How do I install Not Enough Dinosaurs?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Not Enough Dinosaurs work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Not Enough Dinosaurs

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. File opened and checked on 6 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Laggy1272 · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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THANK YOU FOR 1000 DOWNLOADS!

Not Enough Dinosaurs is a mod that will add both obscure and well known creatures to minecraft. The dinosaurs spawn in the overworld in specific biomes and can be revived by fossils in the future. see changelog for full list of features in each version

Only baby mobs are tameable

all creatures info will be added to paleo book soon

Creature List, spawn, behavior, tame item :

Oviraptor - desert, neutral, spider eye
Dilophosaurus - savannah, hostile, raw beef
Guanlong - forest, hostile, raw chicken
Dimetrodon - swamp, hostile to all, rotten flesh
Shastasaurus - deep ocean, hostile to all, elder guardian spike
Trilobite - ocean, neutral, untameable
Archelon - ocean, neutral, kelp
Nigersaurus - plains, neutral, cherry sapling
Hagfish - ocean, neutral, untameable
Edmontonia - taiga, neutral, ferns, tallgrass
Shunosaurus - plains, neutral, sunflower
Spinosaurus - swamp, hostile, raw salmon
Irritator - beach, neutral, raw beef
Titanoboa - jungle, hostile, meat block
Tapejara (wip can't fly yet) - beach, neutral, raw cod
Protoceratops- desert, neutral, dead bush
Ajnabia - jungle/bamboo jungle, neutral, bamboo

Not Enough Dinosaurs — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

Not Enough Dinosaurs — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2

Warning : this is my first mod and it's still in beta so not many features have been added. There is also no guarantee that i will even consistently update this mod as i might be busy with school. This mod was made using MCreator so props to them for making modding minecraft easier.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.21.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as ned-1.2.0-neoforge-1.21.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 2.9 MB
Download link checked 28 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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