But after picking them up, it became clear they were something much rarer: giant fossil teeth. The homeowner ... they revealed a complete mastodon jaw. The prehistoric finding, which is the ...

The first mastodon fossil discovery in New York in over 11 years started with some routine gardening in an Orange County backyard. Working among some shrubbery, a homeowner found something curious in ...

A homeowner in Orange County, New York, discovered a complete mastodon jaw while doing yard work. The find includes additional bone fragments and teeth ... s mastodon fossils found in Orange ...

The mastodon jaw, which was believed to be from an adult, was unearthed by researchers after the homeowner spotted it coming out from his lawn. The homeowner initially found two teeth hidden by a ...

The fossils are scheduled for carbon dating and comprehensive analysis to determine the mastodon’s age ... not identified in the release, found two teeth concealed by the fronds of a plant ...

A jaw-dropping prehistoric discovery recently took place in the backyard of a New York home that Michigan residents might quickly recognize. A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the ...

"Mastodon teeth are pretty readily identifiable," Harris said. Mastodon fossils have regularly been found in Orange County. Restaurant inspections:What Middletown area restaurants were cited for ...

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. — Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while ... have been more than 150 fossils from the extinct ...