New York state resident finds complete mastodon jaw beneath lawn

Jaw found in Scotchtown, Orange county, is latest notable discovery from ice age-era animal in the region

A New York state resident has found a complete mastodon jaw just below the surface of their lawn, after spotting two large teeth protruding from the ground.

Mastodons roamed the US north-east during the Pleistocene epoch, and there have been several notable mastodon discoveries in the region, including a complete 13,000-year-old skeleton in Hyde Park, New York, in 2000.

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