Prehistoric Fauna FAQ

It is a Minecraft mod based on time travel and prehistory, letting you travel to worlds long forgotten where extinct animals still thrive. You can bring them back to the overworld or survive in the prehistoric landscape.

It adds 21 species of extinct animals, including Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Aepyornithomimus, Anzu, and Apoclion, along with skeletal mounts and skulls. The mobs range from ancient ancestors of dinosaurs and mammals to giants of the Cretaceous.

The mod supports Minecraft versions 1.16.4, 1.16.5, and 1.20.1.

It runs on Forge and NeoForge.

Yes, the mod currently has 3 dimensions based on different periods of the Mesozoic, each with a biome made to represent a geological formation of the time.

You must first find and defeat the Henos, the boss of the mod, which drops a Time Gem. Combining the Time Gem with one of the fossils creates a Totem of the corresponding period, and the portal is built in a similar fashion to an upright End Portal, though it can be larger.

Yes, it adds fossil blocks, skeletal mounts, eggs, and extinct wood types for building, among many other items and blocks. It also adds 7 unique trees and 12 unique plants.

The Henos is the boss of the mod. Defeating it drops a Time Gem, which is used to create Totems for time travel.

The Modrinth project page lists adventure, mobs, and worldgen, while CurseForge lists Ores and Resources, Structures, Dimensions, Biomes, and Mobs.

Yes, the mod adds 7 unique trees and 12 unique plants. It also includes extinct wood types like Agathoxylon and Araucaria for building.