Mastodon bone found in John M. Bradhurst's Cellar in NYC

FOSSILS FOUND ON THE ISLAND OF NEW YORK.

Delthyris, Orthis, Atrypa and other fossils found in Delthyris
Shale. In some of these boulders all the Carbonate of Lime
has gone, leaving the impressions of the shells in a porous
Sandstone. .

Madreporites, Cyathophyllum, &c., &c., were found by Dr. Alex.
Anderson at Corlaer's Hook. The late M. PafF had in his
possession a large boulder from Corlaer's Hook, which con-
tained Coralhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif and other fossil, which made when polished
beautiful specimens.

The cellular part of a large bone, probably of the Mastodon, was
found in digging the cellar of J. M. Bradhurst's house, about
ten feet below the present surface, in Broadway near Franklin
Street.


LINK