In Donkey Kong Bananza, you’ll want to seek out fossils on the Lagoon Layer if you wish to purchase any swanky garments or fur dye for Donkey Kong and Pauline. Whereas fossils like ammonite are nearly all over the place (and utilizing DK’s sonar clap will enable you to discover tons of them), there are some harder-to-find fossils which will evade you if you happen to’re not conserving your eye out.
The Lagoon Layer is dwelling to a few forms of fossils: ammonite, anomalocaris, and an enormous whale fossil. These are all water-based fossils, which is sensible, given the Lagoon Layer is, effectively, a lagoon.
Under, we record the place to seek out the rarer fossils within the Lagoon Layer we’ve discovered up to now. Be aware that we’re not itemizing the place to seek out widespread fossils, like ammonite. There’s just too a lot of them to record, however we’ll enable you to discover the bigger, rarer fossils. We’re nonetheless updating this information with extra fossils as we discover them.
Anomalocaris fossil places
There are ten Anomalocaris fossils discovered within the Lagoon Layer. The fossils themselves aren’t numbered in Donkey Kong Bananza, however we’ve numbered and arranged the fossils in a method that you would be able to naturally observe as you progress by the Lagoon Layer.
Anomalocaris #1 (Sublayer 100)
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The primary anomalocaris fossil is discovered on a wall behind the Reservoir Financial institution tuning fork. Search for on the wall to seek out the fossil on a concrete wall. Fortunately, there’s a increase rock simply down the trail that you would be able to chuck on the wall to gather it.
Anomalocaris #2 (Sublayer 100)
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Head beneath the big pipe construction to discover a voided Banandium Gem. Comply with the void path by the partitions till you discover the sealed object. Destroy the thing to take away the void, and switch round to seek out the fossil on the wall.
Anomalocaris #3 (Sublayer 100)
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If you happen to stand beneath Cranky Kong’s floating island and search for, you’ll discover one other anomalocaris fossil. Throw just a few chunks on the fossil till it breaks to gather it.
Anomalocaris #4 (Sublayer 100)
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Climb to the highest of the enormous pipe construction, however don’t go all the best way to the middle of the swirl. On the facet of the center pipe, you’ll spot a stone wall. Break the wall to seek out the fossil inside.
If you happen to’re having a tough time breaking the wall, we suggest rolling at it to interrupt the wall and accumulate the fossil in a single go.
Anomalocaris #5 (Sublayer 100)
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Alongside the sting behind the enormous pipe construction in Sublayer 100, you’ll discover three floating bubbles. Seize a bit and throw it on the bubble within the center to gather the fossil.
Anomalocaris #6 (Sublayer 100)
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Simply earlier than you cross the bridge in Sublayer 100, drop into the water and swim in direction of the cave opening within the distance. Inside, you’ll discover an anomalocaris fossil with an antickoid crawling above it. Hit the antickoid to drop its increase rock onto the fossil to gather it.
Anomalocaris #7 (Sublayer 101)
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Head in direction of the Teeleporter within the village and switch to the proper to seek out this anomalocaris fossil. Throw a bit on the shifty block to create a platform and hop throughout to gather it.
Anomalocaris #8 (Sublayer 101)
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This fossil is caught in a concrete block behind the Model Store in Sublayer 101. You’ll both want to make use of your Kong Bananza powers or throw a increase rock throughout the water to gather it.
Anomalocaris #9 (Sublayer 101)
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The final anomalocaris fossil in Sublayer 101 is situated behind the delivery containers behind Elder Kong. Make your method across the containers both by swimming or strolling alongside the sting to seek out the fossil across the nook.
Anomalocaris #10 (Sublayer 102)
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The final anomalocaris fossil may be discovered contained in the bridge in Sublayer 102. Earlier than you cross the bridge, climb down to seek out a gap within the wall, which accommodates the fossil.
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You can’t miss the whale fossil in Sublayer 101 as it’s big. The one drawback is, it’s not possible to achieve! Fortunately, you possibly can attain the whale as you progress within the story. After you elevate the water degree within the layer, you’ll be capable to swim over and wail on the fossil to gather it.
