Pelagic Prehistory FAQ

Ancient sediment spawns on the ocean floor in ocean biomes. Dive down and look for distinctive blocks on the sea bed, then mine them with a pickaxe to collect fossils and coal.

Place fossils into the Analyzer machine along with the required materials. The Analyzer will process them and output DNA vials that you can use to revive prehistoric creatures.

DNA vials are used in the revival machinery to grow ancient eggs and hatch prehistoric creatures. Insert them into the appropriate machine along with any other required components to begin the revival process.

Yes—when revived prehistoric animals are defeated, they drop as collectible items that you can pick up and place back into the water without losing them permanently.

Cuttlefish and dugongs spawn naturally in ocean biomes and are already alive. Revived creatures like Plesiosaurus and Dunkleosteus must be hatched from eggs using DNA extracted from fossils.

You need a pickaxe to mine ancient sediment blocks. A higher-tier pickaxe will speed up the process, though any pickaxe will work.

Set them up near your ocean mining site or in a base with easy water access. Since you'll be collecting sediment from the ocean floor, having your processing machines nearby saves travel time.

Revived prehistoric creatures can be placed in any water source, including oceans, rivers, and artificial pools. They don't require a specific biome to survive once hatched.

If a revived creature is defeated or dies, it drops as an item you can collect. If it simply wanders away, you may need to search for it or consider building an enclosure to keep your creatures contained.

Ginkgo trees are introduced by the mod as an ancient flora type. You can plant them using Ginkgo saplings found or crafted in the mod, adding this prehistoric wood type to your builds.