Orange County home to many of state's fossil finds New York has been the site of more than 150 mastodon fossil discoveries over the years, and about one-third of them have happened in Orange County.

A backyard in Orange County, New York, became the site of an incredible discovery of a complete mastodon jaw -- the first find like it in New York in more than 11 years. The jaw, along with a ...

A mastodon jaw found in Orange County on display at the New York State Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Hudson Valley county has been a hotbed of mastodon fossil finds over the centuries.

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. — A complete mastodon jaw has been uncovered in Orange County.This is the first mastodon discovery in over 11 years, per the New York State Education Department.

The bone fragments, which include a complete jaw, are the first mastodon remains found in New York in 11 years A mastodon jaw that was recently found in Orange County is displayed at the State ...

Over 150 mastodon fossils have been found statewide to date, with about a third discovered in Orange County, the state Department of Education says.

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A groundbreaking paleontological discovery was made in Orange County, New York, as researchers from the New York State Museum and SUNY Orange unearthed a complete ...

An intact prehistoric mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a Hudson Valley house after the homeowner initially saw a pair of teeth poking up by a plant, according to state officials.

• Orange County is a gold mine for mastodon fossils. The first complete mastodon skeleton in the country was found here, and the most fossils in New York have been found here.

Orange County home to many of state's fossil finds. New York has been the site of more than 150 mastodon fossil discoveries over the years, and about one-third of them have happened in Orange County.