Fossil Bonemeal Ore
by biggsmcb
Fossil Bonemeal Ore is a Forge world generation mod that adds fossil ore as an alternative source of bonemeal for the crafting grid.
What it does
Fossils are found in the ground across several biomes and come in five varieties, so players dig them up while exploring rather than gathering skeleton bones. Each fossil is rare, and once collected it can be processed into several bonemeal in the crafting grid. The mod is built for players who want an easier bonemeal route that does not involve skeletons or compost.
Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files are published for Forge only, with a single game version, 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.0.0.
Key features
Fossil bonemeal source
Fossil ore gives bonemeal through the crafting grid, offering an alternative to bones and compost.
Five fossil varieties
Five kinds of fossil are scattered through different biomes, each one a separate find to collect.
Crafting-grid processing
A single fossil can be processed into several bonemeal, so each find yields more than one item.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
The Fossils Mod is a Forge and NeoForge option for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Fossil Digsites is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, so players can join without it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Bonemeal Ore | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-17 |
| The Fossils Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-16 |
| Fossil Digsites (Fossils and Archeology) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-01-31 |
Questions
Does Fossil Bonemeal Ore need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Fossil Bonemeal Ore support?
In the catalog
Fossil Bonemeal Ore is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Collect a set of fossils to display, or throw them into a crafting grid for an alternative source of Bonemeal. There are five varieties to collect, found in various biomes. They're few and far between, but each fossil provides multiple Bonemeal when processed on the crafting grid.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fossil-bonemeal-ore
- Owner
- biggsmcb
- Published
- 2025-02-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15