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

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

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

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 and well-preserved jaw that once belonged to an ancient mastodon has been unearthed from the yard of a home in New ...

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 ...

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 proboscidean's jaw was found about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of New York City, and will be put on public ...