Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains of a prehistoric plant or animal, encased in rock over thousands of years. They exist as items in the Animal Crossing series, and up to 5 are generated each day at 6 AM, the quantity depending on weather and the game. They are buried under starfish-shaped cracks and must be dug up with a shovel.

Fossils remain as a blue piece of rock with an ammonite and stars engraved on them (i.e. "Unidentified") until assessed. In Animal Crossing, fossils must be mailed to the Faraway Museum for identification. In Wild World, Blathers is authorized to identify fossils, and continues to do so in later games.

Fossils are one of the collections in the Museum. In Wild World, there are 52 fossils to be collected. In New Leaf, there are 67 fossils. Unidentified fossils count as trash items in all games except New Leaf, where they can be sold for 100 Bells at Re-Tail.

On average, players can find three fossils in their town per day, provided there is enough space for them to spawn. In New Leaf, four fossils tend to spawn each day. Other items such as pitfall seeds may also be buried underground.

Fossils as Furniture Items[]

Fossils may also be displayed in one's house and provide large boosts for HRA scoring. Standalone fossils (trilobite, egg, amber, etc.) provide small boosts, skulls provide a big boost, and a completed skeleton gives the highest boost. As furniture, all fossils are either Old School (Wild World), Retro (City Folk), or Quirky (New Leaf, excluding stand-alone fossils which have no theme or genre).

Cyrus in New Leaf will accept completed fossil sets and will turn them into mini-models for use in the home. Mini-models take only one square and can be displayed on a table.

Multi-part Fossils[]

Name	Sell Price	HRA Points	Feng Shui	Game(s)
Ankylosaurus
Ankylo Skull	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Ankylo Tail	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Ankylo Torso	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Apatosaurus
Apato Skull	5,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Apato Tail	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Apato Torso	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Archelon
Archelon Skull	4,000	?	?	NL
Archelon Torso	3,500	?	?	NL
Dimetrodon
Dimetrodon Skull	5,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Dimetrodon Tail	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Dimetrodon Torso	5,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Diplodocus
Diplo Chest	4,500	?	?	NL
Diplo Hip	4,000	?	?	NL
Diplo Neck	4,000	?	?	NL
Diplo Skull	5,000	?	?	NL
Diplo Tail	4,500	?	?	NL
Ichthyosaur
Icthyo Skull	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL
Icthyo Torso	2,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL
Iguanodon
Iguanodon Skull	4,800	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Iguanodon Tail	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Iguanodon Torso	3,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Mammoth
Mammoth Skull	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Mammoth Torso	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Megacerops
Megacerops Skull	4,500	?	?	NL
Megacerops Torso	3,500	?	?	NL
Megacerops Tail	3,000	?	?	NL
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachy Skull	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Pachy Tail	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Pachy Torso	3,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Parasaurolophus
Parasaur Skull	3,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Parasaur Tail	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Parasaur Torso	3,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Plesiosaur
Plesio Neck	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Plesio Skull	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Plesio Torso	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Pteranodon
Ptera Body	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW
Ptera Left Wing	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Ptera Right Wing	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Ptera Skull	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Sabretooth Tiger
Sabretooth Skull	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Sabretooth Torso	2,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Seismosaur
Seismo Chest	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF
Seismo Hip	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF
Seismo Skull	5,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF
Seismo Tail	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	WW, CF
Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus Skull	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	NL
Spinosaurus Tail	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	NL
Spinosaurus Torso	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	NL
Stegosaurus
Stego Skull	5,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Stego Tail	4,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Stego Torso	5,400	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Styracosaurus
Styraco Skull	3,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL
Styraco Tail	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL
Styraco Torso	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL
Triceratops
Tricera Skull	5,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Tricera Tail	4,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Tricera Torso	5,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Tyrannosaurus Rex
T-Rex Skull	6,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
T-Rex Tail	5,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
T-Rex Torso	5,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	AC, WW, CF, NL
Velociraptor
Raptor Skull	3,000	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL
Raptor Torso	2,500	1,000	Brown (x2)	CF, NL

Standalone Fossils[]

AC, WW, CF, NL

Name	Sell Price	HRA Points	Feng Shui	Game(s)
Acanthostega	2,000	300	Beige/Brown	NH
Amber	1,200	300	Orange/Brown
Ammonite	1,100	300	Gray/Brown
Anomalocaris	2,000	300	Black/Gray	NH
Archaeopteryx	1,300	300	Brown (x2)	WW, CF, NL
Coprolite	1,100	300	Gray/Brown	CF, NL
Dino Droppings	1,100	300	Gray/Brown	WW
Dinosaur Egg	1,400	300	Gray/Brown	AC, WW, CF, NL
Dinosaur Track	1,000	300	Gray/Brown	AC, WW, CF, NL
Dunkleosteus	3,500	300	Gray/Brown	NH
Eusthenopteron	2,000	300	Brown	NH
Fern Fossil	1,000	300	Gray/Brown	WW, CF, NL
Juramaia	1,500	300	Beige/Brown	NH
Myllokunmingia	1,500	300	Gray/Brown	NH
Peking Man	1,100	300	Gray/Brown	WW, CF, NL
Shark Tooth	1,000	300	Gray/Brown	WW, CF, NL
Trilobite	1,300	300	Gray/Brown	AC, WW, CF, NL, NH

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In Animal Crossing[]

In City Folk[]

In New Leaf[]

In New Horizons[]

Trivia[]

At the Flea Market, fossils can be sold at very, very high prices; some can reach prices of 10,000 Bells or more. This is far more profitable than selling them at either Tom Nook's Store (Re-Tail in New Leaf) or one of the Nookling Stores.