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    Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical

    Mod

    Bring prehistoric creatures back by uncovering fossils and using time rituals.

    Download

    Files come from Modrinth and CurseForge servers.

    marvelous_menagerie-0.4.1-BETA.jar Beta

    Released 4 Mar 2026 · 8.3 MB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

    Download
    C66/ 100
    Security
    Passed
    Privacy
    None found
    Runs on
    Client and server
    Loaders
    Forge
    Minecraft versions
    Minecraft 1.20.1
    • OverviewC
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityMinecraft 1.20.1
    • ModpacksIn 55
    • ReleasesLatest 4 Mar
    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade C

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Security checks passed

    Points lost

    • No release in 8 months−6 points
    • Many modpacks removed it−5 points
    • First release only 10 months ago−5 points
    • Releases in only 3 of the last 24 months−4 points
    • No public issue tracker−3 points
    • Under 5 million downloads−1 point
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      10 points lost17 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 months ago (4 Mar 2026). 43 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 48% of these points. 6 / 12
      Supports 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 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 6

    • Stability

      5 points lost17 / 22
      Removed 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.10 of the 40 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (25%) See the 10 modpacks5 / 10
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 5 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (20%) 7 / 7
      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.1 known conflict, but it does not count in the grade See the known conflict5 / 5

    • Transparency

      3 points lost7 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · VoidArkana/MarvelousMenagerieParadoxical 7 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3

    • Popularity

      1 point lost3 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.96,223 3 / 4

    • Track record

      5 points lost3 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10 months, 5 releases 3 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File 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
    Total66 / 100

    47.2 of the 71 points that apply = 66 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.

    Images

    • Doedicurus
    • School of Arandaspis
    • Dawn Horses
    • Steller's Sea Cow breaching
    • Josephoartigasia
    • Elephant Birds
    • Time Ritual
    • Apthoroblattina
    • Ruined Altar
    • Falcatus
    • Borealopelta
    • Dodos
    • Anomalocaris
    • Ophthalmosaurus
    • Trilobites
    • Flubbers
    • Fossils
    • Time Abominations
    • Thylacines
    • Sigillaria
    • Prototaxites
    • Calamites

    About

    Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical is a standalone mod that lets players revive prehistoric creatures through magical time rifts and build a park populated by them. Players use a Paleontology Toolkit and Paleonomicon to uncover fossils in a timed minigame, then face foes from natural Time Fractures and gather resources to build an altar for summoning creatures. Its creatures span examples such as trilobites, Anomalocaris, Ophthalmosaurus, thylacines, elephant birds, and dodos, while Time Abominations emerge as hostile threats. After summoning at least two creatures, players can begin repopulating them to grow their prehistoric park.

    Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Changes the game's code in 3 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 2 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen. and Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting..

    Adds:

    • 250 blocksAnomalocaris Egg, Borealopelta Egg, Breccia, Breccia Bricks, Breccia Bricks Slab, Breccia Bricks Stairs, Breccia Bricks Wall, Embedded Breccia Fossil and 242 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
    • 114 itemsBucket of Anomalocaris, Anomalocaris Eye Lens, Anomalocaris Sclerite, Anomalocaris Spawn Egg, Anomalous Goggles, Bucket of Arandaspis, Arandaspis Fossil, Arandaspis Spawn Egg and 106 more. Items with their own name, not counting blocks, checked against the item files.
    • 25 mobsAnomalocaris, Arandaspis, Beholder, Borealopelta, Chud, Dawn Horse, Diplocaulus, Dodo and 17 more. Creatures with their own name and a spawn egg or drops of their own.
    • 1 structureRuined Altar.
    • 2 enchantmentsCambrian Vision and Infernal Vision.
    • 373 recipes
    • 50 advancements
    • 47 loot tables
    • 72 sounds

    Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.

    Replaces 1 of vanilla Minecraft's advancements.

    Details

    Creators
    VoidArkana and Idominous_rex
    License
    Custom license
    Downloads
    96K
    Created
    29 Dec 2025
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code , Discord

    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. 1 file in your config folder.

    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 · The latest file checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • 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
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.
      Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
    • 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 · Its one file read
    • 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
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.
      Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.

    AI

    No sign so far that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.

    We have not read its code history yet.

    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 · 6 places read
    • 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.
      No AI content or AI features declared.
    • Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.
      Not read yet
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found
      10 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 found
      1,043 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 found
      40 of 156 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 file
      462 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 5 files
    Forge
    1.201.2126.126.3

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    LanguagesThe languages the text in the game is available in, from the language files of its latest files we checked. A language file can translate only part of the text.English and 简体中文
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.It has no file for Minecraft versions newer than 1.20.1. Many recently updated mods still support 1.20.1.

    Known conflicts

    These projects do not work together with Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical: their authors or Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical's author say so. If you install both, the game can crash or some features can stop working. Some of them do the same job as Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical, so you only need one.

    ProjectTypeDownloadsDeclared by
    Marvelous Menagerie (DISCONTINUED)Mod233K downloadsdeclared by Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical

    Related projects

    Projects that need Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical to work.

    ProjectTypeDownloadsGrade
    Marvelous SpeciesCMod10K downloadsFossil MenagerieBData pack200 downloads"Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical" RusificatorCResource pack32 downloads

    Modpacks using this project

    Find modpacks with it

    55 modpacks include Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Terramity Awakened - A Calamity Experience!54K downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2026Fallen World - Prehistoric Corruption51K downloadslast version with it 13 Feb 2026Mythcraft Unleashed17K downloadslast version with it 5 Jul 2026Primitive War - Immersive Dinosaur Horror Experience5.9K downloadslast version with it 5 Jul 2026CHAOSCRAFT5.4K downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2026Beartopia5.3K downloadslast version with it 20 Feb 2026Jurassic era2.5K downloadslast version with it 4 May 2026Jurassic technology reborn and dinosaurs2.4K downloadslast version with it 8 Mar 2026New World - Legends 2.3K downloadslast version with it 27 Jul 2026Weenie Hut NEO2.1K downloadslast version with it 30 May 2026
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical. Share: how many of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    Alex's CavesCModin 71% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalBlueprintAModin 60% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalMowzie's MobsBModin 58% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalEssential ModBModin 56% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalL_Ender's CataclysmBModin 55% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalAmendmentsAModin 53% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalIron's Spells 'n SpellbooksAModin 45% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalExplorer's CompassAModin 45% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalSodium Dynamic LightsCModin 45% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: ParadoxicalAttributeFixAModin 44% of the modpacks with Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical
    1 to 10 of 30123

    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.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    1.20.1·Forge0.4.1-BETA0.4.1-BETA · marvelous_menagerie-0.4.1-BETA.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    5 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge0.4.1-BETA0.4.1-BETA · marvelous_menagerie-0.4.1-BETA.jar (main file)Beta·4 Mar 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 8.3 MB
    1.20.1·Forge0.4-BETA0.4-BETA · marvelous_menagerie-0.4-BETA.jar (main file)Beta·1 Mar 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 8.3 MB
    1.20.1·Forge0.3-BETA0.3-BETA · marvelous_menagerie-0.3-BETA.jar (main file)Beta·20 Jan 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 7.7 MB
    1.20.1·Forge0.2-BETA0.2-BETA · marvelous_menagerie-0.2-BETA.jar (main file)Beta·20 Jan 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 7.7 MB
    1.20.1·Forge0.1-BETA0.1-BETA · marvelous_menagerie-0.1-BETA.jar (main file)Beta·30 Dec 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 7.6 MB

    Quick fixes

    In the last 2 years, 1 release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.

    See them, newest first
    • marvelous_menagerie-0.3-BETA.jar20 Jan 2026Changelog Fixes Fixed a critical crash regarding Fractures…