Times Herald-Record on MSN2d
Discovery of jaw 'another chapter' in Orange County's mastodon history: What's next
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
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 ...
Discover Magazine on MSN3h
Accidental Paleontologists Discover Mastodon Jaw in Backyard Garden
About 150 mastodon fossils have been found across New York. The Ice Age mammals, which should not be confused with the ...
The story of rare mastodon fossils found in a Hudson Valley backyard
The bone fragments, which include a complete jaw, are the first mastodon remains found in New York in 11 years. They will be ...
They thought it was an old baseball. It was a mastodon tooth.
The discovery of the remarkably well-preserved mastodon jaw was announced Tuesday by the New York State Department of ...