Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
ModAdding ancient fauna & flora to your Minecraft worlds.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Minecraft 1.20.1
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−10 points
- No release in 12 months−7 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- First release only 12 months ago−5 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
12 points lost15 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.12 months ago (5 Nov 2025). 29 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 43% of these points. 5 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 515 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
10 points lost5 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.20 of the 49 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (41%) See the 20 modpacks0 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost0 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.102,123 3 / 4Track record
5 points lost3 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.12 months, 3 releases 3 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
26.4 of the 61 points that apply = 43 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Ancient Nature adds prehistoric plants, animals, tools, armor, and structures to Minecraft, with a focus on bringing ancient life and paleontology-inspired activities into the world. Its flora includes Lepidodendron trees, whose cones are edible and whose logs can be peeled for scales, golden and green Ginkgo trees, and Zaphrentis coral that releases bubbles and can be used as a horn. The prehistoric fauna ranges from Paleozoic sea life such as Anomalocaris, Arandaspis, trilobites, and Tuzoia to creatures including the Dodo, Dunkleosteus, Estemmenosuchus, Jakapil, saber-toothed salmon, Paranogmius, and Thylacine. Animals have distinct behaviors and uses: Dunkleosteus can be tamed and ridden, Jakapil can be tamed to guard an area, trilobites curl into a ball for defense, and tame baby Thylacines can search for items based on biome. Players can find fossils with the Paleontologist Hat, improve fossil loot or break blocks faster with the mode-switching Geologist Hammer, and use tools such as the Chisel, Golden Bottle, and Magnifying Glass in a fossil-cleaning minigame. Totems can improve the chance of finding a fossil of a chosen creature, while golden Ginkgo trees provide Fern Amber for reviving prehistoric plants. Exploration can lead to Paleontologist Tents, Underground Cabins, Copper Bunkers, and Ritual Ruins, which contain paleontology-related villagers, blocks, loot, or revival altars. The mod also includes the Revival Stand, where Lizamber can be created, and has some interactions with Alex’s Caves.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 9 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 5 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 5 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Game data and resourcesChanges 3 game code files in this area: recipes, tags, advancements, language files and other game data., User interfaceChanges 2 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., SoundChanges 2 game code files in this area: playing sounds, music and the sound engine., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
Adds:
- 109 blocksAcacia Display Case, Amber Block, Amber Bricks Block, Amber Bricks Slab, Amber Bricks Stairs, Amber Bricks Wall, Amber Ginkgo Log, Amber Ore and 101 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 15 mobsAnomalocaris, Arandaspis, Coelacanth, Dodo, Estemmenosuchus, Horseshoe Crab, Jakapil, Lizamber and 7 more. Creatures with their own name and a spawn egg or drops of their own.
- 3 enchantmentsIntuition, Miner and Tetrachromat.
- 170 recipes
- 22 advancements
- 12 loot tables
- 29 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creators
- REAPERR and MonkeyBiznec
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 102K
- Created
- 1 Nov 2025
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.1 latest file, for a recent version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found6 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found422 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 60 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file800 code files read
Compatibility
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 7 a month now, 0 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
75 modpacks include Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience! in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Jurassic Terror - A horror jurassic experience114K downloadslast version with it 27 Apr 2026
Fallen World - Prehistoric Corruption52K downloadslast version with it 11 Jan 2026
Primal Apocalypse36K downloadslast version with it 5 Nov 2025
Arcanto Mythical III6.8K downloadslast version with it 18 Mar 2026
Primitive War - Immersive Dinosaur Horror Experience6K downloadslast version with it 5 Jul 2026
The Days Of Dinos - A Prehistoric Adventure5.7K downloadslast version with it 30 Jan 2026
New World: Survival’s Endless March4.7K downloadslast version with it 19 Nov 2025
More mobs3K downloadslast version with it 1 Mar 2026
Jurassic technology reborn and dinosaurs2.5K downloadslast version with it 8 Mar 2026
Survival Dinosaur Dragons1.9K downloadslast version with it 30 Apr 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!. Share: how many of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience! also have that mod.
Alex's CavesCModin 64% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
Essential ModBModin 48% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
Mowzie's MobsBModin 47% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 47% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
AmendmentsAModin 45% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
BlueprintAModin 45% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 44% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
The Dawn Era (DISCONTINUED)-Modin 43% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 43% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!
L_Ender's CataclysmBModin 41% of the modpacks with Ancient Nature | A Prehistoric Experience!Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.