Marvelous Species
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. File opened and checked on 28 Sep 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
About
Marvelous Species is a mod that brings direct compatibility between the mods Marvelous Menagerie: Paradoxical and Species, and as such requires both of them to function.
While most of the stuff added is datapack driven, it has been packed as a mod for easier installation and to make the addition of new items possible.
New Summoning Rituals
This mod mainly adds fossils for the Cruncher, Springling and Goober that can be found in the loot tables for fossil cleaning, as well as their respective rituals to bring them to life.
Limpets
Additionally, Limpets with Opal in their shells will spawn in your world between -32 and 32.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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.
- Ships as marvelousspecies-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7.9 MB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.