Remains Of Dinosaur-Looking Creature Found All Over New York State
More remains of this pre-historic creature have been found in New York State than in any other state. In fact, one county in the Hudson Valley found more remains "than any other place on earth."
A Facebook post is going viral in Orange County, New York that shares many fun facts about the county, including one that surprised me.
Mastodon Remains Found In Orange County
"More Mastodon skeletons have been unearthed in Orange County than any other place on earth," Cheryl Marie Snyder Carey wrote in her Facebook post.
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I looked into this and officials confirmed it's true.
More Maston Remains Found In New York Than Any Other State
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The Hudson River Valley Institute reports mastodon remains were found in the following parts of New York State:
Newburgh, New York
- Early 1800s
Cohoes, New York
- Found in 1836
Newburgh, New York
- Found in 1845
Montgomery, New York
- Found in 1845
Mount Hope New York
- Found in 1872
Jamaica, Queens
- Found in 1858
"Near" Monroe, New York
- Found in 1952
Warwick-Chester, New York
- Found in 1972
Hyde Park, New York
North Chemung County, South of Watkins Glen
- Found in 1999
Between Rochester, Buffalo
- Found in July 2001
Ellenville, New York
- A date wasn't given because only a mastodon tooth was found
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Skeletal remains can be found at the SUNY Orange in Middletown, Museum Village in Monroe, New York State Museum in Albany, Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca and Buffalo Museum of Science, according to the Orange County Mineral Society.
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