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

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

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A complete mastodon jaw was uncovered from the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown in Orange County, according to the New ...

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A prehistoric mastodon jaw, the first such discovery in over a decade, has been unearthed in a New York 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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a complete mastodon jaw along with additional bone fragments in the backyard of an Upstate New ...