vital clue ? scientists have revealed that the rediscovered fossil dubbed ` pessie ' similarity to depictions of nessie have been found in a 19th century collection .
originally belonging to cromarty writer and geologist , hugh miller , the specimens now sit in inverness museum and art gallery .
as part of research for the upcoming inverness science festival , museum and festival teams went hunting for the origins of the fossil , belonging to a species known as it has been christened .