Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
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 and appeared in a county rich with ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN4d
NY homeowner finds entire dinosaur jaw in backyard
The fossils included several pieces of a toe bone and a rib. The homeowner said they knew it was “something special.” ...
New York Post3d
Prehistoric mastodon jaw found in backyard by NY homeowner who spotted teeth sticking up from soil
It’s a gigantic find. 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 ...
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Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest
For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas soon killed off these giant ground sloths ...
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Staggering discovery as remains of giant Ice Age creature are found in New York backyard
A New York man has made a "remarkable discovery" after finding a fossilized mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard. The ...
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Prehistoric fossil found in NY backyard
A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found sticking right out of the soil. It’s the first discovery of its kind in our area ...
Rare mastodon fossils found in Hudson Valley homeowner’s backyard
The bone fragments, which include a complete jaw, are the first mastodon remains found in New York in 11 years. They will be ...