Finding your first fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains of creatures and plants that existed during prehistory. You can find 4 of them buried in the ground everyday, which you must use a shovel to dig out. All fossils must be assessed by Blathers to be of any use. Assessed fossils can then be donated to the museum, sold at Re-Tail or displayed at home. There are two main types of fossils: small fossils and large fossils. Small fossils only take up 1 space and doesn't consist of multiple parts. Large fossils typically take up 4 spaces and consists of 2 to 5 parts.
Small Fossils
The following are all the small fossils arranged in alphabetical order accompanied by their Re-Tail sell price.
Name
Price
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Amber.png Amber
1,200 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ammonite.png Ammonite
1,100 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Archaeopteryx.png Archaeopteryx
1,300 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Coprolite.png Coprolite
1,100 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Dinosaur Egg.png Dinosaur Egg
1,400 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Dinosaur Track.png Dinosaur Track
1,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Fern Fossil.png Fern Fossil
1,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Peking Man.png Peking Man
1,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Shark Tooth.png Shark Tooth
1,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Trilobite.png Trilobite
1,300 Bells
Large Fossils
The following are all the large fossils arranged in alphabetical order accompanied by their Re-Tail sell price. Note that all large fossils have the Quirky HHA Theme, so collecting them might be worthwhile when going for a theme challenge.
Name
Price
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ankylo Head.png Ankylo Head
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ankylo Torso.png Ankylo Torso
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ankylo Tail.png Ankylo Tail
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Apato Skull.png Apato Skull
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Apato Torso.png Apato Torso
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Apato Tail.png Apato Tail
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Archelon Skull.png Archelon Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Archelon Torso.png Archelon Torso
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Dimetrodon Skull.png Dimetrodon Skull
5,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Dimetrodon Torso.png Dimetrodon Torso
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Dimetrodon Tail.png Dimetrodon Tail
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Diplo Skull.png Diplo Skull
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Diplo Neck.png Diplo Neck
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Diplo Chest.png Diplo Chest
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Diplo Hip.png Diplo Hip
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Diplo Tail.png Diplo Tail
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ichthyo Skull.png Ichthyo Skull
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ichthyo Torso.png Ichthyo Torso
2,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Iguanodon Skull.png Iguanodon Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Iguanodon Torso.png Iguanodon Torso
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Iguanodon Tail.png Iguanodon Tail
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Mammoth Skull.png Mammoth Skull
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Mammoth Torso.png Mammoth Torso
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Megacero Skull.png Megacero Skull
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Megacero Torso.png Megacero Torso
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Megacero Tail.png Megacero Tail
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Pachy Skull.png Pachy Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Pachy Torso.png Pachy Torso
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Pachy Tail.png Pachy Tail
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Parasaur Skull.png Parasaur Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Parasaur Torso.png Parasaur Torso
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Parasaur Tail.png Parasaur Tail
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Plesio Skull.png Plesio Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Plesio Neck.png Plesio Neck
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Plesio Torso.png Plesio Torso
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ptera Skull.png Ptera Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ptera Left Wing.png Ptera Left Wing
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Ptera Right Wing.png Ptera Right Wing
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Raptor Skull.png Raptor Skull
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Raptor Torso.png Raptor Torso
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Sabertooth Skull.png Sabertooth Skull
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Sabertooth Torso.png Sabertooth Torso
2,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Spino Skull.png Spino Skull
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Spino Torso.png Spino Torso
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Spino Tail.png Spino Tail
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Stego Skull.png Stego Skull
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Stego Torso.png Stego Torso
4,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Stego Tail.png Stego Tail
4,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Styraco Skull.png Styraco Skull
3,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Styraco Torso.png Styraco Torso
3,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Styraco Tail.png Styraco Tail
2,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil T Rex Skull.png T. Rex Skull
6,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil T Rex Torso.png T. Rex Torso
5,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil T Rex Tail.png T. Rex Tail
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Tricera Skull.png Tricera Skull
5,500 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Tricera Torso.png Tricera Torso
5,000 Bells
File:Animal Crossing New Leaf fossil Tricera Tail.png Tricera Tail
4,500 Bells