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

A New York resident in Scotchtown, Orange County, has discovered the remains of an ice age mastodon in their backyard. […] ...

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

In Scotchtown, about 70 miles northwest of New York City, one couple came upon an unusual and thrilling paleontological find ...

Remarkably well preserved ice age remains like those discovered recently in a yard near Scotchtown, N.Y., are rare — but not ...

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

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 ...

A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum ...

A homeowner in Scotchtown, New York discovered mastodon teeth while gardening, leading to the discovery of a fully preserved ...

A complete mastodon jaw and additional bone fragments were unearthed from the backyard of a home in Scotchtown, N.Y., ...

A historic (or perhaps more accurately, prehistoric) discovery was made just under the surface of a New York homeowner’s lawn ...

The bones discovered by a Hudson Valley homeowner were first mastodon fossils found in New York in over 11 years.