A mastodon jaw fossil was found near a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years. Michigan knows a thing or two about mastodons.

The first known mastodon fossil was found in 1705 in Claverack and several high-profile discoveries were made at Hudson Valley farms in the late 18th century.

An intact prehistoric mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a Hudson Valley house after the homeowner initially saw a pair of teeth poking up by a plant, according to state officials.

The recently discovered mastodon tooth. Photo: New York State Museum Some people want hippopotamuses for Christmas—but a man in Scotchtown, New York, got a mastodon.

Orange County home to many of state's fossil finds New York has been the site of more than 150 mastodon fossil discoveries over the years, and about one-third of them have happened in Orange County.

A Homeowner Found Huge, Fossil Teeth While Mowing the Lawn. Then, Excavations Revealed a Complete Mastodon Jaw The new discovery is the first of its kind in New York state for at least 11 years ...

University and museum staff unearth a complete mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his New York home.

An amateur fossil hunter found a mammoth tusk in a Mississippi creek. It's the first tusk from a mammoth found in the state, and experts are excited.

The story of rare mastodon fossils found in a Hudson Valley backyard The bone fragments, which include a complete jaw, are the first mastodon remains found in New York in 11 years ...

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years.

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. — Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year. The ...

A mastodon jaw fossil was found near a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years. Michigan knows a thing or two about mastodons.