The extinct Otodus megalodon, or “megalodon,” remains an iconic apex predator, known for its massive size and fearsome teeth.

“I’m so excited that our yard had something so important for science.” A backyard in Orange County, New York, became the site of an incredible discovery of a complete mastodon jaw -- the ...

Alongside the jaw, researchers also uncovered a toe bone fragment and a piece of a rib. The discovery began in the Hudson Valley when the Orange County resident noticed two large teeth protruding from ...

A complete mastodon jaw has been discovered in the back yard of a New York home, along with a few other bits and pieces of the prehistoric herbivore, an extinct relative of modern-day elephants. The ...

A complete mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a home in New York's Hudson Valley, marking the state's first such find in more than a decade, officials announced this week. The Stockton ...

(New York State Museum via AP) New York State Museum and State University of New York Orange staff unearth a complete well-preserved mastodon jaw, as well as a piece of a toe bone and a rib fragment, ...

Archeologists have unearthed a complete mastodon jaw along with additional bone fragments in the backyard of an Upstate New York home, officials announced Tuesday. The “stunning prehistoric find ...

At first, they spotted two teeth protruding out of the soil behind the leaves of a plant, which led to the discovery of several bones, including a complete jaw, according to a statement released ...

The fossil was found by a resident near Scotchtown, New York, who noticed a piece of a mastodon jaw protruding from the topsoil, according to the New York State Museum. The homeowner saw two teeth of ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. New York State Museum A full jaw belonging to a prehistoric Mastodon has been unearthed in a New York homeowner’s backyard. The jaw and other ...