Editing Fossil

{{Infobox Counts
 | type    = Fossils
 | image   = [[File:NH Museum Fossil Exhibit.jpg|275px]]
 | caption = The fossil exhibit of the museum in {{NH|nolink}}
 | total   = 43
 | gen1    = 12 (25 individual items)
 | WW      = 24 (52 individual items)
 | CF      = 27 (58 individual items)
 | NL      = 30 (67 individual items)
 | NH      = 35 (73 individual items)
}}
'''Fossils''' are collectible items in the {{SER}} that can be dug up from the ground. They can be donated to the [[museum]], sold, or placed in the player's home as a piece of [[furniture]]. Every day, several fossils appear buried in [[town]]. They are initially unidentified and must be brought to [[Blathers]] (or in the [[First generation|first-generation games]], sent to the [[Farway Museum]]) to reveal exactly which fossil it is.

There are two types of fossils: multi-part fossils that make up the skeletons of larger fossilized animals and standalone fossils that are either smaller fossilized animals or non-animal fossils.

==Appearances==
===In the first-generation games===
[[File:PG Fossil Exhibit.png|thumb|left|The fossil exhibit of the museum in {{PG}}.]]
{{See also|Fossil/First-generation Animal Crossing|label1=List of fossils in the first-generation Animal Crossing games}}
In every [[First generation|first-generation ''Animal Crossing'' game]], there are a total of 25 fossils: 20 multi-part fossils that comprise seven skeletons, and five standalone fossils. Up to five {{I|fossil|PG}}s appear buried in town every day and can spawn in any acre except the ones that contain the [[player house]]s, the [[wishing well]], the [[train station]], the [[lake]], or the [[dump]]. The fossils that appear will not exceed a total of five fossils currently buried in town.

After the player digs up their first fossil, the [[Farway Museum]] sends them a letter, and fossils can then be sent to the Farway Museum for identification. There is no limit to the number of fossils that can be sent to the Farway Museum in one day, but it will only send back three identified fossils each day. The Farway Museum can store up to 30 fossils in a queue to be sent to the player; once this limit is reached, any additional fossils sent to the Farway Museum are lost. In {{DnM+}}, {{PG}}, and {{DnMe+}}, fossils can be donated to the [[museum]].

When placed in the player's house, standalone fossils give 300 [[Happy Home Academy|HRA]] points each, and multi-part fossils give 1,000 points each. Multi-part fossils are treated as a [[set]] and give a point bonus of 3,000 × the number of fossils in the set when completed.
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===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
[[File:WW Fossil Exhibit.png|thumb|right|The fossil exhibit of the museum in {{WW|short|nolink}}.]]
{{See also|Fossil/Wild World|label1=List of fossils in Wild World}}
In {{WW}}, there are a total of 52 fossils: 42 multi-part fossils that comprise 14 skeletons, and 10 standalone fossils. New multi-part fossils include the [[Ankylosaurus|Ankylosaur]], [[Dimetrodon]], [[Iguanodon]], [[Pachycephalosaurus|Pachycephalosaur]], [[Parasaurolophus|Parasaur]], [[Sabertooth Tiger|Sabretooth Tiger]], and [[Seismosaur]]; new standalone fossils include the [[archaeopteryx]], [[Coprolite|dino droppings]], [[fern fossil]], [[Peking Man]], and [[Shark-tooth pattern|shark tooth]]. Additionally, the [[Pteranodon|ptera]] skull has been split into two items: the ptera skull and ptera body.

Three {{I|fossil|WW}}s appear buried in town every day, and they can now be identified directly by [[Blathers]]. After donation, interacting with a completed fossil skeleton's plaque in the museum now lists the fossil's length and geologic period.

All fossils are part of the "old-school" genre. All multi-part fossils have brown as both of their colors, while the standalone ones have either gray, brown, or orange as their first color and brown as their second. When placed in the player's house, standalone fossils give 300 HRA points each, and multi-part fossils give 1,000 points each. Multi-part fossils are treated as a set and give a point bonus of 1,000 × the number of fossils in the set when completed.

One of the possible villager [[hobby|hobbies]] is "dig up fossils". Villagers with this hobby will carry around a shovel outside and sometimes mention fossils in conversation. These villagers can ask the player to bring them a fossil, which they will then display in their [[Villager house|house]].

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
[[File:CF Fossil Exhibit.jpg|thumb|left|The fossil exhibit of the museum in {{CF|short|nolink}}.]]
{{See also|Fossil/City Folk|label1=List of fossils in City Folk}}
In {{CF}}, there are a total of 58 fossils: 48 multi-part fossils that comprise 17 skeletons, and 10 standalone fossils. New fossils include the [[Ichthyosaur]], [[Styracosaurus|Styracosaur]], and [[Velociraptor]]. The ptera body is now merged with the ptera skull again. Three {{I|fossil|CF}}s appear buried in town every day.

All fossils are part of the "retro" genre. All multi-part fossils have brown as both of their colors, while the standalone ones have either gray, brown, or orange as their first color and brown as their second. When placed in the player's house, standalone fossils give 300 HRA points each, and multi-part fossils give 1,000 points each. Multi-part fossils are treated as a set and give a point bonus of 1,000 × the number of fossils in the set when completed.

One of the possible villager hobbies is "dig up fossils". Villagers with this hobby will carry around a shovel outside and sometimes mention fossils in conversation. These villagers can ask the player to bring them a fossil, which they will then display in their house.
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
[[File:NL Museum Fossil.png|thumb|right|The fossil exhibit of the museum in {{NL|short|nolink}}.]]
{{See also|Fossil/New Leaf|label1=List of fossils in New Leaf}}
In {{NL}}, there are a total of 67 fossils: 57 multi-part fossils that comprise 20 skeletons, and 10 standalone fossils. New fossils include the [[Archelon]], [[Diplodocus]], [[Megacerops]], and [[Spinosaurus]]. The [[Seismosaur]] from {{CF|short|nolink}} was removed. Four {{I|fossil|NL}}s appear buried in town every day.

All fossils are part of the "historical" genre, and all multi-part fossils are also part of the "Quirky" HHA theme challenge. All multi-part fossils have brown as both of their colors, while the standalone ones have either gray, brown, or orange as their first color and brown as their second. When placed in the player's house, all fossils give 51 HRA points each. Multi-part fossils are treated as a set and give a point bonus of 1,000 × the number of fossils in the set when completed.

Each multi-part fossil set can be given to [[Cyrus]] at [[Re-Tail]] to make a 1×1 furniture model of the set. These fossil models do not appear in the [[catalog]] and are part of the [[model]] HHA [[category]], "historical" genre, and "Antique" and "Quirky" HHA theme challenges. They give 1,351 HHA points when placed in the player's house.

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
[[File:NH Museum Fossil Room 1.jpeg|thumb|left|Several standalone fossils on display in the entrance to the museum's fossil exhibit in {{NH|short|nolink}}.]]
{{See also|Fossil/New Horizons|label1=List of fossils in New Horizons}}
In {{NH}}, there are a total of 73 fossils: 59 multi-part fossils that comprise 21 skeletons, and 14 standalone fossils. New multi-part fossils include the [[Brachiosaurus]], [[Deinonychus]], [[Megaloceros]], [[Ophthalmosaurus]], and [[Quetzalcoatlus]]; new standalone fossils include the [[acanthostega]], [[anomalocaris]], [[australopith]], [[dunkleosteus]], [[eusthenopteron]], [[juramaia]], and [[myllokunmingia]]. The [[Apatosaurus]], [[dinosaur egg]], [[fern fossil]], [[Ichthyosaur]], [[Peking Man]], [[Styracosaurus]], and [[Velociraptor]] from {{NL|short|nolink}} have been removed. Four {{I|fossil|NH}}s appear buried in town every day. There is also a 30% chance of a single fossil appearing on any [[Mystery Island Tour]] island. An unidentified fossil is used in the [[DIY recipes|DIY recipe]] for the {{I|fossil doorplate|NH}}.

There are two [[Nook Miles]] goals related to fossils: Bona Fide Bone Finder!, which is unlocked after a player digs up their first fossil; and Fossil Assessment, which has five stages that are unlocked by having 5, 30, 100, 300, and 500 fossils identified. Additionally, there is the Get Fossils Assessed Nook Miles+ goal, which requires three fossils to be identified.

All multi-part fossils have brown as both of their colors, while the standalone ones have a combination of beige, black, brown, gray, or yellow. When placed in the player's house, all fossils give 87 HRA points each. Multi-part fossils are treated as a set and give a point bonus of 800 × the number of fossils in the set when completed.

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Nature Book NH Model.png
Nature (Fossil) Book Interior NH Texture.png
Nature (Fossil) Book Front Cover NH Texture.png
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===In {{HHD|short|nolink}}===
In {{HHD}}, all 67 fossils and 20 fossil models from {{NL|short|nolink}} can be unlocked by purchasing the Ancient Fossils lesson from the [[Happy Home Handbook]] for {{Currency|Play Coins|2}}.

===In {{aF|short|nolink}}===
In {{aF}}, a question in the [[Quiz Show]] minigame requires the player to identify a completed multi-part fossil, which can be any of the 20 from {{NL|short|nolink}}.

==List of fossils==
The following is a list of every fossil in the {{SER|nolink}} and each game they appeared in. Multi-part fossils are listed as one entry in this list.
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{| class="styled sortable mw-collapsible color-fossil" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align:center; overflow: auto;"
! colspan=11, style="height:30px; padding:5px 0 5px 15px; | Fossils in the {{SER|nolink}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="width:50px;"  | Name
! rowspan=2 style="width:70px; " | Image
! rowspan=2 style="width:70px; " | Type
! colspan=8                      | Game
|-
! style="width:50px; border-radius: 0;" | [[Fossil/First-generation Animal Crossing|AC]]
! style="width:50px; border-radius: 0;" | [[Fossil/Wild World|ACWW]]
! style="width:50px; border-radius: 0;" | [[Fossil/City Folk|ACCF]]
! style="width:50px; border-radius: 0;" | [[Fossil/New Leaf|ACNL]]
! style="width:50px; border-radius: 0;" | [[Fossil/New Horizons|ACNH]]

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==Gallery==
===Sprites and models===
<gallery class=sprite>
Fossil PG Model.png|Model in {{PG}}
Fossil PG Sprite.png|Sprite in {{PG|nolink}}
Fossil PG Inv Icon.png|Icon in {{PG|nolink}}
Fossil AI Sprite.png|Sprite on [[Animal Island]] in {{PG|nolink}}
Identified Fossil PG Sprite.png|Identified sprite in {{PG|nolink}}
Identified Fossil PG Inv Icon.png|Identified icon in {{PG|nolink}}
Fossil WW Sprite.png|Sprite in {{WW|short}}
Identified Fossil WW Sprite.png|Identified sprite in {{WW|short|nolink}}
Fossil WW Icon.png|Icon in {{WW|short|nolink}}
Identified Fossil WW Icon.png|Identified icon in {{WW|short|nolink}}
Fossil CF Model.png|Model in {{CF|short}}
Fossil CF Icon.png|Icon in {{CF|short|nolink}}
Identified Fossil CF Icon.png|Identified icon in {{CF|short|nolink}}
Fossil NL Icon.png|Icon in {{NL|short}}
Fossil NL Model.png|Model in {{NL|short|nolink}}
Identified Fossil NL Render.png|Identified model in {{NL|short|nolink}}
Identified Fossil NL Icon.png|Identified icon in {{NL|short|nolink}}
Fossil NH Icon.png|Storage icon in {{NH|short}}
Fossil NH Inv Icon.png|Inventory icon in {{NH|short|nolink}}
Identified Fossil NH Icon.png|Identified inventory icon in {{NH|short|nolink}}
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
PG Digging Up a Fossil.png|A player digging up a fossil in {{PG}}
WW Fossil Digging Up.png|A player digging up a fossil in {{WW}}
CF Fossil Exhibit.jpg|{{CF}}
CF Ankylosaurus Museum.png|{{CF|nolink}}
Icthyosaur.jpg|{{CF|nolink}}
Seismosaur.jpg|{{CF|nolink}}
CFMuseumParasaurolophus.jpg|{{CF|nolink}}
CF Plesiosaur.jpg|{{CF|nolink}}
NL Sabertooth Model.jpg|{{NL}}
NH Digging Up Fossil.jpg|A player digging up a fossil in {{NH}}
</gallery>

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