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

Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while ...

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

A New York homeowner discovers a complete mastodon jaw in their backyard, leading to an archaeological excavation.

The discovery of the remarkably well-preserved mastodon jaw was announced Tuesday by the New York State Department of ...

A complete mastodon jaw was unearthed from the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, the first of this kind of find in the ...

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 New York homeowner unearthed a mastodon jaw that was peeking from beneath the soil in the backyard of their home.

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 ...