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Answer · Loch Ness

A population of large reptiles, such as a surviving plesiosaur lineage, lives in the loch.

A population of large reptiles, such as a surviving plesiosaur lineage, lives in the loch.

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Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Reptile DNA in water samples.
  • Most reports describe a long-necked reptilian animal.

What would rule it out

  • Repeated eDNA surveys with no reptile DNA.

Evidence 1 for · 3 against

The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A population of large reptiles, such as a surviving plesiosaur lineage, lives in the loch. [Answer ANS0CRFXC9654S0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRFXC9654S0
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