Mastodon Bones Found in New York Resident's Backyard
"This discovery is a testament to the rich paleontological history of New York," New York State Museum's Robert Feranec said.
New York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard
The mastodon jaw and some other bone fragments were found in late September in a backyard near Scotchtown, New York.
Man discovers giant mastodon jaw in his backyard
“When I found the teeth and examined them in my hands, I knew they were something special and decided to call in the experts, ...
Mastodon fossil found in New York. The discovery would be right at home in Michigan
A mastodon jaw fossil was found near a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years. Michigan knows a ...
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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 ...
New York Man Digs Up Mastodon Fossil in His Backyard
The proboscidean's jaw was found about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of New York City, and will be put on public ...
New York Homeowners Unearth Complete Mastodon Jaw While Gardening
In Scotchtown, about 70 miles northwest of New York City, one couple came upon an unusual and thrilling paleontological find ...
Complete mastodon jaw unearthed in New York after homeowner spots teeth in backyard
A complete and well-preserved jaw that once belonged to an ancient mastodon has been unearthed from the yard of a home in New ...
Complete mastodon jaw found in New York homeowner's backyard: 'Remarkable discovery'
A complete mastodon jaw found by a New York homeowner will undergo "extensive scientific analysis" before being put on ...
NY homeowner makes jaw-dropping mastodon discovery in backyard
A New York resident has unearthed a mastodon jaw protruding out of the topsoil in the backyard of their home, the first such ...
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Giant Sloths, Mastodons, and Humans, Oh My! How These 3 Coexisted In The Americas
New discoveries reveal that giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with early humans in the Americas for millennia.
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Mastodon fossil found in New York. The discovery would be right at home in Michigan
The mastodon is a member of the order Proboscidea, which also includes the mammoths, modern elephants, and a wide variety of extinct elephant-like species that evolved over the last 60 million ...