Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify patterns in those cognitive fossils, but human expertise remains crucial.

Prehistoric fossils dating back to the Ice Age discovered in South Louisiana. What prehistoric animals used to roam Louisiana?

Carbon dates of mastodon fossils confirmed the doubts of Grant Zazula and others who study vanished landscapes of the north. Zazula is with the Yukon Paleontology Program in Whitehorse.

Carbon dates of mastodon fossils confirmed the doubts of Grant Zazula and others who study vanished landscapes of the north. Zazula is with the Yukon Paleontology Program in Whitehorse.

A mastodon jaw found in Orange County on display at the New York State Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Hudson Valley county has been a hotbed of mastodon fossil finds over the centuries.

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. — 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 this year.

Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his New York home.

A complete mastodon jaw was unearthed from the backyard of a residence near Scotchtown, the first of this kind of find in the state in over 11 years, by researchers from the New York State Museum ...

The locals won’t be alone in scouring for more mastodon fossils, however—researchers are already planning to return to the Orange County backyard to search for any additional bones.

A complete mastodon jaw fossil was found in the backyard of a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years.

A homeowner in Scotchtown, New York discovered mastodon teeth while gardening, leading to the discovery of a fully preserved mastodon jaw. It was the first mastodon fossil found in the state in ...

A mastodon jaw fossil was found near a New York home, the first discovery of its kind in over 11 years. Michigan knows a thing or two about mastodons.