A New York homeowner found Mastodon fossils in his backyard. This discovery comes more than a decade (11 years) after the last Mastodon fossil was found. According to The New York State Museum ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - In the middle of an ancient dust and thunderstorm, a mastodon fights against the weather to survive. It’s following the edge of a glacier jutting up to the ...

A homeowner in New York uncovered a complete mastodon jaw in their backyard in what officials are calling a "remarkable discovery." The jaw of the extinct mammal, which was similar to an elephant ...

The New York State Museum is hailing it as a "major discovery" that will help scientists better understand once-abundant ...

Mastodon bones are rare discoveries, but Orange County, N.Y., has proved to be a national hotbed for these extraordinary ...

A complete mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a home in New York's Hudson Valley, marking the state's first such find in more than a decade, officials announced this week. The Stockton ...

The proboscidean's jaw was found about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of New York City, and will be put on public display next year.

A New York homeowner found a very unexpected relic lurking just beneath his lawn while gardening: a jawbone from a long-extinct giant. The jawbone was determined by researchers from the New York ...

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 Hudson Valley homeowner recently noticed something surprising in his backyard: two large, partially buried animal teeth. A bit of amateur digging followed by professional assistance from New ...