A jaw-dropping prehistoric discovery recently took place in the backyard of a New York home that Michigan residents might quickly recognize. A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the ...

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. – The first discovery of a mastodon fossil in New York state in 11 years was found in the backyard of a Mid-Hudson Valley home. The fossil was found by a resident near ...

About 150 mastodon fossils have been found to date across New York, about a third of which found in Orange County.

The fossils will now undergo scientific analysis and be showcased to the public in 2025. The museum says Orange County is a “hotspot” for mastodon fossils. About 50 have been found there over ...

Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn wrote a bill inspired by a fifth grade class that would designate Indiana's official state ...

A jaw-dropping, prehistoric discovery was recently made in the backyard of a New York home. A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first ...

"Mastodon teeth are pretty readily identifiable," Harris said. Mastodon fossils have regularly been found in Orange County. A mastodon jaw was unearthed on a Scotchtown property in Orange County ...