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Unusual Prehistory

by peeko322131

Unusual Prehistory lets players revive prehistoric creatures and plants from fossils found across the world.

ForgeClient and serverCustom license1.20 – 1.20.2

What it does

Fossils generate in the world, and the type of stone they sit in sets their era: fossils in stone give Mesozoic material, while those in deepslate give Paleozoic material. Other fossil types are also found. An analyzer extracts DNA from a fossil, and a cultivator then uses that DNA, with organic ooze as fuel, to produce eggs, embryos or plants.

Every prehistoric creature and plant the mod adds has some use, from practical items to purely ambient decoration. The Encyclopedia of Prehistory, crafted from any fossil and a book, documents the creatures and the rest of the mod. The mod requires Geckolib, which must be installed alongside it. Files exist for Forge only, across 1.20 – 1.20.2, with 1.5.0.3 for 1.20.2 as the latest file, released under a custom license that is not open source. The author has stopped updating the mod in favor of its sequel, Unusual Prehistory 2.

Key features

  1. Fossil-based revival

    Fossils found across the world are the starting point for reviving prehistoric plants and animals.

  2. DNA extraction

    An analyzer pulls DNA out of collected fossils so it can be used in later steps.

  3. Cultivated eggs, embryos and plants

    A cultivator turns stored DNA and organic ooze into eggs, embryos or plants.

  4. Encyclopedia of Prehistory

    A craftable guide records information about the creatures and other content in the mod.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.21.5.0.3
1.20.11.5.0.3
1.201.5.0.3
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

Required by 4 mods

Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)1.20.1 – 1.20.6Similar Prehistory1.20.1Peculiar Primordials1.20 – 1.20.1Peculiar Predators1.20.1

Use cases

Prehistoric build projects

Players who want dinosaur-themed bases or displays can place the revived creatures and plants in their worlds.

Who it’s for: Players who enjoy prehistoric themes and adventure-style fossil hunting in survival worlds, and server owners who want those creatures on a Forge server.

Questions

Does Unusual Prehistory require Geckolib?

Yes. Geckolib is a required dependency and must be installed alongside the mod on Forge.

Does the mod need to be installed on both the server and the client?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Will the mod receive further updates?

No. The author has stopped updating it and moved on to the sequel, Unusual Prehistory 2.

Which mods depend on Unusual Prehistory?

Four catalog mods require it, including Marvelous Menagerie, which is discontinued, Similar Prehistory, Peculiar Primordials and Peculiar Predators.

In the catalog

Unusual Prehistory is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.

World generation mods8,515Forge modsMods for 1.20.212,076

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What the author says

Unusual Prehistory is a mod that adds ways to revive a variety of prehistoric creatures and plants and various ways to use them! To begin your journey to resurrect prehistoric plants and animals, you need to find fossils found throughout the world. Stone fossils yield mesozoic fossils while deepslate fossils yield…
peeko322131, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
peeko322131
Published
2023-11-21
Updated on Modrinth
2023-11-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureMobsWorld generation
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