About Prehistoric Dinosaurs
From ModrinthAdds naturally generating Dinosaurs to the Overworld
Fabric - 1.20.1
Inspired by popular medias such as Ark:SE, Jurassic Park, and my own love of Dinosaurs and prehistory!
_I use the term "Dinosaur" quite loosely, as really these are just prehistoric creatures; Theropods, Pterosaurs, Invertebrates, and Fishes, but I hope you enjoy them!_
This mod will add 13 naturally spawning Animals to the Overworld, that can be ridden, used as food or resources, breed, and interact with other entities. Further details can be found on the Wiki.
Entities Spoiler
- Dodo - Most Biomes - Passive - Nests on Dirt
- Coelacanth - Any water - Passive - Nests in water
- Trilobite - Water's edge - Passive - Nests on Sand
- Compsognathus - Forest / Grassy - Neutral - Nests on Dirt
- Dimorphodon - Forest / Swamp - Neutral - Nests on Leaves
- Ankylosaurus - Plains / Warmer climates - Neutral - Nests on Dirt
- Triceratops - Plains / Warmer climates - Neutral - Nests on Dirt
- Megapiranha - Freshwater / Warmer climates - Hostile - Nests in water
- Megalania - Swamps / Caves - Hostile - Nests on Dirt
- Meganeura - Forests / Swamps / Caves - Hostile - Nests on Leaves
- Ceratosaurus - Dry / Warmer climates - Hostile - Nests on Dirt
- Trex - Dry / Warmer climates - Hostile - Nests on Dirt
- Bronto - Most Biomes - Neutral - Nests on Dirt
- More to come!
Items / Blocks Spoiler
- Raw/Cooked Primal Meat - Much better than Beef and can give you strength. Used to breed some wild Dinos, harvested from wild Dinos
- Raw/Cooked Coelacanth - An ancient hardy fish that gives you resistance for a short time. Used for breeding some Dinos. Can be fished with a Rod and placed in a Bucket.
- Raw/Cooked Megapiranha - A massive aquatic carnivore with Hasty properties. Can be fished with a Rod and placed in a Bucket.
- Laying Eggs - Small, Medium, Large, Aquatic - Fish and Reptiles will lay eggs after successfully mating. Each creature has a preferred nesting spot for their clutch.
Small + Medium eggs require silk touch to mine, Large + Aquatic eggs can be mined by hand.
- Fossils - Can be found throughout the world, generating very rarely, and also in Sus sand/gravel. Use the Fossil at an Extractor to see what's inside! You can also process Silt blocks into various resources.
Feedback and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated! This mod is still in early development, and there is much to do that can be improved.
- Prehistoric Dimension
- Improved Textures
- Custom Advancements
- Language Translations
- Bigger, better dinosaurs! Leave your suggestions on Discord!
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SUPPORT
This is a passion project, and I would love to work alongside other passionate creators, as well. Please don't hesitate to improve this project in any way you can! Artists, Programmers, Writers, ModDevs, and Hobbyists alike. This means models, textures, mechanics, translators, compatibilities, promotion, or even just your suggestions of how you think this project could be better.
All Assets and Code can be reuploaded provided some credit is linked back here!
If you would like to support the ongoing development of this project, you could buy me a coffee, via Paypal
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 6 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.6.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Prehistoric Dinosaurs as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.20.6 and 5 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorNecroCrab, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
