How to Safely Extract Fossils with Plaster

Locating Encased Fossils

Before you can run any genetic laboratory equipment, you need to gather raw fossil samples from the world. As you explore and mine, look for Encased Fossil blocks generated in the ground. These blocks hold the genetic material required to bring back over 20 prehistoric animal species and 2 ancient plants.

Using Plaster to Extract Samples

Do not break Encased Fossils the way you would mine ordinary stone or ore, as the mod requires a specific extraction method to recover the specimen safely.

1. Craft or obtain Plaster using your available mid-game survival resources.

2. Put the Plaster into your main hand on your hotbar.

3. Walk up to the Encased Fossil block in the ground and right-click it while holding the Plaster.

4. Collect the extracted Fossil item that is safely produced.

Because the progression path in Primordial Dawn is resource-heavy, you should stockpile plenty of Plaster before going on mining trips. Every time you want to create a new Period Disk in the Analyzer, you will need at least one extracted fossil item ready to process. Store your extracted fossils in a safe chest near your laboratory area until you have built an Analyzer and gathered the nucleotides needed for the next stage.