Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23 lá
A Homeowner Found Huge, Fossil Teeth While Mowing the Lawn. Then, Excavations Revealed a Complete Mastodon Jaw
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 ...
New York Man Digs Up Mastodon Fossil in His Backyard
The proboscidean's jaw was found about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of New York City, and will be put on public display next year.
Discover Magazine21 lá
Accidental Paleontologists Discover Mastodon Jaw in Backyard Garden
It’s typical to encounter weeds around one’s backyard plants. But mastodon teeth? Not so much. A couple in Scotchtown, New York spotted what turned out to be the tip of a fossil iceberg. After they ...
Yahoo23 lá
Mastodon fossil found in New York. The discovery would be right at home in Michigan
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 ...
Complete mastodon jaw unearthed in New York after homeowner spots teeth in backyard
A complete and well-preserved jaw that once belonged to an ancient mastodon has been unearthed from the yard of a home in New York's Hudson Valley.
Prehistoric mastodon jaw found in backyard by NY homeowner who spotted teeth sticking up from soil
“When I found the teeth and examined them in my hands ... mastodon jaw and also a piece of a toe and rib fragment. The fossils will be carbon-dated and analyzed to figure out the mastodon’s age, diet ...
USA Today24 lá
Complete mastodon jaw fossil found in backyard of New York home digs up prehistoric past
A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a ... The homeowner found two teeth concealed by the fronds of a plant on the property, and upon further investigation, two more teeth ...
A Gardener Was Doing Routine Yard Work—and Stumbled Upon the Jaw of a Mastodon
The first mastodon fossil discovery in New York in over 11 years started with some routine gardening in an Orange County backyard. Working among some shrubbery, a homeowner found something curious in ...
Lansing State Journal23 lá
Mastodon fossil found in New York. The discovery would be right at home in Michigan
A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a ... The homeowner found two teeth concealed by the fronds of a plant on the property, and upon further investigation, two more teeth ...
Rare Fossil: Mastodon Jaw Discovered in Back Yard by New York Man
A complete mastodon jaw has been discovered in the back yard of a New York home, along with a few other bits and pieces of ...
New York Post24 lá
Prehistoric mastodon jaw found in backyard by NY homeowner who spotted teeth sticking up from soil
An intact prehistoric mastodon jaw was discovered in the ... The homeowner saw the teeth of the fossil sticking out near a plant. NYSE.gov The resident spotted part of the jaw sticking out from ...
Times Union on MSN24 lá
Rare mastodon fossils found in Hudson Valley homeowner’s backyard
They are the first mastodon fossils found in New York in 11 years, the release said. The bones will be featured in public ...