60+ prehistoric creatures
Raise Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, mammoths, smilodons, dodos and dozens more, each with its own diet, size and temperament.
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Features and Creatures
What the mod adds to Minecraft, how the systems connect and who gets the most out of them.
Key features
Everything the mod adds, explained by what it changes in your survival world.
Real revival pipeline
Dig up bio-fossils, extract DNA in the Analyzer, grow embryos in the Culture Vat and hatch eggs. Every creature is earned, not spawned.
Archaeology that pays off
Relics, broken tools and ancient artefacts turn up in fossil blocks. Restore them at the Worktable and put them to work in survival.
New structures to explore
Ruined temples, ancient ships, tar pits and Anu's castle give exploration a reason and a reward beyond ore.
Taming and riding
Imprint on hatchlings, feed them from Feeders and ride larger species with a whip. Loyal dinosaurs defend you and your base.
Built-in Dinopedia
Right-click any creature with the Dinopedia to check its health, hunger, age and mood before it becomes a problem.
Prehistoric plants
Revive ancient flora from fossil seeds and plant them to landscape enclosures that actually look Jurassic.
Forge and Fabric builds
Modern releases ship for both loaders on Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.20.1, so it fits into almost any modpack.
Plays well with others
Built-in support for Farmer's Delight, Roughly Enough Items and Jade means recipes and tooltips just work.
How it works
The revival pipeline in five steps. Each one unlocks the next, which is what makes progress feel earned.
Excavate
Mine fossil blocks, permafrost and tar deposits for remains.
Analyse
The Analyzer turns bio-fossils into DNA and by-products.
Cultivate
The Culture Vat grows DNA into eggs or mammal embryos.
Hatch
Eggs hatch in warmth. Embryos are carried by host animals.
Raise
Feed, protect and ride your creatures as they grow.
Who it is for
Six kinds of players and how each gets value from the mod.
Students
Spark interest in palaeontology and genetics with a hands-on, if simplified, revival process.
Gamers
Add a long survival goal: dig, research, hatch and protect a growing collection of creatures.
Developers
Study a well-structured open-source Architectury mod that targets two loaders from one code base.
Business users
Server owners build community events, zoo tours and progression around shared dinosaur parks.
Researchers
Use gameplay as a talking point for de-extinction ethics in classrooms and outreach.
Content creators
Hatchings, boss fights and park builds make natural episodes with strong visual moments.
Pros and cons
An honest look at strengths and trade-offs, based on hands-on testing across loaders.
What we like
- 60+ creatures with distinct behaviour
- Revival loop gives survival a long-term goal
- Forge and Fabric builds for each version
- Modern GeckoLib animations and hitboxes
- Free, open source and actively maintained
What to know
- Several dependencies to install manually
- Large herds can lower FPS on older PCs
- No Bedrock, PE or official NeoForge build
- Old 1.12.2 worlds cannot move to 9.x
Screenshots
Scenes from a survival playthrough. Select any image to view it larger.
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