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

A seemingly ordinary gardening project in upstate New York turned extraordinary when a local man unearthed a prehistor ...

Find out how a New York couple helped unearth fossils from a species that frequently roamed Orange County 13,000 years ago.

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

A mastodon jaw fossil was found near a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years. Michigan knows a ...

Remarkably well preserved ice age remains like those discovered recently in a yard near Scotchtown, N.Y., are rare — but not ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Orange County, New York homeowner recently stumbled upon a prehistoric discovery in their backyard—a complete mastodon jaw ...

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

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