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

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

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

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

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

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

A complete mastodon jaw was unearthed in the backyard of a house in New York, according to the New York State Museum.

A backyard in Orange County, New York, became the site of an incredible discovery of a complete mastodon jaw -- the first ...

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

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

"This discovery is a testament to the rich paleontological history of New York," New York State Museum's Robert Feranec said.

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 ...