Nether Fossil
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This article is about fossils found in soul sand valley. For the similar features generated in the Overworld, see Fossil.
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Nether fossils are fossils that generate in soul sand valleys.
Generation[edit | edit source]
Nether fossils generate randomly throughout the Nether in soul sand valleys.
Structure[edit | edit source]
Main article: /Structure
Nether fossils are composed of 5 to 27 bone blocks. Unlike regular fossils, they do not have a lowered structure integrity and no blocks are replaced with coal or diamond ore. They are made with the NBT structure block format and the NBT files for each fossil are stored in the folder minecraft.jar/data/minecraft/structures/nether_fossils.
There are 14 different variants of nether fossils:
| Structure name | Description | Consists of | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
nether_fossils/fossil_1
|
Small ribs. |
10 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_2
|
A horizontal sternum. |
10 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_3
|
Small partial ribcage. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_4
|
Small ribcage structure. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_5
|
One medium rib. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_6
|
Large ribcage structure. |
21 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_7
|
Three sets of large ribs. |
18 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_8
|
One large rib. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_9
|
Three ascending sets of medium ribs. |
15 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_10
|
One large rib. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_11
|
Medium ribcage structure. |
24 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_12
|
Medium ribcage structure. |
11 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_13
|
Three large ribs. |
17 |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_14
|
Large ribcage structure. |
26 |
 |
Data values[edit | edit source]
ID[edit | edit source]
| Structure type | Identifier |
|---|---|
 Nether Fossil | nether_fossil |
| Structure | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Nether Fossil | nether_fossil |
In Bedrock Edition, nether fossils are not a structure.
Config[edit | edit source]
- Structure configuration
- type:
minecraft:nether_fossil - Fields common to all structures
- start_height: The y-value where the structure starts.
- Height provider
- type:
History[edit | edit source]
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2019 | Nether fossils shown unnamed as part of soul sand valley biome at Minecon 2019. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Added nether fossils. | |||||
| 20w11a | Nether fossils can now be located with /locate. | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Added nether fossils. | |||||
Issues[edit | edit source]
Issues relating to "Nether Fossil" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Nether fossils are one of the 3 generated structures that never generate with loot chests (the others being swamp huts and ocean monuments).
- Nether fossils do not have coal ore (or deepslate diamond ore) variants like Overworld fossils.
- Interestingly, while Overworld fossils are considered features like Trees, Nether fossils are considered structures instead.
- If it is in the 0,0 chunk, it can be used to find the rough Stronghold location
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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A fossil in a soul sand valley.
See also[edit | edit source]
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