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How to Make Present Fossils in Infinite Craft

Present Fossils is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fossils plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FossilsPresent TensePresent Fossils

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6FossilWaveAmmonite
  7. 7AmmoniteFireAmmonia
  8. 8FireFossilDinosaur
  9. 9DinosaurWaterPlesiosaur
  10. 10AmmoniaPlesiosaurAmmonites
  11. 11AmmonitesWindFossils
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17EarthTractorFarm
  18. 18FarmFireBarbecue
  19. 19AshBarbecueBurger
  20. 20BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  21. 21DustEngineVacuum
  22. 22FireVacuumBlack Hole
  23. 23Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  24. 24Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30SunTime MachineFuture
  31. 31DutchFutureTense
  32. 32Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  36. 36FossilsPresent TensePresent Fossils
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Water + Wind→ Wave6Fossil + Wave→ Ammonite7Ammonite + Fire→ Ammonia8Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur9Dinosaur + Water→ Plesiosaur10Ammonia + Plesiosaur→ Ammonites11Ammonites + Wind→ Fossils12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Earth + Engine→ Tractor17Earth + Tractor→ Farm18Farm + Fire→ Barbecue19Ash + Barbecue→ Burger20Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger21Dust + Engine→ Vacuum22Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole23Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine24Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger25Plant + Steam→ Tea26Engine + Wind→ Windmill27Tea + Windmill→ Dutch28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Sun + Time Machine→ Future31Dutch + Future→ Tense32Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity35Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense36Fossils + Present Tense→ Present Fossils

Present Fossils at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Present Fossils, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Fossils in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fossils with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Fossils?

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

Is Present Fossils hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Fossils?

Only one known combination produces Present Fossils.

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