Prehistoric Dinosaurs
by NecroCrab
Prehistoric Dinosaurs adds thirteen prehistoric creatures that generate naturally in the Overworld, from passive fish to hostile predators.
What it does
Each creature is placed by world generation in biomes that suit it, and most nest on dirt, sand, leaves or in water. Passive species such as the Dodo and the Coelacanth share their biomes with players, while neutral and hostile ones such as the Triceratops, the Ceratosaurus and the Megapiranha can be dangerous in the wild. Several species take part in riding, food supply and breeding, and they react to other entities around them.
Fishes and reptiles lay eggs after successful mating, and each species prefers its own nesting spot for its clutch. Small and medium eggs need silk touch to break, while large and aquatic eggs come up with bare hands. Fossils are rare finds across the world and in suspicious sand and gravel, and an Extractor turns them into their contents, while silt blocks can be processed into resources.
Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Fabric only, across six game versions 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.1.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file. It is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Naturally spawning creatures
Thirteen animals appear in the Overworld, each limited to the biomes listed for its species.
Riding and breeding
Several creatures can be ridden, and fish and reptiles breed to produce eggs.
Food and resources
Coelacanth and Megapiranha yield raw and cooked meat, and some fish can be caught with a rod and kept in a bucket.
Fossil extraction
Fossils found in the world are placed in an Extractor to reveal their contents, and silt can be processed into resources.
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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.
Use cases
Adding a prehistoric biome life
Players who want dinosaurs in a survival world can let them spawn naturally in the biomes they suit.
Collecting eggs and fossils
Exploration can focus on finding nests and fossils, which need a specific tool to break or extract.
Who it’s for: Players who want prehistoric wildlife in a Fabric world, and server owners who want dinosaurs that spawn without manual placement.
Questions
Does Prehistoric Dinosaurs need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Prehistoric Dinosaurs support?
Which tool is needed to break some eggs?
In the catalog
Prehistoric Dinosaurs is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Inspired by popular medias such as Ark:SE, Jurassic Park, and my own love of Dinosaurs and prehistory! I use the term "Dinosaur" quite loosely, as really these are just prehistoric creatures; Theropods, Pterosaurs, Invertebrates, and Fishes, but I hope you enjoy them!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-dinosaurs
- Owner
- NecroCrab
- Published
- 2024-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
