Sturdy Fossil

  

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Sturdy Fossil

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Statistics

Type	BlockCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 3380
• Internal Tile ID: 407

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Basilisk Basilisk	1–3	100%
Mirage CrateMirage Crate	10–16	50*1/2 (50%)
Oasis CrateOasis Crate	10–16	50*1/2 (50%)
Tomb Crawler Tomb Crawler	1–2	50%

This article is about the crafting material. For the naturally occurring block, see Desert Fossil.

Sturdy Fossils are crafting materials used to make the Fossil armor, Bone Throwing Knife, Amber Staff, Scarab Bomb and Bone Javelin. Sturdy Fossils are obtained by putting Desert Fossils in the Extractinator, with a 10% chance of acquiring a Sturdy Fossil from each Desert Fossil.

Placed Sturdy Fossils sparkle when an ore-detecting item is used. Placed Sturdy Fossils also show up when a Metal Detector is used, even though they do not spawn naturally.

Sturdy Fossils can also be obtained from Tomb Crawlers, Basilisks, Oasis Crates, and Mirage Crates.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Scarab Bomb	Bomb Sturdy Fossil	By Hand
Amber Staff	Sturdy Fossil15 Amber8	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Bone Javelin20	Sturdy Fossil
Bone Throwing Knife30	Sturdy Fossil
Fossil Greaves	Sturdy Fossil20
Fossil Helmet	Sturdy Fossil15
Fossil Pickaxe	Sturdy Fossil12 Any Wood4
Fossil Plate	Sturdy Fossil25

Notes

• Sturdy Fossils have no sell value, so crafting them into Bone Throwing Knives is the best way to sell them. Selling Bone Throwing Knives yields 3 per Sturdy Fossil used. However, Scarab Bombs sell for more at a profit of 30 but if the player is buying Bombs to craft them, it is better to craft the knives instead.
• Not counting the javelins or the throwing knives, making all of the fossil equipment requires 87 Sturdy Fossils.
• Placed Sturdy Fossils only blend with Desert Fossil blocks.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Can now be obtained from Tomb Crawlers, Oasis Crates, and Mirage Crates.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Fossil Pickaxe and Scarab Bombs.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.