Nether fossils are fossils that generate in soul sand valleys.
Generation[]
Nether fossils generate randomly throughout the Nether in soul sand valleys.
Structure[]
Nether fossils are composed of 5 to 27 bone blocks. Unlike Overworld 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 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_2
|
A horizontal sternum. |
10 Bone Block |
 |
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 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_7
|
Three sets of large ribs. |
18 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_8
|
One large rib. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_9
|
Three ascending sets of medium ribs. |
15 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_10
|
One large rib. |
 | |
nether_fossils/fossil_11
|
Medium ribcage structure. |
24 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_12
|
Medium ribcage structure. |
11 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_13
|
Three large ribs. |
17 Bone Block |
 |
nether_fossils/fossil_14
|
Large ribcage structure. |
26 Bone Block |
 |
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2019 | Nether fossils are shown unnamed as part of the 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[]
Issues relating to "Nether Fossil" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- Nether fossils are one of the three 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.