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December 18, 2024

Upstate man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard

SCOTCHTOWN (AP) — Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his Upstate New York home

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