Storr Loch Monster National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, 5 September 2016
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The fossilised skeleton of a Jurassic sea creature from the Ichthyosaurs family found on Skye in 1966 has been unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland by scientists for the first time. Named the Storr Lochs Monster, it is the most complete skeleton of a sea-living reptile from the dinosaur age ever to be found in Scotland and has been extracted from the rock that encased it for millions of years.
A partnership between the University of Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland and every company SSE has enabled the fossil to be extracted from the rock that encased it for millions of years.
Pictured: Dr Nick Fraser (National Museums of Scotland), Allan Gillies (son of Norris Gillies who found the fossil in 1966), Dr Steven Brusatte (University of Edinburgh) unveiling the fossil
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