Expert doubts Nessie
'crocodile' link
By Donna MacAllister
The discovery of a new super-predator species could shine new light on the
origins of the Loch Ness Monster, it has been claimed.Tyrannoneustes
lythrodectikos — which means blood-biting tyrant swimmer — were marine
predators similar to dolphins, with serrated teeth and a large gaping jaw
suited to feeding on large-bodied prey.Its ancient bones were found in a clay
pit near Peterborough in the early 1900s and a specimen is held by the
Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University.Scientists at Edinburgh University
suggested earlier this week the species was distantly related to the modern-day
crocodile after studying its prehistoric skeleton.Now Loch Ness businessman
Willie Cameron believes the reptile may have been the same creature that local
people had been reporting from the loch edge over the years.He said: "I’m
not saying that it was there one week ago, two weeks ago, or even 100 years
ago. I’m just saying previous sightings could have been something like
this."
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Ancient rock art
uncovered in Evanton
THE highest concentration of ancient rock art ever discovered in the
Highlands has been found on hillside farmland in Ross-shire, it has been
revealed.Bronze Age cupmarks carved into rocks up to 5,000 years ago have been
found on twenty-eight separate sites on Swordale Hill outside Evanton.The
remains of an enclosed henge have also been found on the hill’s Druim Mor
ridge, which is also the location of a chambered cairn.The majority of the
cup-marked stones, as well as the henge, have been identified and recorded by
Tain man Douglas Scott who says all the evidence suggests the hill was once a
“ritual centre of some significance” where ancient people worshipped the sun.It
is thought the cupmarks were ground into rocks with quartz between 4,000 and 5,000
years ago to symbolise the sun and connect with ancestors during ritual
gatherings to celebrate midwinter and the equinoxes.
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