The new discovery is the first of its kind in New York state for at least 11 years and appeared in a county rich with mastodon remains

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.

A historic (or perhaps more accurately, prehistoric) discovery was made just under the surface of a New York homeowner’s lawn.

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 his garden: a couple of teeth. Then, buried a few inches further into the dirt, two more teeth. But these weren’t just any old chompers.

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"This discovery is a testament to the rich paleontological history of New York," New York State Museum's Robert Feranec said.

Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his New York home.

When a homeowner in New York was recently doing yardwork and stumbled upon something in the dirt, they initially thought it was just an old baseball — but it turned out to be part of a mastodon jaw. After further digging,