If you have Fossil Mining loaded with Legacy, an extra room will be added below the Gallery of Natural Science to house the fossils found with this mod. The entrance to the room is found by the supplies cabinet in one end of the gallery.
Tiers
The fossils are divided into different tiers:
Tier One
Adds the most commonly found fossils irl. This is the most common tier of fossils you'll find, ones that any beginner can find easily. This tier includes smaller, more indistinct fossils, such as bone and eggshell fragments and pieces of fossilized coral.
Tier Two
Adds fossils a beginner would have trouble finding on their own, but could easily find sold at a fair price. This tier includes fossilized shells, amber, trilobites and more.
Tier Three
Adds fossils a beginner almost certainly wouldn't find, and would have difficulty finding for sale at an affordable price (unless they're faked!) This tier includes fossilized eggs, skulls, claws, teeth, and more.
Tier Four
This tier is the rarest, comprised of fossils that would be (and are, since they're based on real fossils) considered national treasures if found, and includes large, distinct, unique fossils, such as an entire nest, the well-known Fighting Dinosaurs fossil (here named Fighting Saurians, along with many other renamed fossils, so as to not conflict with lore) and more. You will likely need to mine every ore in vanilla Skyrim for a shot at finding all of these rare fossils.
Crystal Tier
In the geodes found in Blackreach, you may find extra rare crystallized fossils among the normal possibilities. These fossils were crystallized over time and can only be found in geodes (in Blackreach or in the special geodes found in Dragonborn).
Volcanic Area Exclusives
When mining heartstone deposits on Solsthiem or any mining deposit around the hot springs tundra area of Skyrim, you have a chance of finding a few extra special rare fossils among the normal possibilities.
Fossil Excavation Sites
These special dig sites can be found around the tundra hot springs and will yield 2 guaranteed fossil drops each time they are found; one on Tier 1 or above and one on Tier 2 or above. These very rare spots will also refresh after 30 in-game days to allow further digging.
Below is a list of all displays from outer to inner, left to right.
Wall-aligned Displays
Display Group 1 |
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| Gulping Fish Fossil |
| Small Saurian Fossil |
| Gliding Saurian Fossil |
| Small Primitive Cliffracer Fossil |
| Venomous Feathered Saurian Fossil |
| Ancient Horse Fossil (Drowned Ancient Horse Fossil) |
| Young Primitive Horse Fossil (Primitive Horse Fossil) |
| Crystallized Scale Impression (Crystal Tier) |
| Crystallized Beetle Fossil (Crystal Tier) |
| Opalized Grass |
| Crystallized Shell (Crystal Tier) |
| Crystallized Ammonite Fossil (Crystal Tier) |
| Crystallized Tooth (Crystal Tier) |
Display Group 2 |
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| Primitive Deer Fossil |
| Ancient Cliffracer Fossil (Tier Four) |
| Fossilized Clutch (Tier Three) |
Colossal Crocodile Display |
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| Colossal Crocodile Fossil |
Display Group 3 |
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| Large Reptile Fossil |
| Frilled Saurian Fossil |
| Longfish Fossil |
| Bird-Hipped Saurian Fossil |
| Ancient Lizard Fossil (Tier Four) |
Display Group 4 |
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| Fossilized Shoal (Tier Two) |
| Feathered Fossil (Tier Four) |
| Primitive Hedgehog Fossil |
| Fern Fossil (Tier Two) |
| Primitive Squirrel Fossil |
| Carnivorous Mammal Fossil |
| Ancient Mammal Fossil (Tier Three) |
| Fossilized Bone Fragment (Tier One) |
Spearmouth Display |
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| Ancient Spearmouth (Facing Right) |
| Ancient Spearmouth (Facing Left) |
Display Group 5 |
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| Fossilized Footprint (Tier Three) |
| Fossilized Sea Bed (Tier Two) |
| Small Reptile Fossil |
| Fossilized Fish (Tier Three) |
| Tiny Fish Fossil (Tier One) |
| Dragonfly Fossil (Tier Two) |
| Palm Flower and Fish Fossil |
| Small Plated Saurian Fossil |
| Fallen Leaves Fossil |
| Fossilized Skull (Tier Three) |
Display Group 6 |
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| Swimming Lizard Fossil |
| Ancient Horse Fossil |
| Fighting Saurians Fossil (Tier Four) |
| Bipedal Mammal Fossil |
| Incomplete Saurian Fossil |
| Large Cliffracer Fossil |
Display Group 7 |
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| Complete Saurian Fossil |
| Tyrant Lizard Fossil |
Display Group 8 |
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| Fossil Rock (Tier One) |
| Fossilized Nest (Tier Four) |
| Petrified Wood |
| Small Fossilized Stem (Tier One) |
| Small Fossilized Coral (Tier One) |
| Amber (Tier Two) |
| Fossilized Nautilus Shell (Fossilized Shell) (Tier Two) |
| Ammonite Fossil (Tier Two) |
| Fossilized Egg (Tier Three) |
Display Group 9 |
|---|
| Giant Dragonfly Fossil |
| Darkwing Fossil |
| Incomplete Fossil |
| Small Feathered Saurian Fossil |
| Ancient Bird Fossil |
| Feathered Saurian Fossil |
| Primitive Birds Fossils |
| Fossilized Tooth (Tier Three) |
| Fossilized Eggshell (Tier One) |
| Fossilized Claw (Tier Three) |
| Embedded Small Trilobite (Fossilized Trilobite) (Tier Two) |
| Embedded Small Trilobite |
| Fossilized Bird Print (Tier One) |
| Fossilized Shark Tooth (Tier One) |
| Small Fossilized Sabre Cat Print |
Center Displays
Floor Display |
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| Ancient Carnivore Fossil (Tier Four) |
| Sea Creature Fossil |
| Large Beaked Saurian Fossil |
| Duck-Billed Saurian Fossil |
| River Crocodile Fossil |
| Primitive Amphibian Fossil |
Wooden Display Stand 2 |
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| Crested Avian Fossil |
| Diving Bird Fossil |
| Primitive Shrew Fossil |
| Cyrilavis (Small Bird Fossil) |
| Fossilized Fish (Small Fish Fossil) |
| Horseshoe Crab Fossil |
| Primitive Alligator Fossil (Tier Three) |
| Mummified Bird Fossil |
| Ancient Alligator Fossil (Tier Three) |
| Bat Fossil (Tier Three) |
| Bony Fish Fossil |
| Sprawled Bird Fossil |
Dragon Welp Display |
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| Dragon Welp Fossilized Skeleton (Fossilized Dragon Skeleton) (Tier Three) |
Wooden Display Stand 4 |
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| Primitive Cliffracer Fossil (Tier Three) |
| Colorful Bird Fossil |
| Beetle Fossil (Tier One) |
| Hatchling Bird Fossil |
| Cricket Fossil |
| Swimming Reptile Fossil |
| Primitive Bat Fossil |
| Climbing Reptile Fossil |
| Moss Fossil (Tier Two) |
| Shrimp Fossil |
| Two-Headed Lizard Fossil |
| Spoonwing Fossil |
| Juvenile Bird Fossil |
| Redwood Tree Cone Fossil |
| Swimming Ray-finned Fish Fossil (Tier Two) |
| Starfish Fossil (Tier One) |
| Giant Wasp Fossil |
SPOILER list - How to get all items
All fossils are found randomly when mining. The only exception is the Fossilized Dragon Skeleton, which is crafted from eight fossils at a forge.
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