Rare Fossil: Mastodon Jaw Discovered in Back Yard by New York Man

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 first hints came in late September, when the resident found two giant teeth in the shade of some plant fronds on his property near Scotchtown, in Orange County. A little digging revealed two more teeth just a few inches below ground. "When I found the