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How to Make Paleontology in Infinite Craft

Paleontology is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Archeology plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArcheologyOppositePaleontology

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 263 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10FireLensMagnifying Glass
  11. 11HistoryMagnifying GlassArcheology
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionWaterWine
  15. 15WindWineBalloon
  16. 16BalloonDustDust Bunny
  17. 17PlantWaterSwamp
  18. 18FireSwampDragon
  19. 19AshFirePhoenix
  20. 20DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  21. 21Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  22. 22ArcheologyOppositePaleontology
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens10Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass11History + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Archeology12Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant13Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion14Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine15Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon16Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny17Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp18Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon19Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix20Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang21Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite22Archeology + Oppositeโ†’ Paleontology

Other ways to make Paleontology

3 combinations are known to produce Paleontology. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Paleontology
FirstSecondResult
ArchaeologyOppositePaleontology
ArcheologyOppositePaleontology
AntonymArchaeologyPaleontology

What you can make with Paleontology

Paleontology at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
26
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to Paleontology, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Paleontology in Infinite Craft?

Combine Archeology with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Paleontology?

22 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Paleontology hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Paleontology?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Paleontology, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.