A New York couple made an incredible prehistoric find 13,000 years old in their backyard while mowing the lawn: several ...

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

There, in their backyard about 70 miles northwest of New York City, the homeowners had uncovered a full mastodon jaw, remarkably well preserved. The researchers also found a toe bone and rib ...

A homeowner in New York uncovered a complete mastodon jaw in their backyard in what officials are calling a "remarkable discovery." The jaw of the extinct mammal, which was similar to an elephant ...

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

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. — Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year.

A historic (or perhaps more accurately, prehistoric) discovery was made just under the surface of a New York homeowner's lawn. A complete mastodon jaw was found in the backyard of a home in the ...