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Giants of the Cretaceous

by dr_korz · for Minecraft

This project adds unique dinosaur ecosystem, as well as some equipment and vehicles crafted with dinosaur materials.

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About Giants of the Cretaceous

From Modrinth

This project adds unique dinosaur ecosystem, as well as some equipment and vehicles crafted with dinosaur materials.

All dinosaur models

The modification adds dinosaurs to minecraft. However, they are not bloodthirsty monsters or fossils that you need to revive. Predators attack their prey only when they are hungry, herbivores fight back, dinosaur nests and bones can be found all over the world. Each creature has unique custom model, texture and animations. Moreover, there is plenty of equipment, and some weapons have their custom models.

For now, the mod has no in-game documentation, so let me introduce some key features and mechanics. Also I recommend to install JEI, since there are lot of recipes, and some of them are not that obvious :)

Dinosaurs

You can meet them always everywhere. For now, there are 11 species (not all of them are dinosaurus, however). Some of them are herbivores, which means they won't attack anyone until someone attacks them. Others are carnivores. Each minute a carnivore creature becomes hungry and kills one prey. After that, the creature's hunger is satisfied for a minute, and it becomes neutral.

Moreover, most of the creatures has unique abilities to use when attacked. Each ability has a cooldown of 15 seconds. Finally, all the creatures are tameable and breedable. When bred, they lay eggs, except the aquatic ones. Now I'd like to present you these creatures in alphabetical order.

When riding a creature, you can use its ability (if it has one) by pressing R. You can also attack nearby enemies by pressing B.

Amargasaurus

Amargasaurus

A huge herbivorous sauropod with beautiful crests. Spawns in forests and meadows. Rideable.

Tame food: Herbivorous Treat

Ability: Stomp. Breaks nearest blocks and deals a lot of damage to nearby enemies

Drop: Amargasaurus Spike, Dinosaur Hide & Meat

Connected Weapon: Amargasaurus Trident (hits all enemies in 2x2 area)

Archelon

Archelon

A giant carnivorous aquaitc turtle. Rideable.

Tame food: Tropical Fish

Ability: no ability

Drop: Archelon Shell, Giant Lungs (use underwater to replenish oxygen; it slowly repairs on air)

Connected Weapon:: no weapon

Deinocheirus

Deinocheirus

Though peaceful-looking, this giant theropod is predator. Spawns in forests and meadows. Rideable.

Tame food: Honey Block

Ability: Overpower. Deals 3 rapid attacks using its giant hands

Drop: Deinocheirus Hand, Dinosaur Fur & Meat

Connected Weapon: Deinocheirus Saw (can be used both for combat and cutting trees)

Mosasaurus

Mosasaurus

The ultimate oceanic predator which even archelons are afraid of. Rideable.

Tame food: Carnivorous Treat

Ability: no ability

Drop: Mosasaurus Fin, Giant Lungs

Connected Weapon: no weapon

Nanuqsaurus

Nanuqsaurus

Carnivorous theropod which lives in cold snowy biomes. Its attacks applies Polar Touch effect which slows down entities attack speed and prohibits health regeneration. Rideable.

Tame food: Carnivorous Treat

Ability: passively applies Polar Touch when attacks

Drop: Nanuqsaurus Claw, Dinosaur Fur & Meat

Connected Weapon: Nanuqsaurus Blade (applies Polar Touch on hit)

Pachyrinosaurus

Pachyrinosaurus

Herbivorous ceratopsian living in cold biomes. When defending, it knocks back the enemies. Rideable.

Tame food: Herbivorous Treat

Ability: passively knock backs the enemies

Drop: Pachyrinosaurus Wart, Horn & Collar, Dinosaur Hide & Meat

Connected Weapon: Pachyrinosaurus Shield (when blocking, applies Thyreophora Grace; deals damage to enemies who attack the owner), Pachyrinosaurus Maul (mines 3x3 and has extra knockback)

Protoceratops

Protoceratops

Smalll herbivorous ceratopsian living in arid biomes.

Tame food: Herbivorous Treat

Ability: no ability

Drop: Protoceratops Collar, Dinosaur Hide & Meat

Connected Weapon: Protoceratops Shield (when blocking, applies Thyreophora Grace)

Quetzalcoatlus

Quetzalcoatlus

Giant pterosaurus living in coastal areas. Carnivorous. Well, it flies, and you can take advantage of it. Rideable.

Tame food: Carnivorous Treat

Ability: Flight (hold SPACE to fly up)

Drop: Quetzalcoatlus Crest, Membrane & Finger

Connected Weapon: Quetzalcoatlus Halberd (use it to give temporary Slow Falling effect)

Saurolophus

Saurolophus

Herbivorous dinosaurus. Spawns in plains and savannas. Rideable.

Tame food: Herbivorous Treat

Ability: Trumpet. Applies Stun to nearby enemies (this effects prohibits to move and attack)

Drop: Saurolophus Horn (right click to use Trumpet by yourself), Dinosaur Hide & Meat

Connected Weapon: no weapon

Tarbosaurus

Tarbosaurus

That's why you are here, right? As cool as TRex, this carnivorous theropod lives in plains and savannas. Rideable.

Tame food: Carnivorous Treat

Ability: Roar. Applies Fear to nearby enemies (this effects prohibits to move and attack)

Drop: Tarbosaurus Tooth, Dinosaur Hide & Meat

Read the full description on Modrinth →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 4 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.11.

Loaders

Runs on NeoForge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Giants of the Cretaceous on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
NeoForge
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.0.1, released 2026-01-16

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
NeoForge1.21.8 to 1.21.11 (4 versions)1.21.11

From 2 recorded builds of Giants of the Cretaceous.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.0.12026-01-161.21.8 to 1.21.11 (4 versions)NeoForge
1.0.02026-01-101.21.8 to 1.21.11 (4 versions)NeoForge

Run Giants of the Cretaceous on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Vehicles & ships

Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Giants of the Cretaceous as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
NeoForge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.11 and 3 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-03Open ↗
  • ✓Authordr_korz, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree

Giants of the Cretaceous, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Giants of the Cretaceous?

Modrinth lists Giants of the Cretaceous as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

NeoForge.

Is it free?

Yes. Giants of the Cretaceous is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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