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Storr Loch Monster National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, 5 September 2016

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The fossilised skeleton of a Jurassic sea creature found on Skye in 1966 has been unveiled 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.

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Storr Lochs Monster | Edinburgh | 5 September 2016
The fossilised skeleton of a Jurassic sea creature found on Skye in 1966 has been unveiled 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.