Fossils
Everything about digging fossils in Prehistoric Farm: finding dig sites on offshore islands, timing the green meter, upgrading your shovel, and completing each period's set. Start with the excavation overview, then get precise about timing, sites, gear, and set completion for the DNA Lab trade.
Articles and Guides
How Fossil Excavation Works
The complete excavation loop: where dig sites appear, how hold-and-release works, and what each dig can yield.
Read moreFossil Sets: Complete a Set and Trade It for an Egg
How the collection menu counts each period's pieces, when a set counts as complete, and where to trade it.
Read moreDigging Timing: Time the Meter for a Better Find
Release in the green for a better find: how the timing meter reacts and what observed digs show.
Read moreDig Sites: Where to Find Them and Start Digging
Dig sites sit on offshore islands, not at spawn \u2014 reach them by boat and start digging the right way.
Read moreShovel: How to Get It and Dig Fossils
Which shovel tier digs on which island, what the bronze upgrade costs, and how digging works once equipped.
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