11K views · 232 reactions | The Mastodon once roamed Michigan more than 10,000 years ago. In 2002, the mastodon became the official fossil of Michigan. You can visit the exhibit for free at the Museum of Natural history at the University of Michigan. | MLive.com | Facebook

54K views · 1.3K reactions | A New York couple stumbled upon an incredible prehistoric discovery while mowing their lawn: several 13,000-year-old mastodon fossils. Dr. Robert Feranec, Director of Research & Collections and curator of Ice Age Animals at the New York State Museum, will preserve the findings so they can be shared with the world. "It gives us a snapshot of what the state was like," he told Inside Edition Digital. | Inside Edition | Facebook

1.1K views · 107 reactions | You never know where you will find random shark fossils. I noticed this small sharks tooth embedded in the enamel of this extinct American mastodon tooth that was recovered from the bottom of a Florida river. | Fossil Junkies | Facebook