Nether fossils still very rarely can generate in mid-air, don't really know if it may be caused by some kind of generation-fail or cave generater, but it sure is related to fossils
seed: -2307589128541860495
coords: /execute in minecraft:the_nether run tp @s -55.16 41.74 -46.42 -573.00 52.20
world: superflat void
Linked issues
duplicates
Attachments
Comments

Thank you for your report!
However, we are already tracking this issue, and this report is a Duplicate of MC-170897, which is a report that has not been resolved yet.
If you want, you can upvote the parent ticket, and enable watching to receive any updates about it. Please also use the search function in the future to prevent duplicate reports.
Quick Links:
📓 Issue Guidelines – 🛠 Community Support – 📧 Customer Support – ✍️ Feedback and Suggestions – 📖 Game Wiki
💬 Mojira Subreddit – 💬 Mojira Discord