Fossils (New Horizons)

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Fossils are a recurring class of collectables in New Horizons. These can be collected by digging up X shapes on the ground with a shovel. In New Horizons, the total number of fossils is 73, up from 67 in New Leaf.

When donating a fossil, or if the player has an assessed fossil in their inventory, they can ask Blathers to give a "short presentation" on the animal that fossil belongs to. When displayed in the museum, the fossils are now arranged along an evolutionary tree pattern, showing just how far back each fossil is in relation to the others, and the relationships between the animals.

List of fossils

Stand-alone fossils
Name Image Price Acanthostega 2,000 Bells Amber 1,200 Bells Ammonite 1,100 Bells Anomalocaris 2,000 Bells Archaeopteryx 1,300 Bells Australopith 1,100 Bells Coprolite 1,100 Bells Dinosaur track 1,000 Bells Dunkleosteus 3,500 Bells Eusthenopteron 2,000 Bells Juramaia 1,000 Bells Myllokunmingia 1,500 Bells Shark-tooth pattern 1,000 Bells Trilobite 1,300 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Ankylosaurus
	Ankylo skull		3,500 Bells
	Ankylo torso		3,000 Bells
	Ankylo tail		2,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Archelon
	Archelon skull		4,000 Bells
	Archelon tail		3,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Brachiosaurus
	Brachio skull		6,000 Bells
	Brachio chest		5,500 Bells
	Brachio pelvis		5,000 Bells
	Brachio tail		5,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Deinonychus
	Deinony torso		3,000 Bells
	Deinony tail		2,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Dimetrodon
	Dimetrodon skull		5,500 Bells
	Dimetrodon torso		5,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Diplodocus
	Diplo skull		5,000 Bells
	Diplo neck		4,500 Bells
	Diplo chest		4,000 Bells
	Diplo pelvis		4,500 Bells
	Diplo tail		5,000 Bells
	Diplo tail tip		4,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Iguanodon
	Iguanodon skull		4,000 Bells
	Iguanodon torso		3,500 Bells
	Iguanodon tail		3,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Mammoth
	Mammoth skull		3,000 Bells
	Mammoth torso		2,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Megacerops
	Megacero skull		4,500 Bells
	Megacero torso		3,500 Bells
	Megacero tail		3,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Megaloceros
	Left megalo side		4,000 Bells
	Right megalo side		5,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Ophthalmosaurus
	Ophthalmo skull		2,500 Bells
	Ophthalmo torso		2,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Pachycephalosaurus
	Pachy skull		4,000 Bells
	Pachy tail		3,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Parasaurolophus
	Parasaur skull		3,500 Bells
	Parasaur torso		3,000 Bells
	Parasaur tail		2,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Plesiosaurus
	Plesio skull		4,000 Bells
	Plesio tail		4,500 Bells
	Plesio torso		4,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Pteranodon
	Right ptera wing		4,500 Bells
	Ptera body		4,000 Bells
	Left ptera wing		4,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Quetzalcoatlus
	Right quetzal wing		5,000 Bells
	Quetzal torso		4,500 Bells
	Left quetzal wing		5,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Sabertooth tiger
	Sabertooth skull		2,500 Bells
	Sabertooth tail		2,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Spinosaurus
	Spino skull		4,000 Bells
	Spino torso		5,000 Bells
	Spino tail		2,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Stegosaurus
	Stego skull		5,000 Bells
	Stego torso		4,500 Bells
	Stego tail		4,000 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Triceratops
	Tricera skull		5,500 Bells
	Tricera torso		5,000 Bells
	Tricera tail		4,500 Bells

	Name	Image	Price
	Tyrannosaurus rex
	T. rex skull		6,000 Bells
	T. rex torso		5,500 Bells
	T. rex tail		5,000 Bells

Trivia

• When sold at Nook's Cranny, a complete collection of fossils is worth 261,600 Bells.
• Unassessed fossils sell at Nook's Cranny for 100 Bells.