Lagoon Layer fossil locations in Donkey Kong Bananza

The Lagoon Layer is home to three types of fossils: ammonite, anomalocaris, and a huge whale fossil. These are all water-based fossils, which makes sense, given the Lagoon Layer is, well, a lagoon.

Below, we list where to find the rarer fossils in the Lagoon Layer we’ve found so far. Note that we’re not listing where to find common fossils, like ammonite. There’s simply too many of them to list, but we will help you find the larger, rarer fossils. We’re still updating this guide with more fossils as we find them.

Anomalocaris fossil locations

There are ten Anomalocaris fossils found in the Lagoon Layer. The fossils themselves aren’t numbered in Donkey Kong Bananza, but we’ve numbered and organized the fossils in a way that you can naturally follow as you progress through the Lagoon Layer.

Anomalocaris #1 (Sublayer 100)

The first anomalocaris fossil is found on a wall behind the Reservoir Bank tuning fork. Look up at the wall to find the fossil on a concrete wall. Luckily, there is a boom rock just down the path that you can chuck at the wall to collect it.

Anomalocaris #2 (Sublayer 100)

Head underneath the large pipe structure to find a voided Banandium Gem. Follow the void trail through the walls until you find the sealed object. Destroy the object to remove the void, and turn around to find the fossil on the wall.

Anomalocaris #3 (Sublayer 100)

If you stand underneath Cranky Kong’s floating island and look up, you’ll find another anomalocaris fossil. Throw a few chunks at the fossil until it breaks to collect it.

Anomalocaris #4 (Sublayer 100)

Climb to the top of the giant pipe structure, but don’t go all the way to the center of the swirl. On the side of the middle pipe, you’ll spot a stone wall. Break the wall to find the fossil inside.

If you’re having a hard time breaking the wall, we recommend rolling at it to break the wall and collect the fossil in one go.

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Anomalocaris #5 (Sublayer 100)

Along the edge behind the giant pipe structure in Sublayer 100, you’ll find three floating bubbles. Grab a chunk and throw it at the bubble in the middle to collect the fossil.

Anomalocaris #6 (Sublayer 100)

Just before you cross the bridge in Sublayer 100, drop into the water and swim towards the cave opening in the distance. Inside, you’ll find an anomalocaris fossil with an antickoid crawling above it. Hit the antickoid to drop its boom rock onto the fossil to collect it.

Anomalocaris #7 (Sublayer 101)

Head towards the Teeleporter in the village and turn to the right to find this anomalocaris fossil. Throw a chunk at the shifty block to create a platform and hop across to collect it.

Anomalocaris #8 (Sublayer 101)

This fossil is stuck in a concrete block behind the Style Shop in Sublayer 101. You’ll either need to use your Kong Bananza powers or throw a boom rock across the water to collect it.

Anomalocaris #9 (Sublayer 101)

The last anomalocaris fossil in Sublayer 101 is located behind the shipping containers behind Elder Kong. Make your way around the containers either by swimming or walking along the edge to find the fossil around the corner.

Anomalocaris #10 (Sublayer 102)

The last anomalocaris fossil can be found inside the bridge in Sublayer 102. Before you cross the bridge, climb down to find an opening in the wall, which contains the fossil.

Whale fossil location

You cannot miss the whale fossil in Sublayer 101 as it is huge. The only problem is, it’s impossible to reach! Luckily, you can reach the whale as you progress in the story. After you raise the water level in the layer, you’ll be able to swim over and wail on the fossil to collect it.