The Fossils Mod (1.20.1) – Excavate Dinosaur Skeletons and Build Grand Museums

Fossils Mod gives you the tools to build a massive museum filled with ancient skeletons. It adds over 500 detailed fossils to the game, ranging from tiny slabs to giant dinosaurs that need multiple pieces to complete. You can dig up remains from 580 million years of history, starting from early sea life all the way up to famous creatures like the T-Rex. This mod turns your world into an archaeological dig site, rewarding you with unique displays for your bases.

Features:

• Massive Fossil Collection: Adds over 500 unique fossils from different time periods spanning millions of years.
• Multi-Piece Skeletons: Requires you to collect 5, 10, 15, or 20 pieces to fully assemble large dinosaur skeletons.
• Time Period Ores: Generates 14 new fossil ores deep underground, with older fossils spawning deeper down.
• Gives unique textures to every single fossil and slab to help you identify your finds quickly.
• Lets you place fossils underwater to create aquatic displays.
• Players receive advancements for completing full skeletons, which also show the translated name of the animal.
• Helps you build custom museum rooms ranging from mammal halls to ceratopsian exhibits.

How to Use:

1. Get an iron pickaxe and mine the fossil ores found throughout the world.
2. Place your collected fossil pieces down on the ground.
3. Right-click a fossil with an empty hand to rotate it clockwise, or shift-left-click to turn it counter-clockwise.
4. Left-click a built skeleton with Iron Bars to add metal frames to your display.

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Requirements:

Minecraft Forge RequiredNeoForge Required

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