A New York Homeowner Just Stumbled Upon The Intact Jaw Of A Mastodon While Doing Yardwork
A person tending to their property in Orange County, New York noticed two teeth protruding from the ground, hidden by their plants — then further digging revealed the complete jawbone of a prehistoric mastodon. For the first fourth dimension in more than a decennary , a staring mastodon jaw has been unearth in New York . The jaw , along with a musical composition of toe bone and a costa fragment , were excavated by teams from the New York State Museum and State University of New York after they were informed that a householder in Orange County comment “ two unusual teeth concealed by flora fronds ” while tending to their yard ....