MorphWorld: Dinocephalosaurus Orientalis into the Loch Ness Monster

A recently discovered fossil of the aquatic Triassic-era protorosaur in southeast China may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.

Chun Li of the Chinese Academy of Sciences describes the findings in the latest issue of the journal Science.

The fanged reptile, a resident of what was then a shallow sea, would have hunted in murky waters, its small head extending far from the bulky body.

"The long neck would allow it to approach prey without the whole body becoming visible," said Oliver Rippiel, a co-author of the report.

What I want to know is how this swimming dinosaur made it all the way to Loch Ness.