It’s typical to encounter weeds around one’s backyard plants. But mastodon teeth? Not so much.
A couple in Scotchtown, New York spotted what turned out to be the tip of a fossil iceberg. After they found two teeth hiding behind some fronds, they dug a bit deeper and detected two more. Then they decided to reach out for help.
“When I found the teeth and examined them in my hands, I knew they were something special and decided to call in the experts,” the resident, who wishes to remain anonymous for the purpose of privacy, said in a press release.
