The mastodon jaw and some other bone fragments were found in late September in a backyard near Scotchtown, New York.

When a homeowner in New York was recently doing yardwork and stumbled upon something in the dirt, they initially thought it ...

In Scotchtown, about 70 miles northwest of New York City, one couple came upon an unusual and thrilling paleontological find ...

New discoveries reveal that giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with early humans in the Americas for millennia.

The Mastodon, which is distantly related to the elephant, inhabited North and Central America approximately 10,000 years ago.

A New York couple stumble upon an ancient mastodon fossil beneath their lawn.

The proboscidean's jaw was found about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of New York City, and will be put on public ...

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 ...

“When I found the teeth and examined them in my hands, I knew they were something special and decided to call in the experts, ...

A mastodon jaw was concealed by a plant in a Scotchtown family's yard. Now it's part of Orange County's growing list of ...

The first mastodon fossil discovery in New York in over 11 years started with some routine gardening in an Orange County ...