highlight? I've
today. What was your highlight? I've been
been so
been so fortunate
been so fortunate to
been so fortunate to handle
been so fortunate to handle those
been so fortunate to handle those 200
200 million
200 million -year-old
200 million -year-old fossils
200 million -year-old fossils and
200 million -year-old fossils and it's
it's got
it's got to
it's got to be
it's got to be the
it's got to be the perfectly
it's got to be the perfectly preserved
preserved fish
preserved fish found
preserved fish found by
preserved fish found by the
preserved fish found by the six-year-old
six-year-old girl.
six-year-old girl. I'm
six-year-old girl. I'm probably
six-year-old girl. I'm probably supposed
supposed to
supposed to say
supposed to say the
supposed to say the history
supposed to say the history has
supposed to say the history has been
supposed to say the history has been my
my highlight,
my highlight, diving
my highlight, diving on
my highlight, diving on the
my highlight, diving on the tank
my highlight, diving on the tank but
my highlight, diving on the tank but the
the stuff
the stuff that
the stuff that has
the stuff that has been
the stuff that has been produced
the stuff that has been produced at
the stuff that has been produced at Fossil
Fossil HQ
Fossil HQ today
Fossil HQ today is
Fossil HQ today is so
Fossil HQ today is so beautiful,
Fossil HQ today is so beautiful, it
Fossil HQ today is so beautiful, it is
is hypnotic.
is hypnotic. Well,
is hypnotic. Well, it
is hypnotic. Well, it is
is hypnotic. Well, it is time
is hypnotic. Well, it is time to
is hypnotic. Well, it is time to go,
is hypnotic. Well, it is time to go, unfortunately!
unfortunately! It
unfortunately! It has
unfortunately! It has been
unfortunately! It has been amazing.
unfortunately! It has been amazing. Thank
Thank you.
Thank you. Goodbye.
Thank you. Goodbye. Goodbye.
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