Rare Fossil: New York Man Finds Mastodon Jaw in Backyard
By Jess Cockerill In the backyard of a house in New York, a full mastodon jaw and several other fragments of the extinct ancestor of contemporary elephants, a herbivore, have been found. The resident's discovery of two enormous fangs in the shade of some plant fronds on his property in Scotchtown, in Orange County, in late September provided the first clues. Two more teeth were found a few inches below the surface after further digging. The homeowner, who wishes to remain anonymous, said, "I knew they we...