Amphibian Fossil
| Amphibian Fossil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | Cindersap Forest (0.6%); The Mountain (0.6%) |
| Other Locations | Fishing Treasure Chest; Bone Node (0.8%) |
| Sell Price | 150g |
The Amphibian Fossil is a bone artifact from the forest and the mountain. It stays useful even after the museum has its copy. The first one belongs in Gunther's collection, where it counts toward the artifact rewards. Spare copies have real work to do. A Bone Mill turns each one into a batch of fertiliser, and Gunther's Fragments of the Past order counts it as a bone item. Cloth and an Amphibian Fossil also make the Excavator Shirt at the Sewing Machine. The Dwarf and Penny like it as a gift, while most other villagers dislike it.
The in-game description reads: The relatively short hind legs suggest some kind of primordial toad.
Location
Artifact spots in Cindersap Forest and on The Mountain can hold an Amphibian Fossil, though the chance in each spot is small. These spots look like small wriggling worms or sticks poking out of the ground. Only a Hoe can dig them up. They appear far more often in Winter, but Winter spots also often hide Winter Root or Snow Yam instead. A Hoe with the Archaeologist enchantment doubles the chance that a spot gives an artifact.
Fishing Treasure Chests can contain the fossil as well, both the normal chest and the golden one. Anyone who fishes often will turn up a few this way over time.
On Ginger Island, Bone Nodes at the Dig Site sometimes drop an Amphibian Fossil when they are broken. These nodes also give Bone Fragments, so both finds from a dig site trip can go into the Bone Mill.
Museum
Donating the first Amphibian Fossil to Gunther adds it to the artifact collection. It counts toward his artifact milestones, which give the Skeleton Statue at fifteen artifacts and Rarecrow #7 at twenty. It also counts toward the overall donation total, which pays out seeds, paintings and other prizes along the way. Until it is donated, the fossil's description only hints that Gunther could say more about it.
Prices
The Amphibian Fossil sells for more than most of the beach and town artifacts. Even so, the first copy is worth far more in the museum than in the shipping bin. Duplicates can go to the shipping bin, the Bone Mill or the Sewing Machine, so the choice depends on what the farm needs. Reading the Treasure Appraisal Guide triples the sale price of every artifact, and a spare fossil becomes a decent bit of income after that.
Gifts
The Dwarf and Penny like the Amphibian Fossil. A gift to the Dwarf only counts once the Dwarvish Translation Guide has been earned. Until then, his friendship cannot change.
Jas, Leo and Vincent all dislike the Amphibian Fossil. The bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane dislike it as well, as do Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. So do the shopkeepers Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy. The older residents Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam dislike it too. A disliked gift costs friendship, so the fossil is best kept for those two.
Notes
Gunther can post the Fragments of the Past order on the Special Orders board. It asks for bone items gathered while the order is active, and it runs for seven days. Every Amphibian Fossil found during that week counts toward the goal. Finishing the order brings the Bone Mill recipe by letter. Building the mill takes Bone Fragments, Clay and Stone.
Loading an Amphibian Fossil into a Bone Mill makes a random fertiliser. The result is Quality Fertilizer, Speed-Gro, Deluxe Speed-Gro or Tree Fertilizer, and a small chance doubles the batch. This makes spare fossils a steady supply of fertiliser for the fields and the orchard.
Putting Cloth in the feed and an Amphibian Fossil on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Excavator Shirt. The Nautilus Fossil makes the same shirt, so either one will do.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |