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

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 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 ...

Earlier this fall, a resident in the town of Wallkill's hamlet of Scotchtown unearthed the first pieces of what turned out to be a full mastodon jaw in his yard. The resident, who did not want to ...

The homeowner initially discovered two teeth hidden by a plant and later spotted two additional teeth a few inches underground. Eventually, scientists excavated the "well-preserved" mastodon jaw. 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 ...

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

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 ...