Orange County home to many of state's fossil finds New York has been the site of more than 150 mastodon fossil discoveries over the years, and about one-third of them have happened in Orange County.

A mastodon jaw found in Orange County on display at the New York State Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Hudson Valley county has been a hotbed of mastodon fossil finds over the centuries.

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. — A complete mastodon jaw has been uncovered in Orange County.This is the first mastodon discovery in over 11 years, per the New York State Education Department.

A mastodon jaw that was recently found in Orange County is displayed at the State Museum on Wednesday in Albany. Will Waldron/Times Union By Lana Bellamy , Phillip Pantuso Updated Dec 18, 2024 1: ...

Orange County home to many of state's fossil finds. New York has been the site of more than 150 mastodon fossil discoveries over the years, and about one-third of them have happened in Orange County.

Over 150 mastodon fossils have been found statewide to date, with about a third discovered in Orange County, the state Department of Education says.

An intact prehistoric mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a Hudson Valley house after the homeowner initially saw a pair of teeth poking up by a plant, according to state officials.

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A groundbreaking paleontological discovery was made in Orange County, New York, as researchers from the New York State Museum and SUNY Orange unearthed a complete ...

Museum officials said 150 mastodon fossils have been found across New York, but a third of them have come from Orange County, where the jaw was discovered. A printed illustration of a mastodon ...

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Orange County home to many of state's fossil finds. New York has been the site of more than 150 mastodon fossil discoveries over the years, and about one-third of them have happened in Orange County.