{{about|fossils found in soul sand valley|the similar features generated in the Overworld|Fossil}}
{{Infobox structure
|image = Nether fossil 1.png
|biome={{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}
|blocks={{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
}}

'''Nether fossils''' are fossils that generate in [[soul sand valley]]s.

== Generation ==
Nether fossils generate randomly throughout the Nether in [[soul sand valley]]s.

== Structure == 
{{Main|/Structure}}
Nether fossils are composed of 5 to 27 [[bone block]]s. Unlike regular [[fossil]]s, they do not have a lowered [[Structure Block#Load|structure integrity]] and no blocks are replaced with [[Coal Ore|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 {{code|[[minecraft.jar]]/data/minecraft/structures/nether_fossils}}.

There are 14 different variants of nether fossils:

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! scope="col" style="width: 200px" | Structure name
! scope="col" style="width: 200px" | Description
! scope="col" style="width: 200px" | Consists of
! scope="col" style="width: 250px" | Images
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_1</code>
|Small ribs.
|
10 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 1.png|center|220px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_2</code>
|A horizontal sternum.
|
10 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 2.png|center|200px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_3</code>
|Small partial ribcage.
|
6 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 3.png|center|120px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_4</code>
|Small ribcage structure.
|
6 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 4.png|center|100px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_5</code>
|One medium rib.
|
5 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 5.png|center|80px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_6</code>
|Large ribcage structure.
|
21 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 6.png|center|220px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_7</code>
|Three sets of large ribs.
|
18 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 7.png|center|200px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_8</code>
|One large rib.
|
6 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 8.png|center|100px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_9</code>
|Three ascending sets of medium ribs.
|
15 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 9.png|center|200px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_10</code>
|One large rib.
|
8 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 10.png|center|100px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_11</code>
| Medium ribcage structure.
|
24 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 11.png|center|220px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_12</code>
|Medium ribcage structure.
|
11 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 12.png|center|180px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_13</code>
|Three large ribs.
|
17 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 13.png|center|180px]]
|-
|<code>nether_fossils/fossil_14</code>
|Large ribcage structure.
|
26 {{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
|
[[File:Nether fossil 14.png|center|220px]]
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{el|je}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Structure type
|displayname=Nether Fossil
|spritetype=env
|nameid=nether_fossil
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Structure
|displayname=Nether Fossil
|spritetype=env
|nameid=nether_fossil
|foot=1}}

{{IN|be}}, nether fossils are not a structure.

=== Config ===
{{el|java}}:
{{/Config}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{ytl|OZqNaEX8208&t|t=2h13m39s}}|Nether fossils shown unnamed as part of [[soul sand valley]] biome at [[Minecon 2019]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Added nether fossils.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|Nether fossils can now be located with {{cmd|locate}}.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Added nether fossils.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}
== Trivia ==

* Nether fossils are one of the 3 [[generated structures]] that never generate with loot chests (the others being [[swamp hut]]s and [[ocean monument]]s).
* Nether fossils do not have [[coal ore]] (or [[deepslate diamond ore]]) variants like Overworld [[fossil]]s.
*Interestingly, while Overworld fossils are considered [[feature]]s like Trees, Nether fossils are considered [[structure]]s instead.
*If it is in the 0,0 chunk, it can be used to find the rough [[Stronghold]] location

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Soul sand valley fossil.png|A fossil in a [[Soul Sand Valley|soul sand valley]].
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Generated structures]]
* [[Fossil]]

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox generated structures}}

[[de:Netherfossil]]
[[es:Fósil del Nether]]
[[fr:Fossile du Nether]]
[[ja:ネザーの化石]]
[[ko:네더 화석]]
[[lzh:焱界龍骨]]
[[pl:Netherowa skamielina]]
[[pt:Fóssil do Nether]]
[[ru:Ископаемые останки Нижнего мира]]
[[uk:Незерські копалини]]
[[zh:下界化石]]