Mastodon bones are rare discoveries, but Orange County, N.Y., has proved to be a national hotbed for these extraordinary ...

The remains are estimated to be about 11,000 years old. In 2016, scientists and volunteers uncovered an 11,000-year-old mastodon skeleton near Mayville. The skeleton is believed to be the most ...

"It's the latest chapter in the local mastodon story." SUNY Orange is home to a full mastodon skeleton that was found near the border of Warwick and Chester in 1972. Standing 9 feet tall and 20 ...

SUNY Orange boasts a full mastodon skeleton in the main entrance of its Bio-Tech building, referred to as the Sugar Loaf mastodon. The remains were found in 1972 near the Warwick-Chester border ...

Mastodons were slightly shorter and stockier than mammoths, with a more robust skeleton. Mastodons also had straighter or slightly curved tusks, used for stripping bark and fighting, while ...

A complete mastodon jaw was unearthed in the backyard of a house in New York, according to the New York State Museum. The jaw, along with a piece of toe bone and a rib fragment, was excavated by ...

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, New York, the first such find in more than 11 years, the New York State Education Department said in a news ...