What Were Minecraft Fossils?

There aren't that many features in Minecraft that scream "this has lore". But fossils are definitely one of them. I mean SOMETHING had to die to result in a fossil, but what were minecraft fossils before they died? This is my scuffed game theory about just that, I hope you enjoy!

➤➤ Music Used is Courtesy of Epidemic Sound

This is a series called Minecraft VVSauce where I explore random features of Minecraft. Not Minecraft, but the water rises or Minecraft Manhunt but a more research based series dedicated to over-answering questions you never asked.This video was inspired by game theory! who just happened to do a collab with dream about the warden, the new 1.17 mob

[McMakistein]

That intro is the most brilliant thing I've ever seen in my entire life!

[VikingerOnYT]

I haven't played Minecraft in years, but this was honestly so interesting to watch. Didn't even know they added fossils haha.

Imagine if they added a "Age of Goliaths" dimension or something, with giant, new, mobs.

[businessburd]

"I think you're thinking what I'm thinking"
NETHER SERPENT DRAGON?
"Wither."
oh...

[Studios]

Best theory I’ve heard about the fossils. When I played Minecraft with my friends, I found a fossil, and I was so fascinated, but my friends didn’t seem to care at all. Fossils are so overlooked in this game. Mojang needs to add more lore behind that.

[moseptyagami]

Creators: *just adds Fossils without any intentions just for fun*

Everyone: theory!

[Phantom_Zone]

"Add them all, let the theorist figure them out."
- Some Unnamed Developer.

[Bisquit_]

In reality the minecraft devs were probably like: eh this looks cool

[matthewmitchell]

With the addition of the Sniffer, I’ve heard rumors that these are the fossils of a giant species of Sniffer

[gunlyrics]

What if Mojang saw this, they'd be like:
"Huh, never thought about this."

[donovanmacatee]

He makes a friendly Block game sound like a horror game

[bruhnish]

I love how Minecraft has little to no history but this man here is making up a legit history ffor literally everything.

[ness]

With the idea of Soul Valley being the corpses of Mega Withers, let me add the idea of Ghasts being ghosts of them, specifically their heads, since Ghasts spawn there a bunch as well.

[alansmith]

i think the ghasts could tie into this theory aswell, they are basically giant ghosts that look the shape of a minecraft head. if this theory is correct, perhaps the ghasts are the severed heads of the giant withers hence why there are only ribs and no skulls.

[littlechickeyhudak]

I think the nether as we see it today is in the recovery process from the ancient withers. The ancient withers obliterated nearly all life in the dimension and fizzled out since there was no longer any prey, leaving the nether in a state that probably looked like pre-1.16 nether. A few life forms survived and slowly began regrowing, eventually becoming the forests we know today. The dimension is still healing, however, hence the nether wastes that are still barren from this ancient genocide.

[anthonyle]

0:18 yoooo the new game theory intro looks cool

[WorldProgression]

Interesting fact: Assuming minecraft evolutions functions as real world evolution, if mobs were previously giant, there was likely some kind of predator that made them evolve smaller

[amimm]

"This skull matches with the silverfish"

But... silverfish are invertebrates...

[SuperChez_]

That intro was better than a bounty hunter arresting a guy with a samurai sword

[velvasthecrossfox]

My head canon for the Nether bones is that they belonged to the unused Red Dragon which was supposed to spawn in the Nether. The differing sizes of the bones could indicate the age of the dragons before their passing. I will say, the idea of an ancient mega Wither sounds gnarly as heck too

[IEmeraldM]

"Well, I think you're thinking what I'm thinking"

Everyone who wasn't thinking of the wither: Mhm yeah I was thinking that