This story of Loch Ness Monster is a legend passed on for decades. But according to a new study, the legendary Monster’s existence is ‘Plausible.’
For the benefit of those who haven’t heard of this legendary Loch Ness Monster, it’s “a large marine creature believed by some people to inhabit Loch Ness, Scotland”.
The mythical Scottish beast has been a part of folklore for centuries, and there have been countless apparent sightings of the mysterious creature.
But of course, very few among us actually think Nessie exists, partly because nobody has even managed to get a good picture of it, partly because the beast would appear to have a long-neck and a small head similar to a plesiosaur – meaning it wouldn’t be able to survive in Loch Ness, because it is a saltwater creature.
This week, cool research came out that some species of plesiosaurs likely lived in freshwater lakes and rivers rather than the ocean. Scientists in the UK, and Morroco have come to the conclusion that the Loch Ness Monster’s existence is indeed plausible.
And their reasoning is based on the fact that archeologists were able to discover small plesiosaur fossils in Morocco’s Sahara Desert which was previously a river.
Loch Ness Monster’s existence now ‘plausible’ after fascinating new discovery about freshwater plesiosaurshttps://t.co/9KHoGNgJBS
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 28, 2022
‘Edinburgh Live’ has more details of this legendary monster’s discovery:
A new study has made the myth of the Loch Ness Monster all the more ‘plausible’, as confirmed by various universities.
The mythical Scottish creature has been a tale of old across the nation, and there have been dozens of sightings of the beast over the years, reports LadBible.
But as with the other myths like Bigfoot, a majority of the population does not believe Nessie is a real thing, as nobody has captured a good enough photo of it to prove it.
Also, people don’t believe in the Loch Ness Monster because it is said to have a long neck and head similar to that of a plesiosaur – meaning it wouldn’t be able to survive in the Loch, because it is a saltwater creature.
However, scientists at University of Bath, the University of Portsmouth in the UK, and Université Hassan II in Morocco have disregarded that statement. The schools have discovered small plesiosaur fossils in a 100-million year old river system that is now Morocco’s Sahara Desert.
Get your binoculars out and get up to Loch Ness to see Nessie 🔎👀
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— LADbible (@ladbible) July 27, 2022
🔎 Existence of Loch Ness Monster is ‘plausible’ after fossil discovery
River system dig in modern-day Morocco offers ‘controversial’ new perspective on how marine reptiles and aquatic dinosaurs co-existed
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 26, 2022
‘Newsweek’ is one of the first outlets to share this bizarre creature:
The existence of the mythical Loch Ness Monster is plausible, scientists said after making a new discovery.
Researchers from the the University of Bath and University of Portsmouth in the U.K., and Université Hassan II in Morocco, have found fossils of small plesiosaurs—an extinct, long-necked reptile—in what used to be an ancient river system.
The fossils were discovered in what is now Morocco’s part of the Sahara Desert, however 100 million years ago it was a body of freshwater, according to the study published in Cretaceous Research.
The finding shows that the marine reptiles—once thought to be sea creatures—may have dwelled in freshwater habitats. The fossils found consist of bones and teeth from adult plesiosaurs measuring 9 feet long, and a bone from a baby, measuring 5 feet.
Sources: WLT, Newsweek, Edinburgh Live