Prehistoric Nature

Prehistoric Nature

Prehistoric Nature is a scientifically-accurate mod bringing to life the entire history of planet earth: hundreds of prehistoric animals, plants and other life. We also offer a range of dimension mods to travel to the past periods (search them up).

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About this Mod

This mod adds the whole of prehistoric natural history to Minecraft, from the very beginning through the age of dinosaurs to the ice age, along with game-play to revive or capture prehistoric life. Hundreds and hundreds of accurate prehistoric creatures and plants are included, and you can download separate dimension mods to explore beautiful, fully worked-out multi-biomed dimensions, each representing different periods of earth's prehistory in huge depth and detail. We build all content after in-depth research using the latest scientific publications and our modding team includes paleontological professionals to ensure that concepts, models, textures and behaviours are as accurate as possible.

When in the game itself, you should use the Palaeopedia item, which is the guidebook to the game and which contains everything you need to know. The Palaeopedia itself can be clicked onto prehistoric life to collect information about it and doing so will unlock more information in the entry for it in the book. The Palaeopedia can also be clicked onto nests to see who owns them. To open the Palaeopedia itself, use shift+click.

We give extsneive help on our Discord channel for you - join us. There is also a fan-made Wiki here, which does need more work but should have the basics for you: https://prehistoricnature.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

The dimension mods are here:

Precambrian: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-precambrian-dimension

Cambrian: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-cambrian-dimension

Ordovician: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-ordovician-dimension

Silurian: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-silurian-dimension

Devonian: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-devonian-dimension

Carboniferous: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-carboniferous-dimension

Permian: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-permian-dimension

Triassic: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-triassic-dimension

Jurassic: https://modrinth.com/mod/prehistoric-nature-jurassic-dimension

Early Cretaceous: coming soon

Late Cretaceous: coming soon

Paleogene: coming soon

Neogene: coming soon

Pleistocene: coming soon

Prehistoric Nature requires the following mods to run:

Llibrary (not on Modrinth at time of writing): https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/llibrary

Patchouli: https://modrinth.com/mod/patchouli

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Available Versions

63.02release
MC 1.12.2forge
December 31, 2025
v.63.01release
MC 1.12.2forge
December 11, 2025
v.63.0release
MC 1.12.2forge
December 4, 2025
v.62.01release
MC 1.12.2forge
March 24, 2025
v.62.0release
MC 1.12.2forge
March 21, 2025

How to Install Prehistoric Nature on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.12.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Prehistoric Nature". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.12.2

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Prehistoric Nature server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.12.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Prehistoric Nature compatible with forge?

Prehistoric Nature officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Prehistoric Nature – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Prehistoric Nature consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Supported Versions

1.12.2