New York man finds mastodon jaw

New York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard
The mastodon jaw and some other bone fragments were found in late September in a backyard near Scotchtown, New York.
New York Homeowners Unearth Complete Mastodon Jaw While Gardening
In Scotchtown, about 70 miles northwest of New York City, one couple came upon an unusual and thrilling paleontological find in their backyard.
New York Man Digs Up Mastodon Fossil in His Backyard
The proboscidean's jaw was found about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of New York City, and will be put on public display next year.
A Gardener Was Doing Routine Yard Work—and Stumbled Upon the Jaw of a Mastodon
A homeowner in Scotchtown, New York discovered mastodon teeth while gardening, leading to the discovery of a fully preserved mastodon jaw. It was the first mastodon fossil found in the state in over 11 years.
Complete mastodon jaw unearthed in upstate NY backyard
A complete mastodon jaw and additional bone fragments were unearthed from the backyard of a home in Scotchtown, N.Y., approximately 65 miles northwest of midtown Manhattan.
'I knew they were something special': New York homeowner discovers mastodon jaw fossils in backyard
A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age.
Complete mastodon jaw fossil found in New York backyard
A historic (or perhaps more accurately, prehistoric) discovery was made just under the surface of a New York homeowner’s lawn.
Prehistoric jaw, other bone fragments unearthed in New York backyard
The mastodon jaw, along with additional bone fragments were found in the backyard in Scotchtown, Orange County.
Man discovers giant mastodon jaw in his backyard
The age of the new mastodon find isn’t certain yet. Paleontologists will spend the next few months both carbon dating and conducting a “comprehensive analysis” of the specimens to estimate their age,
Mastodon jaw unearthed in New York backyard. See the photos
A complete mastodon jaw was unearthed from the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, the first of this kind of find in the state in over 11 years, by researchers from the New York State Museum and SUNY Orange,
A Homeowner Found Huge, Fossil Teeth While Mowing the Lawn. Then, Excavations Revealed a Complete Mastodon Jaw
While mowing the lawn back in September, a homeowner in Orange County, New York, spotted strange objects poking through the plants. At first, the resident thought they were baseballs. But after picking them up,
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Mastodon bones from the Ice Age unearthed in Orange County backyard
The homeowner in Scotchtown spotted two teeth in the soil, prompting a call to experts at the New York State Museum and SUNY Orange.