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  Could dino fossil be the Loch Ness monster?
Updated 16 July 2003, 18.58
The most famous photo claiming to be of the Loch Ness Monster
Could this be the end of the Loch Ness monster?

A dinosaur fossil belonging to an ancient reptile has been dug up on the banks of Loch Ness in Scotland.

It's part of an ancient creature called a plesiosaur - a long-necked sea reptile that lived about 150 million years ago.

'Tripped over'

The fossil
And the guy who found it reckons it must be the remains of the legendary beast, Nessie.

Gerald McSorley said he "tripped over" the fossil in shallow water on the edge of Loch Ness.

He took it to the National Museum of Scotland where experts identified it as a plesiosaur.

Nessie lives?

People have been searching for Nessie for years
People have been searching for Nessie for years
Mr McSorley said: "I have always believed in the Loch Ness monster, but this proves it for me."

But unfortunately, scientists reckon it probably is not the remains of Nessie.

They said the fossil is 150 million years old, whereas Loch Ness was only formed 10,000 years ago.

So Nessie lives on!

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