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Prehistoric Farm Dig Site Locations: Start on Cambrian

Last updated 2026-10-06Unofficial player article

Locate the documented Prehistoric Farm Dig Site activity, distinguish Home Island services from fossil islands, and check shovel access.


The documented starting fossil destination in Prehistoric Farm is Cambrian Island. Fossil digging happens at marked Dig Sites on fossil islands. Home Island serves a different purpose: it houses the DNA Lab and ranch services you return to after collecting.

The gameplay video sails from the home area to Cambrian and later visits other periods. Follow the recognizable island and site context without treating the footage as a complete coordinate map.

Prehistoric Farm: Dig Site LocationsSee the game activity discussed in this guide.

Look for marked Dig Sites on the fossil island

Begin with Cambrian in the opening collection route. Use the Wooden Shovel at its Dig Site, hold the digging input and release in the green meter zone. A marked Dig Site is the relevant activity location; ordinary ground is not established as an interchangeable fossil source.

Exact coordinates for every Dig Site are not established. This page identifies the starting island and the site type rather than supplying guessed map pins. Use the actual game's map and site labels for the destination in your session.

Separate getting there from digging there

The named fossil periods include Cambrian, Devonian, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. Shovel support expands across those periods: Bronze supports Devonian, Silver Triassic, Iron Jurassic and Titanium Cretaceous, as well as their earlier periods.

A boat journey and a shovel requirement are different constraints. The gameplay player reaches Triassic before owning the required Silver Shovel. Do not infer a particular boat unlock from a digging-tool label.

Return to the correct service afterward

A completed creature set belongs at Dr. Ivy's DNA Lab on Home Island. Going back to the lab turns the completed collection into an egg; remaining at a Dig Site does not perform that exchange.

Use getting fossils for reward types and the collection action. Use the DNA Lab guide when the set is ready. Check the exact site and tool in the game before spending on travel equipment merely because a digging prompt refuses the starter shovel.

For the opening collection route, read the beginner guide.

Next step

Prehistoric Farm Digging Timing: Release in the Green ZoneUse the Prehistoric Farm digging meter, understand green-zone releases, and distinguish a better find from a guaranteed fossil.

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Prehistoric Farm Digging Timing: Release in the Green Zone

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Prehistoric Farm DNA Lab Guide: Completed Sets and Extraction

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Prehistoric Farm Dr. Ivy Guide: DNA Lab and Ranch Care

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