Fossils and Archeology: Revival
by ddino-dan
With Fossils and Archeology: Revival, players bring prehistoric creatures back through bones, DNA, embryos and eggs, and dig for fossils in archaeological sites.
What it does
Players recover bones, extract DNA from them, create embryos and then hatch eggs to obtain prehistoric animals. The roster covers dinosaurs along with mammoths, smilodons, terror birds and dodos, and the mod describes more than 60 prehistoric creatures in total.
An archaeological side lets players dig through sites to find fossils and collect decorative blocks. Its required dependencies are Architectury API, Fabric API, Geckolib, More Hitboxes and TerraBlender. Cardinal Components API, MidnightLib and Structurized Reborn are bundled inside the mod.
Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Fabric and Forge across 7 release versions, 1.7.10 – 1.20.1, and the latest files target 1.20.1. The code is under a custom license and is not open source, though public links to the source code, issue tracker and wiki are available.
Key features
Dinosaurs from bones
Bones are gathered, DNA is extracted and an embryo is made before an egg hatches into a creature.
Mammoths, smilodons and dodos
Creatures beyond dinosaurs include mammoths, smilodons, terror birds and dodos.
Fossil digging
An archaeological aspect lets players excavate fossils and collect new blocks.
Dig site support
Excavation sites give players a steady source of fossils and decorative blocks to collect.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 5
Embedded 3
Required by 6 mods
How it compares
Prehistoric Revival - A Prehistoric Fauna Add-On is published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Bones To Life targets Forge only on 1.20.1 under All rights reserved. Prehistorica is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source, so it offers a narrower set of loaders than this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossils and Archeology: Revival | Fabric and Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| Prehistoric Revival - A Prehistoric Fauna Add-On | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-14 |
| Bones To Life | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Prehistorica | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-19 |
Questions
Does Fossils and Archeology: Revival need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod installed?
In the catalog
Fossils and Archeology: Revival is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Fossils and Archeology is a Forge and Fabric mod that offers a variety of prehistoric creatures that are brought back to life through discovering bones, extracting DNA, creating Embryos, and making eggs. Along with dinosaurs there are other prehistoric creatures such as mammoths, smilodons, terror birds, dodos, and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fossils-and-archeology-revival
- Owner
- ddino-dan
- Published
- 2023-03-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15