Researchers from the New York State Museum and SUNY Orange recently announced the discovery of a complete mastodon jaw and ...

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

Find out how a New York couple helped unearth fossils from a species that frequently roamed Orange County 13,000 years ago.

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

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.

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

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 ...