About Giants of the Cretaceous
From ModrinthThis project adds unique dinosaur ecosystem, as well as some equipment and vehicles crafted with dinosaur materials.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Highlights
From source dataGame 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
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.21.8 to 1.21.11 (4 versions) | 1.21.11 |
From 2 recorded builds of Giants of the Cretaceous.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | 2026-01-16 | 1.21.8 to 1.21.11 (4 versions) | NeoForge |
| 1.0.0 | 2026-01-10 | 1.21.8 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 catalogVehicles & ships
Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth 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












