A homeowner in Scotchtown, New York discovered mastodon teeth while gardening, leading to the discovery of a fully preserved mastodon jaw. It was the first mastodon fossil found in the state 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 ...
A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first such find in more than 11 years, the New York State Education Department said in a news ...
The jawbone was determined by researchers from the New York State Museum and SUNY Orange to be from a mastodon, an ancient elephant-like species that went extinct around 10,000 years ago.