Fossil Excavation
Edison Card Text
Discard 1 card from your hand. Select 1 Dinosaur-Type monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon it. An Effect Monster Special Summoned this way has its effect negated. When this card is removed from the field, destroy that monster. When the monster is destroyed, destroy this card.
Power of the Duelist • 2006-08-16
Targets
Note: the first effect
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
If Super Conductor Tyranno is Summoned by Fossil Excavation, can it tribute itself to burn?!
Super Conductor Tyranno is Special Summoned and its burn effect is used.
Yes. It can tribute itself; the burn effect resolves because the monster is no longer face-up on the field.
Rulings
edisonformat.net
●You can't activate Fossil Excavation if you don't have any Dinosaur-Type monsters in your GY, even if you would discard one to activate it.
edisonformat.com
You cannot activate "Fossil Excavation" if you do not have any Dinosaur-Type monsters in your Graveyard, even if you would discard one to activate it.