The Fossils Mod
A mod that adds detailed Fossil skeletons and slabs into Minecraft!
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About this Mod
Welcome To The Fossils Mod!
The Fossils Mod is a museum-building mod that adds over 500 highly detailed fossils that vary in size from individual fossil slabs to large skeletons that require many pieces to make. Currently, we have fossils representing every time period from the Ediacaran to the present, representing 580 million years of life's history in Minecraft. From the small Protozoea to the famous Tyrannosaurus, we are excited to see your museums and what you decide to fill it with!
Getting Started
In order to get started, get an iron pickaxe and mine the various fossil ores that will generate throughout the overworld, each corresponding to a different time period. Once you get a fossil, you can place it down in your world. Depending on color will determine how many pieces of that fossil you will need to complete it— Either 5, 10, 15, or 20 pieces. If you want to rotate a fossil, you can right click with an empty hand to turn it clockwise, or shift left click to turn it counter-clockwise. If you want to support your skeletons, you can also left click a skeleton with iron bars to generate supports.
Recommended Mods
- Entity Culling
(Performance enhancements when placing many skeletons.) - Prehistoric Fauna
(Friend of our mod, useful for making time-accurate dioramas.) - Better Advancements
(Useful for navigating the large advancement trees of our mod.)
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Available Versions
How to Install The Fossils Mod on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "The Fossils Mod". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
The Fossils Mod 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is The Fossils Mod compatible with forge and neoforge?
The Fossils Mod officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with The Fossils Mod – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if The Fossils Mod 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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